Publication: The Role of Postal Networks in Expanding Access to Financial Services : Kazakhstan's Postal Finance Services
Date
2004-01-01
ISSN
Published
2004-01-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This paper discusses the role of the
postal network in expanding access to financial services in
Kazakhstan. It reviews the public postal operator within the
postal sector and within the broader context of the
communications sector. The roles of the postal network and
state and privately-owned banks are also reviewed from the
perspective of the financial sector development, with
particular focus on payments systems development and
microfinance. While this country case on Kazakhstan can
stand alone, it is an integral part of this large study of
the potential of postal networks to coordinate with
financial service providers in 7 countries (Egypt,
Kazakhstan, Namibia, Romania, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and
Vietnam) and 5 regions (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and
Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the
Middle East and Northern Africa). Within Central Asia and
the other countries of the former Soviet Union,
Kazakhstan's postal network is widely regarded as a
leader and pioneer in postal innovation, setting an example
for other postal operators in the region. An in-depth
assessment of Kazakhstan's postal network development
options could also be a model to guide other postal networks.
Citation
“World Bank. 2004. The Role of Postal Networks in Expanding Access to Financial Services : Kazakhstan's Postal Finance Services. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/14899?show=full License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”