Departmental Papers Volume 2021 Issue 014: Resolving Nonperforming Loans in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis (2021)

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Resolving Nonperforming Loans in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis

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Luc Eyraud

Luc Eyraud
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Irina Bunda

Irina Bunda
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Mr. Tarak Jardak

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Rasmané Ouedraogo

Rasmané Ouedraogohttps://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396, International Monetary Fund

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Zhangrui Wang

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Torsten Wezel

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Series:: Departmental Papers

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2021: Issue 014

Publication Date:: 08 Jun 2021

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513576510.087

ISBN:: 9781513576510

ISSN:: 2616-5333

Pages:: 84

Keywords:: Nonperforming loans; credit risk; banking sector; Africa; Covid-19; default (finance); NPL ratio; resolution strategy; reduction target; NPL portfolio; ratios in SSA country; NPL write-off; removing legacy NPL; management strategy; Loans; Credit; Distressed assets; Financial soundness indicators; Sub-Saharan Africa; South Asia; West Africa

Legal-disclaimer:: The Departmental Paper Series presents research by IMF staff on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Series:: Departmental Papers

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2021: Issue 014

Language:: English

Publication Date:: 08 Jun 2021

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513576510.087

ISBN:: 9781513576510

ISSN:: 2616-5333

Pages:: 84

Keywords:: Nonperforming loans; credit risk; banking sector; Africa; Covid-19; default (finance); NPL ratio; resolution strategy; reduction target; NPL portfolio; ratios in SSA country; NPL write-off; removing legacy NPL; management strategy; Loans; Credit; Distressed assets; Financial soundness indicators; Sub-Saharan Africa; South Asia; West Africa

Legal-disclaimer:: The Departmental Paper Series presents research by IMF staff on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

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Sub-Saharan African countries are facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis that is likely to severely hurt credit quality and raise non-performing loans from already high levels. Banks have a critical role to play not only during the crisis by providing temporarily relief to businesses and households, but also during the recovery by supporting economic activity and facilitating the structural transformations engaged by the pandemic.

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