Smita Aggarwal

GLOBAL INVESTMENTS ADVISOR AT FLOURISH VENTURES

epa10037721 An Indonesian cake seller in a slum area in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2022. According to the World Bank, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected Indonesia's poverty reduction progress, causing the poverty rate to rise from 9.2 per cent in September 2019 to 9.7 per cent in September 2021.  EPA-EFE/Bagus Indahono

Financial inclusion critical to easing money worries in Asia

Improving access to financial services in the region, not least for women, would also strengthen society and economy.