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Theme: Applied Research in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Banking, and Insurance in Africa
The African Finance Association in partnership with Africagrowth Institute, Chartered Institute of Development Finance, the Development Finance Centre (University of Cape Town), other African Universities and financial, accounting, banking & research institutions, will be hosting the 20th Annual African Finance Association Conference on the 21-22 May 2024. This 2-day conference will bring together academics, doctoral students, practitioner researchers in financial, accounting, economic, banking and insurance sector and practitioners throughout Africa and beyond to discuss issues impacting on financial, accounting, finance, banking and insurance sectors in Africa.
The conference will focus (not exclusively) on the following:
Topics will include issues around the following
Topics will include issues around the following |
- Emerging Stock Markets Research
- Microfinance
- Emerging Corporae Finance
- Commodities Markets Research
- Emerging Bond Markets Research
- Trade Finance
- Environmental Finance
- Responsible Investment
- Development Accounting
- Development Economics
- Agricultural Finance
- Capital Adequacy & Planning: Exploring the future for capital in the banking sector
- Export Finance
- Insurance Finance in Africa
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- Emerging Banking Research;
- Corporate Governance
- Regulatory Issues in Africa;
- SME Finance;
- Issues on the Basel Accord;
- FDI and Portfolio Investment in Africa;
- Financial Risk Management in Emerging Markets;
- Other areas of Development Finance and Economics
- Islamic Finance
- Financial Inclusion
- Credit Risk Analysis
- Retail banking in Africa
- Growth of mobile banking in Africa
- Corporate Finance and Investments
- Value Chain Finance
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Scientific Committee |
- Prof. Kalu Ojah (Wits)
- Prof. Mills Soko (Univ. of Cape Town)
- Prof. Charles Adjasi (University of Stellenbosch)
- Prof. Kwaku Opong (University of Glasgow)
- Dr. O.O Othata (University of Bostwana)
- Prof. Smile Dube (California State University, Sacramento)
- Prof Eskandar Tooma (The American University in Cairo)
- Dr. Kenneth Mwenda, (World Bank)
- Dr. Rose Ngugi (KIPPRA, Kenya)
- Prof. Joel Eita (University of Johannesburg)
- Dr. Esman Nyamongo (Central Bank of Kenya)
- Dr. Maureen Were (Central Bank of Kenya)
- Dr. Adeleke Salami (African Development Bank)
- Dr. Frances Obafemi (University of Calabar, Nigeria)
- Dr. Michael Olagunju (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria)
- Dr. Odongo Kodongo (University of Witwatersrand)
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- Prof. Nicholas Biekpe (University of Cape Town & Africagrowth Institute)
- Prof. Nicholas Odhiambo (UNISA)
- Prof. Matthew Ocran (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)
- Dr. John Mutenyo (Brookings Institute, USA)
- Prof Sheriffdeen Tella (Olabisi Onabanjo University)
- Prof Franklin Michello (Middle Tennessee State University)
- Dr. Lucas Njoroge (Central Bank of Kenya)
- Dr. Roseline Misati (Central Bank of Kenya)
- Dr. Moses Sichei (Central Bank of Kenya)
- Dr. Anne Kamau (Central Bank of Kenya)
- Dr. Moses Kiptui (KSMS Research Centre, Kenya)
- Prof. Heinz Klingelhofer (Tshwane University of Technology)
- Dr. Sephooko Motelle (Central Bank of Lesotho)
- Dr. Michael Adebiyi (Central Bank of Nigeria)
- Dr. Zwelakhe Tshandu (Development Bank of Southern Africa)
- Dr. Anthony Coleman (Afreximbank)
- Dr. Patricia Makoni (University of South Africa)
- Prof. Abdul Latif Alhassan (University of Cape Town)
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The African Finance Association is affiliated to several flagship journals including African Finance Journal, Review of Development Finance and Africagrowth Agenda. The African Finance Journal is IBSS, Scopus, and Econlit listed and accredited by the South African governments and Department of Education for subsidy purpose. Review of Development Finance is also Scopus, Econlit, WoS, CABS and IBSS listed and accredited by the South African governments and Department of Education for subsidy purpose.
Certificate of participation will be issued to all authors. In addition to this, all abstracts will be published as conference proceedings on our website.
DEADLINES
Deadline for the submission of abstracts and full registration (including payment of conference fees) is strictly not later than 1 April 2024
CO-ORDINATION
The Conference organizing committee includes: Professor Nicholas Biekpe (Conference Chair), Dina Potgieter (Executive Manager)
All scientific questions to be addressed to Professor Biekpe: nicholas@africagrowth.com
Abstract, paper submission and all other questions: Dina Potgieter: dina@africagrowth.com