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Disruptive Innovations or Enhancing Financial Inclusion : What Does Fintech Mean for Africa?
Alade, Isa; Kavame Eroglu, Zehra G. - 2022
Despite the rise of investments in fintech, financial services in Africa remain inaccessible to a large segment of the population, particularly to vulnerable groups including women. However, with uniquely designed fintech products and suitable regulations, there is now a chance to provide...
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Togo (2019 -2021) : Développement politique et socio-économique [Version étendue et annotée du « BTI 2022 - Togo Country Report »] (BTI – 2022 Togo Country Report: Political and So...
Kohnert, Dirk - 2021
French Abstract: Le clan Gnassingbé dirige le pays depuis 1967. La revendication d'alternance politique a constitué le principal litige entre le gouvernement et les challengers du régime Gnassingbé tout au long de la période d'enquête. Les premières élections locales depuis plus de 30...
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L'impact de la numérisation sur la réduction de la pauvreté en Afrique (The impact of digitalization on poverty alleviation in Africa)
Kohnert, Dirk - 2021
German Abstract: Die Digitalisierung in Subsahara-Afrika verbesserte Kommunikations-Zugang für die Mehrheit der Armen, die bis dahin unter anderem von sozialen Medien, unabhängigen Informationskanälen, Mobile Banking und E-Commerce ausgeschlossen waren. Die Schaffung neuer wirtschaftlicher...
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Mitigating the Macroeconomic Impact of Severe Natural Disasters in Africa : Policy Synergies
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice; S. Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2021
This study evaluates the economic impact of severe natural disasters in Africa using the generalized synthetic control method. In other words, it assesses how gross domestic product (GDP) would have been affected if severe natural disasters did not occur. Moreover, it explores the determinants...
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Remotely-sensed market activity as a short-run economic indicator in rural areas of developing countries
von Carnap, Tillmann - 2021
Effective targeting of social policies and their rigorous evaluation requires relevant and accurate data. With the majority of the world's poor depending on agriculture and informal businesses for their livelihoods, information on these sectors is particularly valuable. I use high-frequency...
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Political Predation and Economic Development
Biais, Bruno; Bates, Robert; Azam, Jean-Paul - 2005
Economic growth occurs as resources are reallocated from the traditional sector to the more productive modern sector. Yet, the latter is more vulnerable to political predation. Hence, political risk hinders development. We analyze a politico-economic game between citizens and governments, whose...
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Does Brazil Support Development in West Africa? the Example of Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal
Kohnert, Dirk - 2023
brésilien et les entreprises d’appliquer des pratiques politiques et commerciales informelles, avec des investissements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014344446
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Moral Money in Sub-Saharan Africa? Ensuring Ethics to Drive Sustainable Investment (L'argent moral en Afrique sub-saharienne? Sur garantir l'éthique pour stimuler l'investissement...
Kohnert, Dirk - 2023
gouvernements et les entreprises ont donné à l'argent une signification sociale dont les économistes ne pouvaient même pas rêver … en ASS polluent l'environnement depuis des décennies et que la corruption, le blanchiment d'argent, les investissements … multinational companies in SSA have been polluting the environment for decades and that corruption, money laundering, investments in …
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La monnaie morale en Afrique subsaharienne ? Garantir l'éthique pour favoriser l'investissement durable (Moralisches Geld in Afrika südlich der Sahara? Über Ethik als Antrieb für n...
Kohnert, Dirk - 2023
gouvernements et les entreprises ont donné à l'argent une signification sociale dont les économistes ne pouvaient même pas rêver … en ASS polluent l'environnement depuis des décennies et que la corruption, le blanchiment d'argent, les investissements … multinational companies in SSA have been polluting the environment for decades and that corruption, money laundering, investments in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014348732
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Le Brésil, soutient-il le développement en Afrique de l'Ouest ? L'exemple du Nigeria, du Ghana et du Sénégal [Does Brazil Support Development in West Africa? The Example of Nigeria...
Kohnert, Dirk - 2023
Portuguese Abstract: [O Brasil apoia o desenvolvimento da África Ocidental? O exemplo da Nigéria, Gana e Senegal] -As relações externas e comerciais do Brasil com a África Subsaariana (ASS) remontam ao comércio português de escravos. Dos 9,5 milhões de pessoas capturadas na África e...
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