TY - BOOK ID - 11277684 TI - Financing Africa : through the crisis and beyond PY - 2011 SN - 0821387979 9786613292643 1283292645 0821387987 PB - Washington DC : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Finance -- Africa. KW - Financial institutions -- Africa. KW - Monetary policy -- Africa. KW - Financial institutions KW - Finance KW - Monetary policy KW - Business & Economics KW - Financial Management & Planning KW - Monetary management KW - Financial intermediaries KW - Lending institutions KW - Economic policy KW - Currency boards KW - Money supply KW - Associations, institutions, etc. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11277684 AB - Financing Africa takes stock of Africa's financial systems in light of recent changes in the global financial system -including the greater risk aversion of international investors, a shift in economic and financial powers towards emerging markets and the regulatory reform debate - and the increasing role of technology. Using a wider and more detailed array of data than previous publications, we observe a trend towards financial deepening, more stability and more inclusion leading up to the crisis; serious challenges, however, continue, including limited access to financial services, focus on ER -