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Basel Capital Requirements and Credit Crunch in the MENA Region
Naceur, Sami Ben; Kandil, Magda E. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
covering 1989–2004 for banks in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia. The results provide clear support for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142023
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Spillovers From Europe Into Morocco and Tunisia
Florea, Daniel; Toujas-Bernate, Joël; Bock, Reinout De - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
growth in Morocco and Tunisia. For Tunisia, exports and, to a much lesser extent, tourism appear to be the major transmission …This paper examines the economic and financial linkages between Morocco and Tunisia and their European partners. Using … channels. In Morocco, exports, remittances and tourism play relatively equal roles. An analysis with sectoral data supports …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727792
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The Economics of Political Transitions; Implications for the Arab Spring
Khandelwal, Padamja; Roitman, Agustin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Over the past two years, ongoing political transitions in many Arab countries have led to social unrest and an economic downturn. This paper examines comparable historical episodes of political instability to derive implications for the near- and medium-term economic outlook in the Arab...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242232
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Middle East Transitions: A Long, Hard Road
Yusuf, Shahid - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Since the onset of the Arab Spring, economic uncertainty in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen (Arab …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142081
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Does Public-Sector Employment Fully Crowd Out Private-Sector Employment?
Behar, Alberto; Mok, Junghwan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Middle East, North Africa, Caucasus and Central Asia. These countries simultaneously display high unemployment rates, low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790351
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The Global Impact of the Systemic Economies and MENA Business Cycles
Cashin, Paul; Mohaddes, Kamiar; Raissi, Mehdi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
States) to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as well as outward spillovers from a GDP shock in the Gulf …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790399
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Making the Most of Public Investment in MENA and CCA Oil-Exporting Countries
Albino-War, Maria A; Cerovic, Svetlana; Grigoli, Francesco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Over the past decade, rising oil prices have translated into high levels of public investment in most MENA and CCA oil exporters. This has prompted questions about the efficiency of public investment in generating growth and closing infrastructure gaps, as well as concerns about fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105405
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The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-Examined; Do All Countries Benefit Equally?
Barajas, Adolfo; Chami, Ralph; Yousefi, Reza - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
heterogeneity; it is generally smaller in oil exporting countries; in certain regions, such as the Middle East and North Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242300
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Credit Constraints, Political Instability, and Capital Accumulation
Herrala, Risto; Ariss, Rima Turk - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
from Middle-East and North Africa (MENA), empirical findings point to a large and significant effect of credit conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142025
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Are Banks Really Lazy? Evidence from Middle East and North Africa
Gray, Simon; Karam, Philippe D; Ariss, Rima Turk - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Africa (MENA) CBs play an active role in view of their size that is very large with respect to their economies compared to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142073