Extending Financial Inclusion in Africa

Reviews how the tools of growth, technology, regional integration and governance can be combined to propagate access to the financial sector in Africa

Daniel Makina (Edited by)

9780128141649, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 12 June 2019

342 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.68 kg

Extending Financial Inclusion in Africa unveils the genesis and transformation of Africa’s financial sector and its ability to provide finance for all. Contributors of the Book traverse the whole spectrum of African financial systems, examining their depth and breadth and empirically evaluating their appropriateness and effectiveness to achieve inclusive financial services.

1. An Overview of Financial Services Access and Usage in Africa
2. How Did Banks Evolve in Africa?
3. Financial Development in Africa: Is It Demand-Following or Supply-Leading?
4. The Role of Financial Markets and Institutions in Private Sector Development in Africa
5. Financial Markets and Institutions in Africa: Landscape and Financial Inclusion
6. A Survey of Microfinance Institutions and Informal Finance in Africa
7. Financial Sector Regulation and Governance in Africa
8. Macroeconomic Determinants of Financial Inclusion: Evidence Using Dynamic Panel Data Analysis
9. Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth: Evidence From a Panel of Selected African Countries
10. The Relationship Between Technology and Financial Inclusion: Cross-Sectional Evidence
11. Unintended Consequences of Financial Inclusion
12. Financial Inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals
13. Alternative Financing Approaches and Regulation in Africa
14. The Potential of FinTech in Enabling Financial Inclusion

Subject Areas: Investment & securities [KFFM]