Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lyudmila V. Stakhovich Author-Email: lyudmst@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, Moscow, Russia Author-Name: Ekaterina V. Galishnikova Author-Email: katerinavg87@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial Research Institute, Moscow, Russia Title: Measuring Access to Financial Services in Russia and the World Abstract: The article is devoted to the problem of increasing the availability of financial products and services to the public. It describes the methods of assessment in Russia and abroad. The conclusion is that it is necessary to develop the strategy of integrated approach to increasing of the access to financial products and services, which includes financial literacy training and development of the system of consumer protection. Classification-JEL: Keywords: financial services, availability of services, personal money management, financial literacy Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 115-122 Issue: 4 Year: 2012 Month: October File-URL:http://www.nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2012/4/statii/2012_04_13.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:120413:p:115-122