In the short term, it can also provide an opportunity to achieve, through the renewal of the bodies, a lowering of the average age and duration of terms of the members. In calibrating the regulation, account was taken of the request by small banks for graduality in reaching the target quota, given the greater gap these banks must bridge.
In 2018, the index increased its coverage to include Angola, Cameroun and  Senegal, which brings to twenty the number of African countries covered. Over the years, there have been new initiatives and policies by the countries covered under the survey that have led to growth in their Financial Markets and consequently, in the wider African financial sector.