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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisison Microfinance and Policy Implications
Bella, Gabriel Di - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
The global financial crisis affected microfinance institutions (MFIs) as lending growth was constrained by scarcer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203545
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When the dragon awakes: Internationalisation of SMEs in China and implications for Europe
Hall, Chris - In: CESifo Forum 8 (2007) 2, pp. 29-34
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013097
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Regional Integration of Stock Exchanges in Eastern and Southern Africa; Progress and Prospects
Irving, Jacqueline - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper assesses whether regional cooperation and integration of stock exchanges in eastern and southern Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263689
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The Determinants of Stock Market Development in Emerging Economies; Is South Africa Different?
Yartey, Charles Amo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
can also explain the development of the stock market in South Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263854
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Short-Run Pain, Long-Run Gain; The Effects of Financial Liberalization
Schmukler, Sergio L.; Kaminsky, Graciela Laura - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
We examine the short- and long-run effects of financial liberalization on capital markets. To do so, we construct a new comprehensive chronology of financial liberalization in 28 mature and emerging market economies since 1973. We also construct an algorithm to identify booms and busts in stock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826221
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Understanding the Growth of African Financial Markets
Andrianaivo, Mihasonirina; Yartey, Charles Amo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper examines empirically the determinants of financial market development in Africa with an emphasis on banking … risk are the main determinants of banking sector development in Africa, and that stock market liquidity, domestic savings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528658
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The Composition Matters; Capital Inflows and Liquidity Crunch During a Global Economic Crisis
Tong, Hui; Wei, Shang-Jin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
We study whether capital flows affect the degree of credit crunch faced by a country's manufacturing firms during the 2007-09 crisis. Examining 3823 firms in 24 emerging countries, we find that the decline in stock prices was more severe for firms that are intrinsically more dependent on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528680
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International Investment Patterns
Lane, Philip R.; Milesi-Ferretti, Gian-Maria - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
The paper provides a systematic analysis of bilateral, source and host factors driving portfolio equity investment across countries, using newly-released data on international equity holdings at the end of 2001. It develops a model that links bilateral equity holdings to bilateral trade in goods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599398
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India's Financial Globalisation
Patnaik, Ila; Shah, Ajay - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
India embarked on reintegration with the world economy in the early 1990s. At first, a certain limited opening took place emphasising equity flows by certain kinds of foreign investors. This opening has had myriad interesting implications in terms of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839328
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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact
Zeller, Manfred (contributor); Meyer, Richard L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the … be done. Most microfinance institutions (MFIs) are still small and vulnerable to constraints on their resources and to … some MFIs. The overall goal was to clarify the conditions under which state investment in microfinance programs might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850584