Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a financial economist, Professor of Finance and former Dean of the University of Ghana Business School. He is an External Fellow at the Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London and has held Visiting Scholar positions at the IMF. He is also an Afreximbank Research Fellow and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana.

• Part I: Overview of Development Finance Institutions and National Development Banks.- Chapter 1: Introduction to National Development Banks.- Chapter 2: Overview of Development Finance Institutions.- Chapter 3: Theoretical Perspectives and Rationale for National Development Banks.- Part II. Contemporary Roles of National Development Banks.- Chapter 4: Contemporary Roles, Contributions and Challenges of National Development Banks.- Chapter 5: Agricultural Financing in Africa: The Role of National Development Banks.- Chapter 6: Financing Infrastructure Development in Africa: The Role of National Development Banks.- Chapter 7: National Development Banks and Sustainable Development.- Chapter 8: National Development Banks and Climate Finance.- Part III:  Business Models, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Impact Evaluation.- Chapter 9: Business Models of National Development Banks.- Chapter 10: Monitoring and Evaluation, and Impact Evaluation.- Part IV:  Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Regulation.- Chapter 11: Corporate Governance of National Development Banks.- Chapter 12: Risk Management of National Development Banks.- Chapter 13: Regulation and Supervision of National Development Banks.- Part V:  Case Studies on National Development Banks in Africa.- Chapter 14: Ghana’s System of National Development Banks: The Case of Ghana Export-Import Bank.- Chapter 15: Uganda’s Experience with National Development Banks: The Case of Uganda Development Bank Limited.- Chapter 16: The System of National Development Banks in South Africa: Development Bank of Southern Africa.

Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a financial economist, Professor of Finance and former Dean of the University of Ghana Business School. He is an External Fellow at the Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London and has held Visiting Scholar positions at the IMF. He is also an Afreximbank Research Fellow and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana.

• Part I: Overview of Development Finance Institutions and National Development Banks.- Chapter 1: Introduction to National Development Banks.- Chapter 2: Overview of Development Finance Institutions.- Chapter 3: Theoretical Perspectives and Rationale for National Development Banks.- Part II. Contemporary Roles of National Development Banks.- Chapter 4: Contemporary Roles, Contributions and Challenges of National Development Banks.- Chapter 5: Agricultural Financing in Africa: The Role of National Development Banks.- Chapter 6: Financing Infrastructure Development in Africa: The Role of National Development Banks.- Chapter 7: National Development Banks and Sustainable Development.- Chapter 8: National Development Banks and Climate Finance.- Part III:  Business Models, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Impact Evaluation.- Chapter 9: Business Models of National Development Banks.- Chapter 10: Monitoring and Evaluation, and Impact Evaluation.- Part IV:  Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Regulation.- Chapter 11: Corporate Governance of National Development Banks.- Chapter 12: Risk Management of National Development Banks.- Chapter 13: Regulation and Supervision of National Development Banks.- Part V:  Case Studies on National Development Banks in Africa.- Chapter 14: Ghana’s System of National Development Banks: The Case of Ghana Export-Import Bank.- Chapter 15: Uganda’s Experience with National Development Banks: The Case of Uganda Development Bank Limited.- Chapter 16: The System of National Development Banks in South Africa: Development Bank of Southern Africa.