Financial Access and Stability : A Road Map for the Middle East and North Africa

The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been recovering from the global financial crisis, but the recent political turmoil has interrupted the pace of credit and output recovery in many countries. The political turmoil in the MENA region reveals deep-seated frustrations and a sense of political, social, and economic exclusion, especially among the youth.The relatively weak growth performance reflects a combination of insufficient reforms and weak reform implementation, including financial sector reforms. The structural weaknesses of financial sectors imply that access to

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Rocha, Roberto Rezende
Other Persons:	Arvai, Zsofia (contributor) ; Farazi, Subika (contributor)
Publisher:	Washington : World Bank Publications
Subject:	Finanzsektor \| Financial sector \| Finanzkrise \| Financial crisis \| MENA-Staaten \| MENA countries
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (368 p.)
Series:	Mena Development Report
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Main Objectives and Structure of This Report; The Region's Weak Growth and Employment Performance and Its Main Causes; The Region's Long-Run Growth Agenda and the Role of the Financial Sector; The Region's Excessively Bank-Based and Undiversified Financial Systems; Large Banking Systems but Poor Access Outcomes; Main Factors Limiting Access to Finance in the Region; A Roadmap for Expanding Access and Preserving Stability; Notes; References; Chapter One: Introduction The Main Lessons of the Global Financial Crisis for the Middle East and North AfricaThe Fragile Recovery and Long-Run Financial Development Agenda; Main Objectives and Approach of the Report; Building Blocks of the Report; Structure of the Report; Notes; References; Chapter Two: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis and Regional Political Instability on Regional Financial Systems; Impact on Regional Equity and Bond Markets; Impact on Regional Banking Systems; Challenges to the Fragile Credit and Output Recovery; Notes; References Chapter Three: The Size and Structure of Regional Financial SystemsA Bird's Eye View of MENA's Financial Systems; International Comparison of Financial Systems; Notes; References; Chapter Four: Do Financial Systems in the Region Provide Access?; Enterprise-Level Indicators of Access; Bank-Level Indicators of Access; Microcredit Outreach; Access to Other Financial Services; Notes; References; Chapter Five: Main Factors Limiting Access to Finance; Main Factors Hindering Access to Finance; Policy Interventions to Expand Access: Have They Been Effective?; Summing Up; Notes; References Chapter Six: Financial InfrastructureCredit Reporting Systems; Collateral Regimes; Insolvency Regimes; Notes; References; Chapter Seven: The Banking System: The Challenge of Expanding Access to Finance While Preserving Stability; Structure of MENA Banking Systems; Performance of Banking Systems; Resilience of Banking Systems; Main Regulatory and Supervisory Issues; Notes; References; Chapter Eight: Why Have Nonbank Financial Institutions Not Developed in the Region?; The Insurance Sector; Pension Funds; Mutual Funds; Leasing; Factoring; Notes; References; Chapter Nine: Capital Markets Fixed-Income MarketsEquity Markets; Notes; References; Chapter Ten: An Agenda for Financial Development with Financial Stability; Main Elements of the Proposed Agenda; First Things First: Strengthening Financial Infrastructure; Strengthening Bank Competition; Developing Nonbanking Financial Institutions; Developing Capital Markets; Improving the Provision of Long-Term Finance; Improving the Effectiveness of Policy Interventions; The Financial Stability Agenda; Notes; References; Appendixes; A Statistical Benchmarking; B Stock Price Synchronicity; C Statistical Appendix; Boxes 1.1 Financial Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa
ISBN:	978-0-8213-8835-8 ; 978-0-8213-8856-3 ; 978-0-8213-8835-8
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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