microfinance sector in Africa. The paper supports the view that microfinance institutions, especially those engaged in full …. Growing linkages between microfinance institutions and the banking system and the dissemination of good practices by …

Many governments and nongovernmental organizations have adopted policies to promote the growth of microfinance …

in recent years. The banking sector has become concentrated, and profitability of banks is relatively high and growing …

Determinants of central banks' profitability are studied using a statistical analysis of their balance sheets, country … distribution of profits generally operate in poorer countries with more troubled macroeconomic and institutional environments. For … these central banks, profitability is strongly influenced by fiscal dominance and, to a lesser extent, by how actively …