| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 320 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword / Leslie Lipschitz -- Introduction and Overview / Marc Quintyn and Genevieve Verdier -- pt. 1. Finance in Africa -- Developments, Diagnosis and Determinants -- 1. Finance-Growth Nexus: Theory, Evidence, and Implications for Africa / Stephen Haber -- 2. Finance in Africa: A Diagnosis / Patrick Honohan -- 3. Financial Deepening in the CFA Franc Zone: The Role of Institutions / Raju Jan Singh, Kangni Kpodar and Dhaneshwar Ghura -- 4. Developing a Sound Banking System in Sub-Saharan African Countries / Louis Kasekende -- 5. From Informal Finance to Formal Finance -- Lessons from Linkage Efforts / Ernest Aryeetey and Ama Pokuaa Fenny -- 6. African Stock Markets -- Opportunities and Issues / Lemma W. Senbet and Isaac Otchere -- pt. II. Finance in Africa -- Policy Issues and Case Studies -- 7. Regulatory Frameworks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ensuring Efficiency and Soundness / Inutu Lukonga -- 8. Building Supervisory Structures in Africa -- An Analytcal Framework / Marc Quintyn and Michael Taylor -- 9. Regional Financial Integration as a Potential Engine for Financial Development in sub-Saharan Africa / John Wakeman-Linn and Smita Wagh -- 10. Access to Finance in Africa -- Consolidating the Positive Trends / Jennifer Isern, Estelle Lahaye and Audrey Linthorst -- 11. Developing Credit Reporting in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges / Nataliya Mylenko -- 12. Case Study on Microfinance Institutions and Policies in Madagascar: Promoting a Viable Sector / Emma Andrianasolo -- 13. Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP): The Case of Rwanda / Consolate Rusagara |
| Summary |
"With contributions by experts from official agencies in Africa, international financial institutions, the private sector, and academia, this book focuses on financial sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa and how institutions can play a more active role in economic development"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Finance -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
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Finance
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Finance.
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Business & Economics.
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Financial Management & Planning.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Quintyn, Marc, editor.
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Verdier, Geneviève, 1973- editor.
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| LC no. |
2009043499 |
| ISBN |
9781452707334 |
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1452707332 |
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