Event Summary
African banks are adapting to a changing environment that includes climate risk, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, major concerns over financial inclusion, new technology-enabled possibilities, and the emergence of banking groups that operate across African borders. These trends represent a complex mix of challenges and opportunities for prudential authorities.
Joining this episode of Financial Statements were:
HOST
Nicolas Véron
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
GUESTS
- Elsie Addo Awadzi
Second Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana - Amadou Sy
Head of Central Africa Division 1, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Video
Event Materials
Document
Presentation: Elsie Addo Awadzi (1.33 MB)
Series
About This Series
Financial Statements is a biweekly virtual event series hosted by Nicolas Véron that explores changes in the world of finance, encompassing themes of financial services regulation, corporate finance and governance, systemic fragility and crises, and structural changes driving business and policy trends in the financial sector.