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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dana T. Redford (Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal)Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited ISBN: 9781787141872ISBN 10: 178714187 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 11 May 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction - Dana T. Redford PART 1: FRAMEWORK CHAPTERS 1. The Rise of Financial Services in Africa: an historical perspective - Grietjie Verhoef 2. High-Impact Entrepreneurship and its Importance in Sub-Saharan Africa - Dana T. Redford & Christian Wolf 3. Transforming Africa through Risk Management: Insurance Matters - Craig Churchill & Alice Merry 4. The Financial Ecosystem for High-Impact Entrepreneurship in French-Speaking sub-Saharan Africa - Colette A. Alla & Constant D. Beugré PART 2: CASE STUDIES OF HIGH-IMPACT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BANKING 5. Atlantico: A New Benchmark for Angolan Banking - Dana T. Redford 6. Equity Bank: From Humble Beginnings to Market Leader: A High-Impact Entrepreneurial Turnaround Story - David B. Zoogah & Christian Wolf 7: Fidelity: Ghana’s Banking Success Story - Kwaku Appiah-Adu & Christopher Boachie 8 Unico: a Unique Entrepreneurial Venture in Mozambique - Daniela Costa & Dana T. Redford PART 3: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS 9. Jaiz: the Birth of Non-interest Banking in Nigeria - Vrajlal Sapovadia 10. Impact Investing: Building a Better Africa - Artur Kochinyan & Dana T. Redford 11. From Harambee to Modern Crowdfunding: The Opportunities and Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa - Christian WolfReviewsContributed by business and other researchers from Africa, the US, and Europe, the 11 essays in this volume describe how entrepreneurial financial institutions have evolved in sub-Saharan Africa. They detail background on the history of the financial services sector in Africa, the importance of high-impact entrepreneurship, managing risk in entrepreneurship and the role of the insurance sector, and currency zones in French-speaking countries; case studies of high-impact entrepreneurial banks, including Fidelity Bank, Banco Atlantico, Banco Unico, and Equity Bank; and developments and trends in the financial sector that present potential opportunities, such as non-interest banking, impact investing, and crowdfunding. -- Annotation (c)2017 Ringgold Inc. * (protoview.com) * Contributed by business and other researchers from Africa, the US, and Europe, the 11 essays in this volume describe how entrepreneurial financial institutions have evolved in sub-Saharan Africa. They detail background on the history of the financial services sector in Africa, the importance of high-impact entrepreneurship, managing risk in entrepreneurship and the role of the insurance sector, and currency zones in French-speaking countries; case studies of high-impact entrepreneurial banks, including Fidelity Bank, Banco Atlantico, Banco Unico, and Equity Bank; and developments and trends in the financial sector that present potential opportunities, such as non-interest banking, impact investing, and crowdfunding. -- Annotation ©2017 Ringgold Inc. * (protoview.com) * Author InformationDana T. Redford, Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |