tukiya kankasa - mabula : dissemination of results of baseline survey – framework for collection of sex - disaggregated data speech by dr tukiya kankasa - mabula, deputy governor ( administration ) of the bank of zambia, at the stakeholders ’ workshop, lusaka, 2 may 2019. * * * salutations : the chief executive officers of commercial banks and non - bank financial institutions the chief executive officer – rural finance expansion programme ( rufep ) the chief executive officer – financial sector deepening zambia the chief executive officer – united nations capital development fund ( uncdf ) the representative - the world bank country office the representative – united nations development programme ( undp ) the representative – african development bank ( afdb ) the representative – bankers association of zambia the representatives of various government ministries the representative – zambia institute of banking and financial services the representative – pensions and insurance authority ( pia ) the representative – securities and exchange commission ( sec captains of industry ; distinguished invited guests ; members of the press ; and ladies and gentlemen. let me begin by welcoming you all to this workshop on the dissemination of the results of the baseline survey on the supply – side sex disaggregated data conducted in the last quarter of 2018. at the same time, i wish to thank the alliance for financial inclusion, rural finance expansion programme and the financial sector deepening zambia for supporting the development and implementation of a framework for collection of supply - side sex - disaggregated data from regulated financial service providers. let me also thank ms linda zuze ( the international consultant on the project ) and mr shebo nalishebo ( the local consultant ) and ipsos zambia for successfully conducting the survey. 1 / 3 bis central bankers'speeches the bank of zambia and its collaborating institutions mentioned earlier are greatly indebted to the respondents who participated in the survey for completing the questionnaires. we thank you most sincerely for your cooperation. in particular, we are aware that the survey got into the way of your work as you completed the questionnaires. we are pleased to note that the response rate was 90 %. this points to the fact that you share in our resolve to bridge the financial inclusion gender gap and engender economic development. ladies and gentlemen, having launched the commencement of the project for the development and implementation of a framework for collection of supply - side sex - disaggregated data almost a year ago, i am pleased that today

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