African business finance and development policy
Finance Banks and banking Africa
Routledge
2003
EISBN 1315880822
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Coping with a Small Financial System: Policy Issues for Africa; Introduction; Policy for Small Financial Systems; The Problem; Openness as a Solution; Foreign Ownership of Intermediaries; Regional Securities Markets; Shared Regional Infrastructure; Importing Financial (Infrastructural) Services from Abroad; Openness May Call for Tailored Regulations; Bank Interest Spreads and the Size of the Financial System; The Position in Africa; Building Up Regional Financial Infrastructure in Southern Africa
Cooperative Financial Sector Arrangements in the CFA Franc ZoneAlternative Approaches for Integration; Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; The Design, Development and Implementation of Bank Licensing Policies and Procedures in Zambia (1980-2000); Introduction; Research Methodology; Entry Regulations in Banking; Minimum Capital Requirements; Character, Financial Condition, History, and Experience of Applicants; Convenience and Needs of the Community; Prospects for Profitable Operation of That Business; Regulatory Issues in the Licensing Process
The Evaluation of Licence Applications in Zambia (1980-1994)Introduction; Minimum Capital Requirements; Financial Condition, Resources and History of Applicants; Character and Experience of Major Shareholders and Directors; Convenience and Needs of the Community; Prospects for Profitable Operation of That Business; Banking License Reforms; Introduction; Minimum Capital Requirements; The Banking and Financial Services Act, 1994; Post-1995-1997/98 Bank Failure Reforms; Summary and Conclusion; References; Can Prompt Corrective Action Rules Work in the Developing World?; Introduction
Regulatory ForbearanceEvidence of Regulatory Forbearance from Zambia; Rules-Based Intervention Policy; Have PCA Rules Improved Bank Regulation in the United States?; Potential Advantages and Drawbacks of a Rules-Based Intervention Policy; Requirements for PCA Rules to Work in Developing Countries; Informational Requirements; Operational Independence of the Regulators; Enforcement of Sanctions on Management; Willingness of the Regulators to Enforce PCA Rules; Political Acceptance of the Need for Prudential Intervention; Conclusion; Notes; References; Nigerian Banks-Quality of Services
IntroductionBanking in Nigeria; The Free Banking ERA (1892-1952); The Second Phase: Pre Central Banking ERA 1952-1959; The Third Phase: ERA of Banking Legislation 1959-1970; The Fourth Phase: The ERA of Indigenisation 1970-1976; The Fifth Phase: The Post-Okigbo ERA, 1977 Onwards; Licensing of Banks; Rural Banking in Nigeria; Service Quality in Banking; Measuring Service Quality; The Buying Process; Research Methods; Questionnaire; Sample Groups; Research Findings and Analysis: Why Firms Choose a Particular Bank; List of Services Provided by Banks to Small Medium Businesses; Conclusion
References
Financial plans that stimulate growth and eliminate poverty in developing African countries! African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy presents theoretical/conceptual and empirical articles that provide invaluable insights into successful business techniques and strategies for the African business arena?the last great frontier of international business expansion. Researchers and practitioners in the field of developmental finance discuss the design and implementation of financial policies for pro-poor growth and poverty alienation in developing countries, including Keny
Cooperative Financial Sector Arrangements in the CFA Franc ZoneAlternative Approaches for Integration; Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; The Design, Development and Implementation of Bank Licensing Policies and Procedures in Zambia (1980-2000); Introduction; Research Methodology; Entry Regulations in Banking; Minimum Capital Requirements; Character, Financial Condition, History, and Experience of Applicants; Convenience and Needs of the Community; Prospects for Profitable Operation of That Business; Regulatory Issues in the Licensing Process
The Evaluation of Licence Applications in Zambia (1980-1994)Introduction; Minimum Capital Requirements; Financial Condition, Resources and History of Applicants; Character and Experience of Major Shareholders and Directors; Convenience and Needs of the Community; Prospects for Profitable Operation of That Business; Banking License Reforms; Introduction; Minimum Capital Requirements; The Banking and Financial Services Act, 1994; Post-1995-1997/98 Bank Failure Reforms; Summary and Conclusion; References; Can Prompt Corrective Action Rules Work in the Developing World?; Introduction
Regulatory ForbearanceEvidence of Regulatory Forbearance from Zambia; Rules-Based Intervention Policy; Have PCA Rules Improved Bank Regulation in the United States?; Potential Advantages and Drawbacks of a Rules-Based Intervention Policy; Requirements for PCA Rules to Work in Developing Countries; Informational Requirements; Operational Independence of the Regulators; Enforcement of Sanctions on Management; Willingness of the Regulators to Enforce PCA Rules; Political Acceptance of the Need for Prudential Intervention; Conclusion; Notes; References; Nigerian Banks-Quality of Services
IntroductionBanking in Nigeria; The Free Banking ERA (1892-1952); The Second Phase: Pre Central Banking ERA 1952-1959; The Third Phase: ERA of Banking Legislation 1959-1970; The Fourth Phase: The ERA of Indigenisation 1970-1976; The Fifth Phase: The Post-Okigbo ERA, 1977 Onwards; Licensing of Banks; Rural Banking in Nigeria; Service Quality in Banking; Measuring Service Quality; The Buying Process; Research Methods; Questionnaire; Sample Groups; Research Findings and Analysis: Why Firms Choose a Particular Bank; List of Services Provided by Banks to Small Medium Businesses; Conclusion
References
Financial plans that stimulate growth and eliminate poverty in developing African countries! African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy presents theoretical/conceptual and empirical articles that provide invaluable insights into successful business techniques and strategies for the African business arena?the last great frontier of international business expansion. Researchers and practitioners in the field of developmental finance discuss the design and implementation of financial policies for pro-poor growth and poverty alienation in developing countries, including Keny
