The African Financial Development and Financial Inclusion Gaps / Allen, Franklin
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2014Description: Online-Ressource (37 p)Additional physical formats: Allen, Franklin: The African Financial Development and Financial Inclusion Gaps DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7019Online resources: Summary: This paper investigates the African financial development and financial inclusion gaps relative to other peer developing countries. The paper uses a set of variables related to financial development and inclusion. It first estimates the gaps between African countries and other developing countries with similar degrees of economic development. Then, it explores the determinants of financial development and inclusion. The analysis finds that population density is considerably more important for financial development and inclusion in Africa than elsewhere. Finally, the paper shows evidence that a recent innovation in financial services, mobile banking, has helped to overcome infrastructural problems and improve financial accessPPN: PPN: 834984040Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBLNo physical items for this record
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