The emergence of financial technology (Fintech) has greatly impacted the financial landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in recent years. The impact on bank funding and economic growth in the region cannot be ignored. This paper examines the extent to which Fintech has affected bank funding and...

In the face of rapid demographic transitions, Sub-Saharan African countries stand at a critical juncture where the potential for harnessing a demographic dividend to fuel economic growth is immense. This demographic shift presents both challenges and opportunities, with the right investments in...

The impact of foreign financial inflows on the economic growth of recipient countries is a controversial issue in many empirical studies. The majority of the previous studies use one variable as an indicator of foreign financial inflows; they fail to incorporate many variables. The study fills...

This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on economic growth using panel data of 22 sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries during the period spanning from 2012 to 2018. The study employs the system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). Using a composite index of financial inclusion as...

This paper empirically examines the quantitative relationship between financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa using a panel of 46 countries for the period 2004–2018. The evidence suggests that usage of financial services, among other covariates, has a quantifiable and...

The impact of foreign direct investment on the host country’s economic growth has been a source of debate in past theoretical and empirical investigations. The PMG/ARDL model, which has a practical advantage in examining the effect of foreign direct investment in the short and long run, has...

The impact of financial development (FD) on economic growth (EG) is well documented. However, studies on how inflation mediates the impact of FD on EG produce inconclusive findings. Meanwhile, the tripartite relationship among FD, inflation and EG is particularly crucial for sub-Saharan African...

This study examines the role of human capital and institutional quality on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on poverty in sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). In achieving this, a balanced panel of 30 SSA countries from 1996 to 2018 was explored using fixed-effect instrumental regression, fixed...

This study investigates the effect of information and communication technology (ICT) on environmental sustainability in 38 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over a period 2000-2016. ICT is measured by internet penetration and mobile phone penetration whereas environmental sustainability is...

This study examined the impact of financial inclusion on economic growth disaggregated into traditional finance and digital finance with its sub-dimension for 29 Sub-Saharan African countries, 2012-2020. The study employed the panel feasible generalised least squares and panel system generalised...