This Selected Issues paper on Uganda discusses the progress toward harmonization of capital account regulations and capital market integration. A unified East African Community financial market would offer several benefits to the regional economy. It would expand the opportunities for savings...

This paper examines the economic importance of stock markets in Africa. It discusses policy options for promoting the development of the stock market in Africa. The results of the paper show that the stock markets have contributed to the financing of the growth of large corporations in certain...

This paper examines the role financial markets play in the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic development. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents can either work for the foreign company or undertake entrepreneurial...

Am 22. und 23. März 2007 findet die CESifo International Spring Conference statt. Hauptthema der Veranstaltung ist die Verfassung der Finanzmärkte in einem Umfeld sich abschwächenden weltwirtschaftlichen Wachstums. Was sind die Risikopotentiale nach Jahren ohne nennenswerte Krisen angesichts...