Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Development 2008
DOI: 10.1057/9780230594012_6
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Institutional Analysis of Financial Market Fragmentation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Risk-Cost Configuration Approach

Abstract: The paper examines the source of financial market fragmentation in sub-Saharan Africa in the framework of institutional economics. Based on fieldwork data from Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania, it analyses financial risk management, the transaction costs for loan screening and monitoring, and contract enforcement. It shows how, faced with various institutional constraints, the range of clientele selected by formal and informal lenders becomes both narrow and at the extreme market-ends. It evaluates the pre… Show more

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“…Chief among the reasons is the high degree of financial market fragmentation and limited access to basic payment services (Nissanke & Aryeetey, 1998). For instance, the financial access to banking services in Africa is much lower compared with that in developed countries, as shown below.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chief among the reasons is the high degree of financial market fragmentation and limited access to basic payment services (Nissanke & Aryeetey, 1998). For instance, the financial access to banking services in Africa is much lower compared with that in developed countries, as shown below.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…L'épargne prend essentiellement la forme de dépôts modestes mais répétés, ce qui correspond aux besoins des ménages et des petites entreprises. Les problèmes d'accès et de fiabilité sont moindres que dans le secteur financier formel, dans la mesure où les organismes du secteur financier informel opèrent dans un cadre communautaire géographiquement et socialement bien délimité (Nissanke et Aryeetey, 2006).…”
Section: L'épargne Financière Informelleunclassified
“…L'un des principaux facteurs qui empêchent les banques de développer leurs opérations dans les pays africains est leur capacité limitée de gestion des risques (Nissanke et Aryeetey, 2006). Il existe des risques systémiques élevés dans la région, où les économies sont exposées à d'importants chocs endogènes ou exogènes tels que détérioration des termes de l'échange, conflits politiques, changements climatiques exceptionnels et modifications radicales de politique économique.…”
Section: Le Secteur Financier Formelunclassified
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