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Mayumi Ozaki Former Senior Portfolio Management Specialist, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Mayumi Ozaki is a former financial sector specialist at ADB who covered a range of financial topics, including microfinance, financial inclusion, branchless banking, financial education, and banking sector reforms. Prior to joining ADB, she was an evaluation officer at the International Fund for Agricultural Development, in Rome, Italy. She has also worked in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Mobile remittances offer a way to provide unbanked populations with affordable, secure, and accessible financial services.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.