...Afees Oluwashina Noah; Charles Shaaba Saba Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the convergence of infrastructure development within the regional economic communities of 52 African countries between 2005 and 2022. Design/methodology/approach The modeling of transition paths...

... the panel regression model. The authors also apply the growth convergence theory to examine the existence of efficiency convergence. Findings – The results points to improvements in cost efficiency (CE) and competition within the banking industry. From the empirical estimations, the findings suggest...

...Simplice A. Asongu Purpose – Assessment of African financial development dynamic convergences in money, credit, efficiency and size. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical evidence is premised on 11 homogenous panels based on regions (Sub-Saharan...

...Simplice Asongu Purpose – A spectre is hunting embryonic African monetary zones: the European Monetary Union crisis. The purpose of this paper is to assess real, monetary and fiscal policy convergence within the proposed WAM and EAM zones. The introduction of common currencies in West and East...