Die vorliegende Analyse thematisiert die Bankenkrise bzw. die Krise der Finanzmarktaufsicht in Deutschland in 2007. Im Anschluss an eine Skizzierung der Hauptprobleme werden zahlreiche Schlussfolgerungen vorgestellt, die auf eine nationale und internationale Reform der Finanzmarktaufsicht...

This article analyses the broad determinants of bank lending in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using both micro-bank and macro-country level data of 264 banks across 24 SSA countries. The core finding is that the structure of banking markets influences credit delivery in SSA in an environment where...

We examine the question: “In the context of gender dimension what is the evidence of the impact of the financial inclusion programs on poor households represented by women relative to that represented by men?” By constructing a good counterfactual and comparison group, we employ the...

This report is the first known stocktaking of its kind to provide a regional overview of state-owned enterprise (SOE) governance reforms and challenges across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Part One summarises the challenges and governance practices related to...