LEADER 02678nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910451631303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-76583-6 010 $a9786610765836 010 $a0-8213-6910-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000470148 035 $a(EBL)459520 035 $a(OCoLC)100255174 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000088126 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12007236 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088126 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10071223 035 $a(PQKB)10797678 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459520 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459520 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10161446 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL76583 035 $a(OCoLC)567977424 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000470148 100 $a20061120d2007 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaking finance work for Africa$b[electronic resource] 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 300 $aPrincipal authors, Patrick Honohan and Thorsten Beck. 311 $a0-8213-6909-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Setting the Scene; Figures; Boxes; 2 African Financial Systems: Depth, Breadth, and Efficiency; Maps; Tables; 3 Finance for Long-Term Growth: Enriching the Flow of Finance to Transform the Economy; 4 Finance for All; 5 Policy Choices in Current Conditions; Credit Appraisal; Appendix: African Relationship Lending; Enforcement; Bibliography; Index 330 $aMaking Finance Work for Africa takes a panoramic view of Africa's financial systems, both at the large scale (""finance for growth"") and the small scale (""finance for all""). Things are changing for the better in African finance. Credit growth is underway after a long pause, solid new intermediaries are entering the marketplace, and the reach of microfinance is growing steadily. Finance can be a leading sector transforming African economies - by opening up business opportunities to a wider clientele and by channeling larger resources more effectively. By providing a key alternative to govern 606 $aFinance$zAfrica 606 $aBanks and banking$zAfrica 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFinance 615 0$aBanks and banking 676 $a332.096 700 $aHonohan$b Patrick$0291895 701 $aBeck$b Thorsten$0880119 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451631303321 996 $aMaking finance work for Africa$92177990 997 $aUNINA