ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPERVISION OF FINANCIAL CONGLOMERATES
In Collaboration with West Africa Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM)
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Participants:
Members of the College of Suppervisors of West Africa Monetary Zone (CSWAMZ).
23 delegates (heads of banking supervision, senior economists and researchers) from the following central banks, regulatory institutions and think
tanks in the West African Sub region:
- The Bank of Ghana
- The Central Bank of Nigeria
- Bank of Sierra Leone
- Central Bank of Liberia
- Central Bank of Guinea
- Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
- Commission Bancaire
- West African Monetary Agency (WAMA)
- West African Monetary Institute (WAMI)
Objectives:
The aim of the course is to discuss key issues affecting the West African sub-region in the area of establishment,
regulation and supervision of bank and financial holding companies, particular to share international experiences from other jurisdictions around
the world and provide valuable inputs into how the sub-region can effectively establish holding companies as well as carry out consolidated
supervision of existing banks and holding companies in the sub-region. The aim is to curb the numerous kinds of risks facing consolidated
entities in the sub-region – namely contagion risk, regulatory arbitrage, autonomy risk, transparency risk and concentration risks amongst others.
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