This paper investigates the growth effects of financial integration and financial deepening in selected SSA economies, using a panel dataset of 10 SSA countries from 1970-2012. We use ratio of net FDI inflow to GDP (proxy for financial integration), ratio of gross capital formation to GDP (proxy...

Abstract: Nowadays, the countries still face new challenges in sustaining their own financial systems, designing a credible regulatory framework, a better cooperation line and a solid cross-border crisis management. The aim of this paper is to underline the main sources of financial instability...

Abstract: The recent global financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in economic policy and financial structure on a national and international level. The aim of this paper is to underline how the present financial crisis affects the financial stability. The study is structured on chapters that...

The financial crisis has exposed the weaknesses in national and international economies, the disruption of the financial systems all over the world. The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of systemic risk management in the European Union (EU). Structured on two parts, the study...

The major objective of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationship between domestic credit and economic growth in Nigeria, using annual time series data from 1970 to 2012. In order to do this, the study employs KPSS unit root test, Johansen cointegration test, VAR modeling, impulse...

Since it is believed that having access to a broader base of capital is a key requirement for economic growth, then financial integration is necessary because it expedites flows of capital from developed economies with rich capital to developing economies like Nigeria with limited capital. The...