The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) will be hosting a Regional policy Forum on 28 October 2024 themed “Financial Inclusion and Market Development in the East African Community” The forum, based on the collaborative research project on “Delivering Digital Financial Services for the Poor in the East African Community (DFSP-EAC)” financed by BMGF draws on country-specific evidence from Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda to inform policy and practical efforts to deliver digital financial services for the poor and support market development within the East African Community (EAC).