Bank regulatory reforms in Africa

In the wake of the recent financial crisis that has created enormous regulatory risks, changes in the content of banking regulation are crucial. In this book, policy makers and advisors from central banks across Africa discuss this topical subject, focussing on how to enhance bank competition and intermediation efficiency in the region. VICTOR MURINDE Director of the African Development Institute at the African Development Bank, and Professor of Development Finance at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has contributed over 100 articles to journals and over 12 books, during the last 20 years, across all the mainstream areas of Economics and Finance. His current research is on Bank Regulation and Performance, involving colleagues at the African Development Bank, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and Brookings Institution. INDICE: Preface; 'W. Lyakurwa - 'Keynote: Progress with Bank Regulation Reforms in Kenya; 'N. Ndungu - 'Bank Regulation in Africa: From Basel I to BaselII, and now at a Crossroads; 'V. Murinde' - A Comparative Overview of Bank Regulatory Experiences and Impact on Bank Competition and Intermediation Efficiency; 'K. Mlambo, L. Kasekende' & 'V. Murinde - 'Regulatory Reforms and their Impact on the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the Banking Sector: A Case Study of Kenya; 'F.M wega - 'Bank Competition, Risk Taking and Productive Efficiency: A Case Study of Banking Reforms in Nigeria; 'T. Zhao' - Financial Sector Reforms, Bank Competitiveness, Efficiency and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Zambia; 'A. Mwenda - 'Regulatory Lessons from Evidence on Competitiveness and Efficiency of the Banking Sector and Economic Growth in Egypt; 'S. Poshakwale'& 'B. Qian - 'The Competitiveness of Financial Services after Bank Restructuring: Lessons from Algeria;' H. Salah'

• ISBN: 978-0-230-31333-0
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés