Financial Health: An Introduction for Financial Sector Policymakers

With poor financial health a pervasive problem globally, this report by the UNSGSA explains why and how policymakers can incorporate this issue into their work. More explicit recognition of financial health as a goal, accompanied by measurement of gaps in the financial health of the population—especially the newly included—can help policymakers set a financial inclusion agenda that is clearly focused on positive outcomes for individuals, households and small businesses.