Financial Development Benefits of Banking Sector Globalization in Africa: Is There a Cross-border Banking Threshold Effect?
| dc.contributor.author | Christian Lambert Nguena | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sostella Arida Tchouala Feutsa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-27T09:18:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-27T09:18:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Banking globalization’s effects on financial development in Africa are challenging to define, even without considering financial crises. By utilizing panel data and threshold regression techniques on a comprehensive database covering 47 Sub-Saharan African countries and 429 commercial banks from 1996 to 2020, we examine the non-linear impact between banking globalization and financial development, mainly to detect at what level a country should accept cross-border banking phenomenon. The statistical analysis reveals a non-linear impact of banking globalization on financial development, which remains consistent across different proxies and estimation methods. This fundamental finding enabled us to identify the threshold point and distinguish various regimes using panel threshold regression techniques. The findings confirm a U-shaped relationship, where the negative impact of cross-border banking activity is present but becomes positive after surpassing a threshold of -28.15. Subpar levels of banking globalization yield unfavorable outcomes in terms of consumption smoothing, volatility reduction, and overall financial sector development. To benefit from banking globalization, each country should ensure that cross-border banking activity exceeds the threshold of -28.15. Additional recommendations are discussed in the main text. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/4083 | |
| dc.publisher | AERC | |
| dc.title | Financial Development Benefits of Banking Sector Globalization in Africa: Is There a Cross-border Banking Threshold Effect? |