02323nam a2200385 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001500112020001800127040002100145035002100166043001200187050002900199100002300228245017400251260006300425300002300488504005200511520075200563533015201315650003401467650004901501650005401550650004201604655002901646700004501675700002401720710003301744710001701777856012601794999001701920ebr10300268CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||061025s2006    dcua    sb   i000 0 eng d  z  2006299281  z1589065654  z9781589065659  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)563868835  afb-----14aHG187.5.A357bG85 2006eb1 aGulde, Anne-Marie.10aSub-Saharan Africah[electronic resource] :bfinancial sector challenges /cAnne-Marie Gulde, Catherine Pattillo, and Jakob Christensen, with Kevin Carey and Smita Wagh.  a[Washintgon, D.C.] :bInternational Monetary Fund,cc2006.  avii, 49 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 47-49).3 aFinancial sectors in low-income sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are among the world's least developed. In fact, assets in most low-income African countries are smaller than those held by a single medium-sized bank in an industrial country. The absence of deep, efficient financial markets seriously challenges policy making, hinders poverty alleviation, and constrains growth. This book argues that building efficient and sound financial sectors in SSA countries will improve Africa's economic prospects. Based on a review of the key features of financial systems, it discusses the main obstacles and challenges that financial structures pose for SSA economies and recommends steps that could address major shortcomings in implementing the reform agenda.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aFinancezAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 0aFinancial institutionszAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 0aFinancial services industryzAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 0aMonetary policyzAfrica, Sub-Saharan. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aPattillo, Catherine A.q(Catherine Anne)1 aChristensen, Jakob.2 aInternational Monetary Fund.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10300268zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c65793d65793