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Financial access and value added in Sub-Saharan Africa : empirical evidence from the agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This research assesses the importance of financial access on value added in three economic sectors in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the period 1980-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments. Financial access is measured with private domestic...
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Financial determinants of informal financial development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Soumtang, Valentine B.; Edoh, Ofeh M. - 2021
affect informal financial development and financial informalization differently in terms of magnitude and sign: bank overhead … costs; net internet margin; bank concentration; return on equity; bank cost to income ratio; financial stability; loans from … non-resident banks; offshore bank deposits and remittances. The determinants are presented from a plethora of perspectives …
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Financial inclusion and gender inequality in sub-Saharan Africa
Zawaira, Tendai; Clance, Matthew; Chisadza, Carolyn; … - 2021
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Financial development and small firms' tax compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Balde, Racky - 2021
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Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance consumption in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014. Design/methodology/approach - Two life insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance...
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Financial access and productivity dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether enhancing financial access influences productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The research focuses on 25 countries in the region with data for the period 1980-2014. The adopted empirical strategy is the Generalised Method of Moments. The credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060720
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Building financial resilience through financial and digital literacy in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Lyons, Angela C.; Kass-Hanna, Josephine; Liu, Fan; … - 2020
Globally, 1.7 billion adults still lack access to formal financial services, with a large percentage living in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Current financial inclusion strategies provide these vulnerable populations with access to a wide array of financial services that aim to build more...
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Financial access and value added in Sub-Saharan Africa : empirical evidence from the agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266033
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Impact of Remittanceson Poverty and Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gupta, Sanjeev - 2007
This paper assesses the impact of the steadily growing remittance flows to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Though the region receives only a small portion of the total recorded remittances to developing countries, and the volume of aid flows to SSA swamps remittances, this paper finds that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400356
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Measuring Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gelbard, E. - 1999
This study introduces an index for measuring financial development and a set of six indices representing key characteristics of the financial systems in 38 sub-Saharan African countries. The results show that these countries have made good progress in improving and modernizing their financial...
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