Middle East and North Africa – The role of postal networks in expanding access to financial services

This study discusses the landscape of postal networks in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and their current role in providing access to financial services. The landscape is intended to serve as a basis to assess their potential to expand access to financial services.All of the postal financial services in the countries reviewed are state-owned. Financial services are highly relevant to the sustainability of the postal networks in the MNA region and to postal operators as a whole.