POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF FINANCE 4.0 ON THE EMPLOYMENT IN EAST AFRICA

Imre Vida (), Endre Spaller () and Laszlo Vasa ()
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Imre Vida: PhD Student Szent István University, Hungary
Endre Spaller: PhD Student Széchenyi István University, Hungary
Laszlo Vasa: Habilitation in economics, Research Professor Széchenyi István University, Hungary Two of the five fastest-growing economies in the world were in the East African region in 2019. The region’s share within the economic growth of Africa rose from less than 20% in 2018 to more than 32% in 2019. Despite the difficulties in 2020 the eastern part of Africa seems to be keeping its status as the continent’s fastest-growing region. Digitalization and the connected structural transformation is one of the main drivers of growth in the services sector worldwide. In this study we analyze the status and movements of industry 4.0 and Finance 4.0 developments and their effects on the employment in the East African region. We found three main approaches based on the literature sources on Africa’s future industrial development ways. In case of finance 4.0, countries like Uganda or Kenya reached considerable results in financial inclusion; thus, East African economies and societies now have an improved access to international financial markets. Another significant development is East Africa’s status as global leader in mobile money services, increasing broad access to financial services. With the help of digital solutions, entrepreneurs and businesses can reconsider their business models which can be more competitive, sustainable, and better connected to other sectors of the economy. In this paper we investigated the macro- and micro-level effects of the digitalization on the employment and identified the possible scenarios. Our conclusion is that with affordable and stable finance 4.0 solutions and a strong institutional framework, East African enterprises can reduce poverty, increase employment and stimulate inclusive growth.Abstract:

Economy and Sociology, 2020, issue 2, 29-42

Keywords: finance 4.0; East-Africa; employment; financial inclusion; industry 4.0; mobile money. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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