Banking in Sub-Saharan Africa : What Went Wrong? /

The purpose of this paper is to study the origins of banking crises in sub-Saharan Africa, drawing upon the experience of ten countries during the period 1985-95. It examines, in particular, which factors were the most important sources of these crises. The conclusions underscore that the banking cr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Le Gall, Francoise
Other Authors: Daumont, Roland, Leroux, Francois
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/055
Online Access:Full text available on IMF