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Cross-Border Banking and Financial Deepening: The African Experience

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Cross-border banking has been important across Africa for a long time, with regional banks taking on a more prominent role only recently. This paper provides an overview over the literature of cross-border banking and financial deepening and inclusion, with a focus on Africa. It also offers suggestive evidence that it is critical to differentiate between different types of cross-border banks when assessing their impact on firms' access to bank finance. Finally, it discusses the regulatory agenda in light of the recent crisis experience and the new cross-border banking patterns.

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  • Thorsten Beck, 2015. "Cross-Border Banking and Financial Deepening: The African Experience," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 24(suppl_1), pages 32-45.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jafrec:v:24:y:2015:i:suppl_1:p:i32-i45.
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