This study investigates the effect information sharing has on financial sector development in 53 African countries for the period 2004 to 2011. Information sharing is measured with private credit bureaus and public credit registries. Hitherto unexplored dimensions of financial sector development are employed, namely: financial sector dynamics of formalization, informalization, and non-formalization. The empirical evidence…
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Journal of African Business is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Economic Growth and Development, Corporate Finance and Governance, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Chicago, T&F) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of African Business 12 (3): 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Economic Growth and Development Corporate Finance and Governance Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences |
| ISSN | 1522-8916 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.56 |
| h-index | 56 |
| i10-index | 323 |
| Total citations | 14,137 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Ghana |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com |
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This study examines the role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on income inequality in 48 African countries for the period 2004–2014. Information sharing is proxied with private credit bureaus and public credit registries. All dynamics of financial development are taken into account, namely: depth (money supply and liquid liabilities), efficiency…
Mobile money is a mobile-phone-based financial tool that can transfer money safely and quickly across a wide geographical area. Mobile money has transformed the way businesses in Eastern sub-Saharan Africa operate. Nowadays, banks team up with mobile-money-service providers and pay interest on deposits and grant loans based on financial transactions in mobile-money accounts. In this…
The purpose of this article is to test the moderating effect of social networks in the relationship between mobile money usage and financial inclusion in rural Uganda. The results revealed that there is a significant and positive moderating effect of social networks in the relationship between mobile money usage and financial inclusion in rural Uganda.…
What are the dominant motives behind China's increasing financial presence in Africa in recent years? In this article, the authors present new quantitative evidence on Chinese outward foreign direct investment flows to 29 African countries in the period 2003–2006. They find that Chinese foreign direct investment is attracted to countries with large natural resources, and…