Sub-saharan Africa: Financial Sector Challenges

The financial sectors of low-income sub-Saharan Africa countries are among the world's least developed, and there is an urgent need to build efficient and sound financial markets in order to promote economic development, entrepreneurship and poverty reduction objectives. Based on a review of the key features of financial systems, this publication considers the main obstacles and challenges involved in implementing a financial reform agenda in order to improve the economic prospects of the region.