Abstract

Cross-border banking has been important across Africa for a long time, with regional banks taking on a more prominent role only recently. This paper provides an overview over the literature of cross-border banking and financial deepening and inclusion, with a focus on Africa. It also offers suggestive evidence that it is critical to differentiate between different types of cross-border banks when assessing their impact on firms' access to bank finance. Finally, it discusses the regulatory agenda in light of the recent crisis experience and the new cross-border banking patterns.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of African Economies following peer review. The version of record Beck, T. (2015). Cross-border banking and financial deepening: The African experience. Journal of African Economies, 24(Sup 1), i32-i45 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jae/eju028
Publisher Keywords:	Sub-Saharan Africa, cross-border banking, firms’ access to bank finance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Departments:	Bayes Business School > Finance

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