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	FinMark Trust provided technical assistance to the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (Kenya) on the Access to financial services demand study. Individuals aged 16 years and over were interviewed, sampling was based on CBS NASSEP IV sample frame and a sample size of 4,218 was achieved. The fieldwork was completed during 2006 and the survey findings was launched in January 2007. The survey is called FinAccess. Various dissemination activities are underway and regular updates are available on http://www.fsdkenya.org/finaccess
:: Country Profile
Population: 34.3 million (WB, 2005) Capital: Nairobi Area: 582,646 sq km (224,961 sq miles) Major languages: Swahili, English Major religions: Christianity Life expectancy: 45.6 years (women) 43.5 (men) (UN) Monetary unit: 1 Kenya shilling = 100 cents Main exports: Tea, coffee, horticultural products, petroleum products GNI per capita: US$530 (WB, 2005)
:: Documents
The way forward after microfinance bill (Business Daily, Nairobi) Extra fees lock loan seekers out of banks (The Nation, Nairobi) Brochure :: FinAccess 2006 (650KB) Understanding Kenya's financial landscape - the FinAccess survey results 2006 (430KB zipped) Economic analysis and policy implications - 2006 (377KB zipped) Roll out plans for FinAccess 2006 (286KB zipped)

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