In der Studie werden die makroökonomischen Bedingungen in afrikanischen Ländern südlich der Sahara erläutert und die aktuellen Entwicklungen und Trends im Bankensektor der Region im Überblick erörtert. Dabei gehen die Autoren auf die Herausforderungen und Chancen ein, die sich für den...

In the wake of the crisis, the capacity of many banks to lend to relatively high-risk sectors such as SMEs and young, innovative firms is seriously impaired by capital constraints and a strong deterioration in the quality of the assets on their balance sheets. Looking forward, it is vital that...

This paper investigates the emerging global landscape for public-private co-investments in infrastructure. The creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and other so-called 'infrastructure investment platforms' are an attempt to tap into the pool of both public and private long-term...