... to deposits in African banks ranged from 31% to 46% (World Bank, 2022). This trend is largely driven by underdeveloped and inefficient payment systems, which necessitate heavy reliance on cash-based transactions, leading to persistent cash withdrawals. With less than 10% of all payment transactions in Africa...

... between the banking industry and the overall financial system in Africa, in terms of technology catalysing informality. Research limitations/implications The scope of this study is limited to the context of 43 African economies. The content of this study is limited to the nexus between financial...

... the increase in REM to Africa influences FD and to comprehensively identify the role of institutional quality in mediating the impact of REM on FD. Nevertheless, only a few studies (Abdih et al., 2012 ; Barajas et al., 2009 ; Saydaliyev et al., 2020 ; Kim, 2021 ; Odhiambo...

... a recent method of moments quantile regression, which accounts for the often overlooked heterogeneity effects. The analysis focuses on the banking sector, which is predominant in Africa, using a broad range of macroeconomic and financial indicators. Findings The findings show that gross domestic...

.... Findings The results indicate that regulatory quality and access to electricity promote new business establishments. Also, to experience the direct effect of financial stability on new business establishments or entrepreneurship in Africa, the role of the ease of doing business cannot be isolated...

...Yakubu Awudu Sare; Ezekiel Davies; Joseph Dery Nyeadi Purpose This study purposely re‐examine the mortgage–finance nexus in Africa. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a panel data set spanning over the period 1995–2017 by using system generalized method of moments (GMM) dynamic...

...) in Africa between 2006 and 2015. Design/methodology/approach Using a Prais–Winsten panel data model of 86 banks in about 30 African economies, findings on how FBA and presence influence banking stability in strong and weak corporate governance economies under different regulatory regimes are reported...

... on entrepreneurship in Africa. This result is robust to both alternative measures of financial inclusion and alternative estimators. Originality/value The possible relationship between financial inclusion and entrepreneurial development has been an ongoing debate in other developing countries. However, this issue...

... The research finds that finance in the form of overdraft overwhelmingly drives innovation in all selected countries – Cameroon, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. Trade credit enhances innovation among firms in Nigeria, South Africa and Cameroon, while asset finance drives innovation amongst firms...

... and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and Financial Community of Africa (CFA) zones. Design/methodology/approach In the assessments, monetary policy targets inflation and financial dynamics of depth, efficiency, activity and size while real...

... than 98 percent of information in the latter (see Appendix 3). Simplice A. Asongu can be contacted at: asongusimplice@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Banks Inflation Prices Development Panel Africa Monetary policy The estimation technique typically...

... dynamics model. Our sample consist of annual observation of about 50 African countries selected on the basic of data availability during the period 1990‐2005 (Table I). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Economic conditions Politics Economic development Africa The third strand...