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Financial Markets

Foreign Currency

An efficient financial system - banks and other financial institutions - is key in collecting savings which are then allocated to support economic activities. A sound financial system is critical to economic development - it provides resources needed to fund essential government services such as education and health care while, at the same time, providing capital for productive private sector investment.

USAID's mandate is to identify and address constraints to the emergence of a sound financial system in developing and transitional economies worldwide.

USAID-funded initiatives in this sector have supported:

  • rational and predictable legal systems governing activities in the financial sector;

  • regulatory infrastructure covering banks, capital markets and insurance;

  • financial reporting standards that are clear and understandable for the general public;

  • sound corporate governance in conformance with international standards for transparency and accountability; and

  • secure and reliable pensions for retirees.

Reports from USAID's Financial Sector Work

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