A comparative study of financial inclusion indicators in selected African countries

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulmumin, Biliqees Ayoola
dc.contributor.authorEtudaiye-Muthar, Oyebola Fatima
dc.contributor.authorJimoh, Taiye Abdulrasaq
dc.contributor.authorAbogun, Segun
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-21T11:59:55Z
dc.date.available2018-03-21T11:59:55Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractFinancial inclusion is regarded as a tool for poverty reduction and economic growth. To this end, African countries are working towards the dividends of financial inclusion. This is evidenced by different policies introduced to foster financial inclusion and the resultant increase in the financial inclusion indicators. In spite of the improvement in the indicators, the extent of financial inclusion is still low compared to other developing regions such as Asia. The study examines financial inclusion indicators in five African countries using descriptive statistics and further compare the level of improvement in each of the countries. The comparison revealed that South Africa recorded more growth in it' financial inclusion indicators compared to other countries in the study. Overall, the study concludes that the level of financial inclusion has improved in the region. The study, therefore, recommends that more efforts be put on policies that enhance the growth of financial inclusion indicators in Africa and the introduction of new policies that will strengthen the weak areas.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2408-5375
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/159
dc.publisherDepartment of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.en_US
dc.subjectFinancial Inclusionen_US
dc.subjectIndicatorsen_US
dc.subjectAfrican countriesen_US
dc.titleA comparative study of financial inclusion indicators in selected African countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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