Recently, the first phase of academic forum of rural finance of Finance College was held in 5072 of Yifu Building smoothly. Professor Dong Xiaolin, doctoral tutor of Finance College, was invited to do a special report entitled‘Inclusive Finance Theory and practice’. Some post graduate and doctoral students listened to the report. The activity was presided over by Zhang Jiayuan of financial research branch.
Firstly, Professor Dong introduced the evolution of the mainstream view of "rural finance" under the two element structure, which leaded to the connotation of Inclusive Finance, and she explained rural finance from two aspects of theory and practice. Professor Dong described the developing goal and difficulty of developing rural finance in developing countries and summarized the experience of "finance support agriculture" in developed countries. She pointed out the necessity and significance of Inclusive Finance. Professor Dong Xiaolin discussed in practice in detail after explaining the theory from banks and projects related to Inclusive Finance in developing countries such as Bangladesh and India and other countries, to discussing community banks and P2P in developed countries, and she pointed out inclusive financial expansion and the inclusion of vulnerable groups. Finally, combined with current inclusive financial status and characteristics in China and Jiangsu, professor Dong Xiaolin prospected the development of Inclusive Finance in China, and encouraged more students who are interested in it to participate in the study. The lecture was a complete success.
The rural finance academic forum of Finance College is a trend to adapt to the development of rural finance in the new period. Combined with the academic research project launched by the key research direction of the College, it is of great significance for students to broaden their horizons and to understand the relevant academic research.
