This update of CGAP’s 2008 “Notes on Regulation of Branchless Banking in Russia” incorporates research conducted by CGAP in January 2010.

This report follows up on a 2012 CGAP Financial Inclusion Landscaping study in Russia on the need for comprehensive and detailed data on financial inclusion—and exclusion—in Russia.

This Landscaping Report on the state of financial inclusion in Russia is based on CGAP’s research conducted during April – September 2012.