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How can development finance institutions help to build an effective African banking sector?

  • Julien Lefilleur heads Proparco's Manufacturing Proparco
27 March 2015
©Jonathan Ernst
Limited, fragmented, inefficient and characterised by strong regional disparities, Sub-Saharan Africa’s banking sectors lack the capability to meet the private sector’s financing needs. Development Continue Reading
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A French bank’s vision of the African banking sector’s evolution

  • Jean-Louis Mattéi Chief executive officer Société générale
04 July 2013
© Fotolia
Far from adopting a wait-and-see approach, Société Générale is pursuing a growth strategy in Africa. While consolidating its offer for underbanked populations, it continues to build working relationships not just Continue Reading
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The rise of local privately owned banks

  • Cyrille Nkontchou co-founder Enko Capital and Enko Education
28 June 2013
© Flickr
Local banks in sub-Saharan Africa have real advantages over their foreign competitors. Their growth is leading to greater access to banking services and the emergence of leading companies. As demonstrated by the Continue Reading
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Renewing the rules for an efficient financial system

  • Thorsten Beck Chairman Tilburg University
24 June 2013
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Africa’s financial systems have developed and stabilised – a process driven, among other factors, by the emergence of local banks and their capacity for innovation. Although banks are becoming more regional and Continue Reading
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Supporting the emergence of a sustainable financial sector in Africa

  • Laureen Kouassi-Olsson Project manager Proparco
27 May 2013
© World Bank Flickr
The last ten years have seen a local banking sector emerge in Africa, alongside the European banks that have traditionally been present. While a development model based on these local resources seems more Continue Reading
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An African banking model

  • Sarit S. Raja Shah executive director I&M Bank Limited
23 May 2013
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Following the lessons of the pan-African banking groups’ expansion, a number of local commercial banks have successfully expanded regionally. They differ from the international banking groups in a number of Continue Reading
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Fostering financial inclusion with mobile banking

  • Peter Ondiege économiste en chef AfDB
20 May 2013
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Mobile telephony penetration in Africa has increased exponentially over the last decade. contrary, banking penetration remains low on the continent. This contrast paves the mobile banking’s success in Africa. Continue Reading
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The renewal of African banking sector

  • Paul Derreumaux CEO AfDB
16 May 2013
© Jonathan Ernst
Banking systems in Africa have undergone major changes in recent decades. The emergence of African groups and increased competition have forced the sector to adopt growth strategies based in particular on a more Continue Reading
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How Can Development Partners Support the Financial Sector in Africa?

  • Thierry Tanoh Vice-President IFC
26 April 2010
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Although Africa’s financial sector was not severely affected by the 2008 crisis, the latter did however reveal its structural weaknesses – including the narrowness of markets and the low level of credit Continue Reading
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The difficulties bank face in financing SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Paul Derreumaux CEO AfDB
29 June 2009
© Benoît Verdeaux
Firms and banks alike would seem to be responsible for the lack of SME financing in SSA: firms because of their shortfalls in meeting the classic requirements of the banking sector and banks because they could Continue Reading
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