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Financial Development and Survival of African Agri-Food Exports
Jaud, Melise - 2017
This paper investigates the link between export survival of agri-food products and financial development. It tests the hypothesis that financial development differentially affects the survival of exports across products based on their need of external finance. The authors test whether exports of...
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Resolving the African Financial Development Gap : Cross-Country Comparisons and a Within-Country Study of Kenya
Allen, Franklin - 2017
that population density appears to be considerably more important for banking sector development in Africa than elsewhere …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974025
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Financial Development in Latin America and the Caribbean : Stylized Facts and the Road Ahead
Didier, Tatiana - 2017
The paper documents the major trends in financial development in Latin America and the Caribbean since the early 1990s. The paper compares trends in Latin America and the Caribbean with those in Asia, Eastern Europe, and advanced countries and compares countries within Latin America and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974057
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Job Growth and Finance : Are Some Financial Institutions Better Suited to Early Stages of Development than Others?
Cull, Robert - 2017
This paper combines firm-level data from 89 countries with updated country-level data on financial structure, and uses two estimation approaches. It finds that in low-income countries, labor growth is swifter in countries with a higher level of private credit/gross domestic product; the positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975631
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The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli - 2017
This paper examines the evolving importance of banks and securities markets during the process of economic development. As economies develop, they increase their demand for the services provided by securities markets relative to those provided by banks, such that securities markets become...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975752
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Financial Inclusion in Africa : An Overview
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli - 2017
This paper summarizes financial inclusion across Africa. First, it provides a brief overview of the African financial … in Africa that use formal and informal financial services and identify the barriers to formal account ownership. Next, it … Africa compares with small and medium enterprises in other developing regions in terms of account ownership and availability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975192
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On Financial Development and Economic Growth in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Mohieldin, Mahmoud - 2019
This paper discusses the evolution of the Egyptian banking sector and the main trends in financial development in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The paper examines empirically the relationship between the development of the financial sector and economic growth in Egypt between 1980 and 2016. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859532
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Financial Development, Exchange Rate Regimes, and Growth Dynamics
Kassa, Woubet - 2018
This paper utilizes data for African countries to analyze the extent to which financial development affects the dynamics of the relationship between exchange rate flexibility and economic growth. The findings indicate that financial development exerts a positive influence on the relationship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912272
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Benchmarking Financial Systems : Introducing the Financial Possibility Frontier
Beck, Thorsten - 2017
Across the world, supply for financial services rarely matches the demand, given multiple market frictions. This paper discusses the concept of the financial possibilities frontier as a constrained optimum to categorize different problems of shallow financial markets or unsustainable expansion....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973979
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Financial Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa : Analysis and Roadmap Recommendations
Pearce, Douglas - 2017
The paper provides an assessment of the state of financial inclusion in the MENA region, and identifies constraints, opportunities, and priorities for significantly improving access to finance. Practical recommendations for improving financial inclusion are outlined. Firstly, governments could...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976082