Index

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(2017), "Index", Redford, D.T. (Ed.) Developing Africa’s Financial Services, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 283-288. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-187-220171017

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INDEX

Acquisition, development, utilization, and maintenance (ADUM model)

, 125, 134

African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA)

, 272

African insurance industry

, 61–77

African Insurance Organization (AIO)

, 76

Atlantico

brand & organizational culture

, 108–110

career mobility

, 113–114

competitive advantage

, 112

corporate social responsibility

, 115–116

economic stability, contribution to

, 117

financial services sector, development of

, 96–97

internationalization

, 110–111

marketing approach

, 108

market leadership

, 114–117

market positioning

, 107–108

national financial sector policy

, 97–98

technology

, 111–112

training, knowledge, and skills

, 112–113

Banco Único

, 179, 187–188

banking institutions

, 4, 5, 10, 26, 30

market positioning

, 189

technology at

, 185–187

Bankable Frontier Associates

, 130

Banking

in CFA zone

, 83–84

for growing industrial economies

, 12–15

in independent Africa

, 20–25

for modern industrial economy

, 15–20

in opening African markets

, 25–35

Banking institutions

, 4, 5, 10, 26, 30

See also Atlantico; Banco Único; Equity Bank; Fidelity Bank; Jaiz Bank

Banking stability

, 17

Bank of Ghana (BoG)

, 160

Bank’s performance

, 160–161

Barclays Overseas Development Corporation (BODC)

, 20

Benefit-Cost Analysis

, 253

Blended Return on Investment (BROI)

, 248

BODC. See Barclays Overseas Development Corporation (BODC)

BoG. See Bank of Ghana (BoG)

British colonial administration

, 10

CAEMC. See Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC)

Cartel-like agreements

, 14

CDC. See Colonial Development Corporation (CDC)

CDH. See Consolidated Discount House (CDH)

CDW. See Colonial Development and Welfare Act (CDW)

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CAEMC)

, 29, 80

Civil society

, 45

Civil war

, 94

Colonial Development and Welfare Act (CDW)

, 20

Colonial Development Corporation (CDC)

, 20

Colonization

, 6

Commercial network valuations

, 7

Commodities prices

, x

Consolidated Discount House (CDH)

, 160

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

, 166–168, 223–225

Crowdfunding

and African culture

, 267–269

challenges

, 269–270

industry self-organization

, 272–273

microfinance

, 266–267

mobile payments

, 271–272

network externalities

, 269–270

opportunities of

, 264–269

regulatory issues

, 270

rewards-based

, 264

transform Africa

, 264–266

trends

, 270–273

CSR. See Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Development Finance Institution (DFI)

, 256

East African monetary union

, 126

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI)

, 30

Economic independence

, 5

Efficiency-driven economies

, 158

Entrepreneurial ecosystems, x

, 80–81

Equity Bank

banking institutions

, 4, 5, 10, 26, 30

equity

, 131–133

financial inclusion

, 130–131

human resources

, 133–139

market leader

, 127–130

organizational culture

, 133–139

regional economic integration

, 126–127

strategic acquisitions

, 134–136

strategic development

, 136

strategic maintenance

, 137–139

strategic utilization

, 136–137

Equity Building Society

, 127

Equity Group Foundation

, 132

ETI. See Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI)

Factor-driven economies

, 158

Fédération des Sociétés d’Assurances de Droit National Africaines (FANAF)

, 76

Fidelity Bank

, 153–169

banking institutions

, 4, 5, 10, 26, 30

banking sector

, 155–156

globalization

, 163–164

high-impact entrepreneurs developing in

, 162

knowledge spillover theory

, 147–148

Sub-Saharan Africa

, 154–155

Financial institutions, international expansion of

, 81

Financial Institutions Act of

, 2004, 28

Financial services, in Africa

, 92–94

Fonds d’investissement pour le développement économique et social (FIDE)

, 20

Foreign banks

, 26

Foreign direct investment (FDI)

, ix

French banks

, 83

GDP. See Gross domestic product (GDP)

GIIRS. See Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS)

Global entrepreneurship monitor (GEM)

, 98, 158–159

Global financial crisis (GFC)

, 29

Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)

, 249

Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS)

, 254

Groupe Banque Central Populaire (GBC)

, 30

Harambee

, 267

High-impact entrepreneurship (HIE)

conditions for

, 49

definition of

, 145–146

empirical evidence

, 148–151

financial capital

, 153–154

financial sector

, 50–54

founding teams

, 151–152

in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa

CFA zone

, 83–84

currency zone and trade difficulties

, 81–83

entrepreneurial ecosystems

, 80–81

gender, role of

, 152–153

Gibrat’s law

, 146–147

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)

