Affordable financial products and services play a crucial role in people’s lives — but access varies widely across Europe. New data show which economies are ahead, and which ones lag behind, in 2025.
What is ‘financial inclusion’?
The World Bank defines financial inclusion as giving individuals and businesses access to useful and affordable financial products and services — such as payments, savings, credit and insurance — delivered in a responsible and sustainable way.
The Global Financial Inclusion Index, published by Principal Financial Group and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), analyses 42 global markets across three pil
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