Multi-regional agendas arising from multiple memberships in different regional groups can become an obstacle to broader regional integration. Is it not high time to bring all the various building blocs, like COMESA, SADC, WAEMU and others, together as part of one integrated programme to deliver on the vision of a United Africa that we have been pursuing for so long?
My own view is that the basic components of today’s system of financial intermediation continue to be the only reliable and efficient ones, but that the rough edges of the market-led system need better monitoring and in some cases repair.