, 158–159

importance

, 44–47

knowledge spillover theory

, 147–148

policy aspects of

, 54–56

public perception of

, 47

qualified human capital

, 163

role model capacity

, 47

social capital

, 153

success ingredient of

, 54

transformational entrepreneurs

, 46

Impact investment

and Africa

, 247–261

challenges and opportunities

, 259–261

definition

, 247–250

financial performance

, 255

impact

, 252–255

investing in

, 251–252

and public policy

, 256–257

stakeholders

, 250–251

Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS)

, 254

Impact Value Chain

, 253

Indian Ocean trade

, 7

Industrial economies

, 12–20

Initial public offering (IPO)

, 157

Innovation-driven economies

, 158

Innovations for Poverty Action

, 55

Insurance

absence of

, 63

culture and demand

, 74–75

distribution

, 71–74

insurance market

, 64–65

in practice

, 63–64

productive advantage

, 69–70

and small businesses

, 65–69

small enterprises

, 70–75

in theory

, 62–63

International Labour Organization (ILO)

, 63

Islamic banking

, 199–211, 213–214, 218, 220, 222–223, 234

Islamic Banking Act of

, 1983, 206

issue of

, 205

in Nigeria

, 206–208

vs. non-interest banking

, 200–201

Shariah (Islamic ruling)

, 204

Jaiz Bank

, 210–213

banking regulations

, 208–210

business

, 233

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

, 223–225

employment

, 233

financial inclusion

, 232

growth

, 215–217

impact

, 231–232

investment

, 233

investment (financing) risk products

, 226–228

Islamic banking

, 206–208

vs. conventional banking

, 201–202

vs. non-interest banking

, 200–201

non-interest banking, history of

, 202–206

ownership

, 221–222

product risk mitigation techniques

, 228–231

promoters and management

, 213–215

revenue by products

, 226

risk products

, 226

social impact

, 233

strategy

, 217–221

technology

, 222–223

trade

, 233

London goldsmith bankers

, 12

Macro-economic conditions

, 61

Macro-economic policy environment

, 5

Market imperfection

, 21

Market-oriented policies

, 5

Mediterranean

, 7, 8

MicroEnsure

, 74

Microfinance industry

, 24

Microinsurance, in Africa

, 64

Mobile banking

, xiv

Mobile money

accounts

, 31

growth in

, 33

innovations

, 5, 31

and mobile banking

, 30

regulatory accommodation of

, 33

in South Africa

, 33

in Tanzania

, 32

transfer mechanisms

, 33

use of

, 34

Monetary exchange

, 8

Money, socio-cultural foundations of

, 5–9

Mozambique

challenges and opportunities

, 177

customer

, 182–183

entrepreneurial exit

, 190–191

financial inclusion

, 178

financial services

, 178

innovative entrepreneur

, 180–181

marketing approach

, 189–190

market positioning

, 189

mozambican financial inclusion

, 191–193

real competitive advantage

, 187

strategic positioning

, 188–189

technology

, 184–187

in transition

, 175–176

M-Pesa

, xv, 32–33

Negotiable certificates of deposit (NCD)

, 18

NGOs. See Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

, 48

non-interest banking

history of

, 202–206

vs. Islamic banking

, 200–201

licenses, types of

, 209

Regulation and Supervision of Non-Interest Banks (NIBs)

, 204

Non-performing loan (NPL)

, 156

OECD-Eurostat Manual on Business Demography Statistics

, 145

Ongoing Assessment of Social Impacts (OASIS)

, 253

Overseas Food Corporation (OFC)

, 20

Personal and professional networks play

, 164–165

Portuguese (Portugal)

, 6, 92, 100, 103, 105, 109, 111, 175, 179, 186

Post-independence

, 23, 35

Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA)

, 253

Private banking

, 11

Property insurance

, 72–73

Register of Co-operation Between the commercial banks (ROCO)

, 14

Rural and Community Banks (RCBs)

, 155

Rural Financial Services Project (RFSP)

, 155

Securities Discount Company Limited (SDC)

, 160

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), xi

, 63

Small businesses, insurance

, 65–69

culture and demand

, 74–75

distribution

, 71–74

productive advantage

, 69–70

small enterprises

, 70–75

Social impact

, 252

Social Return on Investment (SROI)

, 253

Standard Bank Finance and Development Corporation (SBFDC)

, 21

Único. See Banco Único

Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)

, 162

West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

, 29, 82

World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report

, 43, 45, 51