This book examines the changing role of national development banks (NDBs) in Africa. It presents a comprehensive overview of NDBs in Africa, examining their key characteristics, theoretical underpinnings, and growing importance to African economies.
The book fully examines the role of NDBs and their potential to fortify development goals, deal with gaps in finance left by underdeveloped capital markets, and mobilize resources from the private and non-private sectors to encourage new long-term investments. Chapters cover the historical background and theoretical rationale for NDBs; the latest role of NDBs including their role in sustainable development, climate finance initiatives, and infrastructure development; funding sources, business models, monitoring and have an effect on evaluation; and company governance, risk management and regulation. Case studies are also included to demonstrate the person contributions of NDBs to a number of national economies.
The book fully examines the role of NDBs and their potential to fortify development goals, deal with gaps in finance left by underdeveloped capital markets, and mobilize resources from the private and non-private sectors to encourage new long-term investments. Chapters cover the historical background and theoretical rationale for NDBs; the latest role of NDBs including their role in sustainable development, climate finance initiatives, and infrastructure development; funding sources, business models, monitoring and have an effect on evaluation; and company governance, risk management and regulation. Case studies are also included to demonstrate the person contributions of NDBs to a number of national economies.
The book contributes to the limited literature on this area by providing a detailed resource on NDBs for scholars, students, policymakers and regulators working within the areas of development finance and banking.
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