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Estudios Gerenciales
Print version ISSN 0123-5923
Abstract
TAFUR SAIDEN, CLAUDIA. BANCARIZACIÓN: UNA APROXIMACIÓN AL CASO COLOMBIANO A LA LUZ DE AMÉRICA LATINA. estud.gerenc. [online]. 2009, vol.25, n.110, pp.13-37. ISSN 0123-5923.
Bancarization: an approximation to the Colombian case in the Light of Latin America The concept of bancarization is usually related to the access of economic agents to credit. Nevertheless, it is a wider concept that refers to all the available financial services. The bancarization is also a key tool for developing countries, and plays a significant role in reducing poverty; what has turned a topic of great importance for Latin American economies. This work makes a reflection of the importance of bancarization for Colombia . The analysis initiates in Latin America and then, penetrates into the Colombian case. First, the document studies the advance of Colombia in bancarization and finally, it establishes the challenges for upcoming years. All this without losing of sight the importance of this process for the economic and social development of the country.
Keywords : Bancarization; financial deepening; financial services; microcredit; correspondents not banks.