Andrew McCartney Keywords financial markets transformation finance agrifinance housing finance mobile banking Read more about Andrew McCartney Andrew is a Senior Financial Sector Economist within ADB’s Public Finance and Financial Markets Group, with over 25 years of experience working in emerging economies. He is currently responsible for designing and implementing major policy-based programs and advising governments on financial markets transformation across Central and West Asia.
Deploying Mobile and Branchless Banking in Bhutan Read more about Deploying Mobile and Branchless Banking in Bhutan An ADB project is helping Bhutan promote financial literacy and strengthen financial inclusion by supporting mobile and branchless banking. In line with the government's priority under the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2013–2018) to improve the business climate for the private sector, the Strengthening Economic Management Program II (SEMP II) identified the possibility of high impact mobile and branchless banking that extends the reach of financial services to remote areas.