# Ethiopia Financial Inclusion Forecasting System
## π Project Overview
A comprehensive forecasting system that tracks Ethiopia's digital financial transformation using time series methods and event impact modeling. This project was developed for Selam Analytics to support a consortium including development finance institutions, mobile money operators, and the National Bank of Ethiopia.
**Date Range**: 28 Jan 2026 - 03 Feb 2026
## π― Business Need
Ethiopia is undergoing rapid digital financial transformation with Telebirr growing to over 54 million users since 2021 and M-Pesa entering in 2023 with over 10 million users. However, only 49% of Ethiopian adults have a financial account. The consortium needs to:
- Understand what drives financial inclusion in Ethiopia
- Analyze how events like product launches and policy changes affect inclusion
- Forecast financial inclusion rates for 2025-2027
## π Core Indicators
Based on World Bank's Global Findex framework:
1. **Access** - Account Ownership Rate (% of adults with financial account)
2. **Usage** - Digital Payment Adoption Rate (% of adults using digital payments)
## π Project Structure
```
ethiopia-fi-forecast/
βββ .github/workflows/
β βββ unittests.yml
βββ data/
β βββ raw/ # Starter dataset
β β βββ ethiopia_fi_unified_data.csv
β β βββ reference_codes.csv
β βββ processed/ # Analysis-ready data
βββ notebooks/
β βββ task1_data_exploration.ipynb
β βββ task2_eda.ipynb
β βββ task3_event_impact_modeling.ipynb
β βββ task4_forecasting.ipynb
β βββ README.md
βββ src/
β βββ __init__.py
β βββ data_loader.py
β βββ forecast.py
β βββ visualization.py
βββ dashboard/
β βββ app.py
β βββ requirements.txt
β βββ README.md
βββ tests/
β βββ __init__.py
βββ models/ # Saved models
βββ reports/
β βββ figures/ # Visualizations
β βββ task1_report.md
β βββ task2_report.md
β βββ task3_report.md
β βββ task4_report.md
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