The Changing Role of National Development Banks in Africa: Business Models, Governance and Sustainability - Softcover

Yindenaba Abor, Joshua

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3031386418 ISBN 13: 9783031386411

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024

Synopsis

This book examines the changing role of national development banks (NDBs) in Africa. It presents a comprehensive overview of NDBs in Africa, examining their key characteristics, theoretical underpinnings, and growing importance to African economies.

The book fully examines the role of NDBs and their potential to support development goals, address gaps in finance left by underdeveloped capital markets, and mobilize resources from the public and private sectors to encourage new long-term investments. Chapters cover the historical background and theoretical rationale for NDBs; the contemporary role of NDBs including their role in sustainable development, climate finance initiatives, and infrastructure development; funding sources, business models, monitoring and impact evaluation; and corporate governance, risk management and regulation. Case studies are also included to demonstrate the individual contributions of NDBs to several national economies.

The book contributes to the limited literature in this area by providing a detailed resource on NDBs for scholars, students, policymakers and regulators working in the areas of development finance and banking.

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About the Author

Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a financial economist, Professor of Finance and former Dean of the University of Ghana Business School. He is an External Fellow at the Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London and has held Visiting Scholar positions at the IMF. He is also an Afreximbank Research Fellow and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana.

The book fully examines the role of NDBs and their potential to support development goals, address gaps in finance left by underdeveloped capital markets, and mobilize resources from the public and private sectors to encourage new long-term investments. Chapters cover the historical background and theoretical rationale for NDBs; the contemporary role of NDBs including their role in sustainable development, climate finance initiatives, and infrastructure development; funding sources, business models, monitoring and impact evaluation; and corporate governance, risk management and regulation. Case studies are also included to demonstrate the individual contributions of NDBs to several national economies.

The book contributes to the limited literature in this area by providing a detailed resource on NDBs for scholars, students, policymakers and regulators working in the areas of development finance and banking.

Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a financial economist, Professor of Finance and former Dean of the University of Ghana Business School. He is an External Fellow at the Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London and has held Visiting Scholar positions at the IMF. He is also an Afreximbank Research Fellow and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031386418
• ISBN 13: 9783031386411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 515