Financial inclusion and innovation in Africa

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Title:	Financial inclusion and innovation in Africa
Editor:	Senbet, Lemma W.
Year:	2015
Periodical:	Journal of African Economies (ISSN 0963-8024)
Volume:	24
Period:	Supplement 1 (January)
Pages:	71
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Oxford
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Geographic terms:	Africa Kenya
Subjects:	banking financial market innovations
External link:	https://academic.oup.com/jae/issue/24/suppl_1
Abstract:	This supplement of the 'Journal of African Economies' features AERC plenary papers on the theme: Financial Inclusion and Innovation in Africa, presented during the December 2013 biannual research workshop. Africa is growing genuinely but the growth has not been sufficiently inclusive. For some countries, there is coexistence of high growth and rising inequality and/or poverty, posing serious challenges for policy makers. Contributions: Financial inclusion and innovation in Africa: an overview (Thorsten Beck, Lemma Senbet, and Witness Simbanegavi); The role of informal financial services in Africa (Leora Klapper and Dorothe Singer); Cross-border banking and financial deepening: the African experience (Thorsten Beck); Financial innovations and their implications for monetary policy in Kenya (Lydia Ndirangu and Esman Morekwa Nyamongo). [ASC Leiden abstract]