Title:
African finance in the 21st century
Author:
Quintyn, Marc.
ISBN:
9780230580503
Publication Information:
Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan/International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Physical Description:
xvii, 320 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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.
Abstract:
"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.
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