Africas financial systems face challenges across many dimensions as discussed in the report financing africa through the crisis and beyond the analysis in that report was based partly on several detailed background papers that are included in this volume the next six chapters are written by experts in their respective areas and provide an in depth analysis of these challenges and present . Financial sector development in africa opportunities and challenges directions in development washington dc world bank doi 101596 978 0 8213 9628 5 license creative commons attribution cc by 30 translations if you create a translation of this work please add the following disclaimer along with the attribution. Financial sector development in africa opportunities and challenges financial sector development in africa opportunities and challenges toggle navigation who we are leadership organization and history with 189 member countries staff from more than 170 countries and offices in over 130 locations the world bank group is a unique global partnership five institutions working for . Home directions in development finance financial sector development in africa no access directions in development finance 13 oct 2013 financial sector development in africa opportunities and challenges authors editors thorsten beck samuel munzele maimbo thorsten beck search for more papers by this author samuel munzele maimbo search for more papers by this author https doiorg . Downloadable africas financial systems face challenges across many dimensions as discussed in the report financing africa through the crisis and beyond the analysis in that report was based partly on several detailed background papers that are included in this volume the next six chapters are written by experts in their respective areas and provide an in depth analysis of these