Solomon Islands governor shifts financial inclusion focus
Denton Rarawa sets sights on improving usage and quality of financial services
As more Solomon Islanders gain access to financial services the country should focus on ensuring they are actually being used, central bank governor Denton Rarawa has told Central Banking.
In 2011 the country's National Financial Inclusion Taskforce, with representatives from both the public and private sector, committed to increasing the number of people with access to financial services by 70,000 by the end of 2015. The Solomon Islands has a population of around 600,000.
After surpassing that
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