Post offices can deliver financial services to people who don’t have access to traditional banks. But developing efficient postal finance isn’t easy. Although it can have a powerful presence in an economy, postal finance can also be inefficient and corrupt. Good regulation is important to make sure that it is both effective and accountable.

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Authors

Aladdin Rillo https://www.adb.org/adbi/about/staff-profiles/aladdin-rillo

Jeffrey Miyamoto