Regional Financial Integration in Africar

Syllabus of the Subject: Regional Financial Integration in Africa.

Introduction to the Regional Financial Integration in Africa;
Trends in the African regional financial integration;
Case Study: The four largest African banking groups;
1. ECOBANK (Togo);
2. United Bank for Africa (Nigeria);
3. Standard Bank Group (South Africa);
4. BMCE BANK Group (Morocco).
Cross-border banking;
Mobile banking services;
Payment systems in Africa;
Risks from the cross-border banking in Africa;
Case Study: Vodafone Money Transfer (M-PESA) in Africa;
Capital markets development in Africa;
Regional Financial infrastructure;
History of the monetary cooperation in Africa;
Challenges of the CFA zone;
Case Study: the Monetary Cooperation Arrangements of the Regional Economic Communities (REC).

Sample:
Financial Integration in Africa:

African Economic Integration. Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate)

Online African Students (Masters, Doctorate, Foreign Trade, International Business)

The Subject “Regional financial integration in Africa” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate (DIB): African Business, World Trade.

Masters (MIB): Business in Africa, Transport in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Course: Regional Integration in Africa.

Learning materials in Courses, Masters, Doctorate in International Business and Foreign Trade in English or Study, Course Master Doctorate in International Business in French Intégration financière en Afrique Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Integración Financiera Africana Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese Integração financeira africana.

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Regional financial integration in Africa.

In general, the financial systems in Africa are limited (both in capacity and size) and not fully regional integrated, this cause high transactions cost and elevated levels of risk

A right financial infrastructure (legal framework, payment systems, credit registries...) can contribute to boost the intra-African trade and the economic growth;
One of the pillars of the African financial system is the Cross-border banking;
The four largest Banks in Africa are the ECOBANK (Togo), United Bank for Africa (Nigeria), Standard Bank Group (South Africa) and BMCE BANK Group (Morocco);
M-PESA is a money transfer system launched by Vodafone; PESA means MONEY in Swahili
1. In Africa, M-PESA is operative in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Egypt and Lesotho.
The JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) represents 65 percent of the total market capitalization in Africa;
SADC (Southern African Development Community), COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union), and CEMAC (Central African Economic and Monetary Community) are trying to harmonize their regional payment systems.

Economic Area of the African Civilization: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Eswatini (Swaziland), Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

EENI African Business Portal.

African Value Chains.

Masters and Doctorate in Global Business adapted to:

Southern African Students: Botswana, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Lesotho, Namibia, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Namibia, South Africa, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade South Africa Zambia (Study Master Doctorate, Foreign Trade, International Business) Zambia, and Zimbabwe, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Zimbabwe.

Western African Students: Gambia, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade The Gambia, Ghana, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Ghana, Liberia Online Master / Doctorate in International Business, Foreign Trade Liberia, Nigeria Doctorate, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Nigeria and Sierra Leone, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Sierra Leone.

Central African Students: Cameroon, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Cameroon and Rwanda, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Rwanda.

Northern African Students: Egypt, Masters, Doctorate, Courses, International Business, Foreign Trade Egypt and Libya.

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Jim Ovia
Jim Ovia, Nigerian Banker, Philanthropist (Nigeria, Master, Doctorate)

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Tony Elumelu
Tony Elumelu, Nigerian Banker, Businessman, Philanthropist (Nigeria) African capitalism

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Othman Benjelloun
Othman Benjellou (Muslim Moroccan Businessman, the richest men in Morocco) Al Wataniya (Insurance Company)