This article is extracted from the MFW4A Covid-19 Report. The Covid-19 virus that has been spreading around the world since December 2019 is impacting all real and financial activities. Microfinance…

This article is extracted from the MFW4A Covid-19 Report. The African banking sector has, in the recent past, recorded some impressive transformation. Three major factors set the year 2020 to be…

Introduction Promoting sustainable growth is one of the major preoccupations of countries in Africa. The concept of sustainable growth has financial inclusion as a key conduit. For countries to make…

The overarching objective of national financial inclusion policies and strategies in sub-Saharan African countries is to significantly increase the rate of bank penetration among economically active…

The proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) underscores the increasing need and importance of trade among countries. Evidence from the World Trade Organization (WTO) suggests that, RTAs…

The website of the Africa Long-term Finance (LTF) Initiative launched in a Webinar on July 8th, 2021. The initiative’s overarching objective is to promote the intermediation of Long-Term Finance (LTF…

Finance-income inequality nexus: Setting the Context  Calls to reduce income inequality have been well documented. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 targets at reducing inequality…