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The sustainable practices of multinational banks as drivers of financial inclusion in developing countries

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  • Úbeda, Fernando
  • Mendez, Alvaro
  • Martínez, Francisco Javier Forcadell

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Lack of access to banking generates inequality in the developing world; therefore, financial inclusion is a crucial objective of the Sustainable Development Goals. We investigate the impact of sustainable practices of multinational banks (MNBs) on financial inclusion. A sample of 275 MNBs, 16 developing countries, and 16,618 individuals yield robust evidence confirming the positive effect of such practices on financial inclusion. Specifically, we find that as MNBs become sustainable, the use of mobile banking intensifies. This finding is consequential because mobile banking is one of the most powerful means to achieve financial inclusion in the developing world.

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  • Úbeda, Fernando & Mendez, Alvaro & Martínez, Francisco Javier Forcadell, 2023. "The sustainable practices of multinational banks as drivers of financial inclusion in developing countries," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 116428, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    Keywords

    sustainable banking; multinational banks; financial inclusion; mobile banking; sustainable development goal; Elsevier deal;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • G00 - Financial Economics - - General - - - General
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development

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