# Forecasting Financial Inclusion in Ethiopia
## Project Overview
This project builds a forecasting system to track Ethiopia's digital financial transformation using financial inclusion indicators, event impact modeling, forecasting techniques, and an interactive Streamlit dashboard.
The project was developed for **Selam Analytics**, supporting a consortium of stakeholders including:
- Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)
- Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
- National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE)
The objective is to understand:
- What factors drive financial inclusion growth in Ethiopia
- How policies, product launches, and infrastructure investments influence inclusion outcomes
- How financial inclusion indicators may evolve between **2025 and 2027**
The analysis follows the **World Bank Global Findex Framework**, focusing on two core financial inclusion dimensions:
## Financial Inclusion Dimensions
### 1. Access
**Account Ownership Rate**
Percentage of adults (15+) who own an account at a financial institution or use mobile money.
### 2. Usage
**Digital Payment Adoption**
Percentage of adults using digital payments through mobile money, cards, or digital financial services.
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# Project Structure
```
ethiopia-fi-forecast/
├── data/
│ ├── raw/
│ │ ├── ethiopia_fi_unified_data.xlsx
│ │ └── reference_codes.xlsx
│ │
│ └── processed/
│ ├── enriched_financial_inclusion.csv
│ ├── event_impact_summary.csv
│ ├── event_indicator_matrix.csv
│ ├── access_forecast_2025_2027.csv
│ ├── usage_forecast_2025_2027.csv
│ └── financial_inclusion_forecasts.csv
│
├── notebooks/
│ ├── 01_data_exploration.ipynb
│ ├── 02_eda_financial_inclusion_analysis.ipynb
│ └── 03_forecasting_models.ipynb
│
├── reports/
│ ├── data_quality_assessment.md
│ ├── data_enrichment_log.md
│ ├── task3_event_impact_methodology.md
│ └── figures/
│
├── dashboard/
│ └── app.py
│
├── models/
│
├── requirements.txt
│
└── README.md
```
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