Recent Trends in Banking in Sub-Saharan Africa from Financing to Investment
Recent Trends in Banking in sub-Saharan Africa From Financing to Investment Recent Trends in Banking in sub-Saharan Africa from Financing to Investment July 2015 Lead authors Tim Bending, Economist, European Investment Bank Angus Downie, Head of Economic Research, Ecobank Thierry Giordano, Economist, CIRAD Arthur Minsat, Africa Economist, OECD Bruno Losch, Research Director, CIRAD Daniela Marchettini, Economist, International Monetary Fund, Africa Department Rodolfo Maino, Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund, Africa Department Mauro Mecagni, Assistant Director, International Monetary Fund, Africa Department Oskar Nelvin, Economist, European Investment Bank Habil Olaka, Chief Executive Officer, Bankers Association, Kenya Jared Osoro, Director, Kenya Bankers Association Centre for Research on Financial Markets and Policy Henri-Bernard Solignac-Lecomte, Head of Unit, OECD Development Centre Jean-Philippe Stijns, Senior Economist, European Investment Bank Stuart Theobald, Chairman, Intellidex Economics editor Jean-Philippe Stijns, Senior Economist, European Investment Bank Debora Revoltella, Director, Economics Department, European Investment Bank Editorial, linguistic and statistical support Paul Skinner, Senior Translator-Reviser, Deputy Head of Unit, European Investment Bank Dr. Polyxeni Kanelliadou, Assistant, European Investment Bank Magali Vetter, Administrative Assistant, European Investment Bank Jurate Cepulyte-Dubois, Project Manager, European Investment Bank Rafal Banaszek, Statistical and Reporting Analyst, European Investment Bank The articles in this document were discussed at a roundtable event hosted by the EIB’s Economics Department in Luxembourg in the context of the Africa Day hosted on 9 July 2015 by the European Investment Bank in cooperation with Luxembourg’s Presidency of the European Union. About the Economics Department of the EIB The mission of the EIB Economics Department is to provide economic analyses and studies to support the Bank in its operations and in its positioning, strategy and policy.
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