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Financial depth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been uneven over the last two decades. The WAEMU countries are lagging behind other regions, particularly the High Growth Non-oil Exporters (HGNOEs) group. We use two complementary methodologies to compare the two groups of countries. In a panel of...
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comparator block in the Eastern Caribbean. Using bank-level data, we find that countries with a high level of operating costs, a … operating costs are associated with low measures of institutional quality and a small size of bank operations. We find support …
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This study empirically analyzes the determinants of bond market development in a cross section of 23 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries between 1990 and 2008. It considers the stage of development and the size of the bond market, as well as the historical, structural, institutional and...
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This study analyzes the impact of regional cross-listing of stocks on the depth of the stock markets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It analyzes data from 1990 to 2007 for a panel of 13 stock markets in SSA countries, only some of which have regional cross-listings. Using event study methodology,...
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This study discusses issues of access to bank credit in Sub-Saharan Africa, and examines measures that could help … facilitate access by the private sector to bank credit. It reviews in particular obstacles to credit small- and medium … an institutional environment more supportive of credit activity. It also reviews bank interest rate spreads and profit …
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Эволюция роли банков на рынке ценных бумаг определялась логикой развития экономики как отдельных стран, так и мировой экономики. Существующие подходы к...
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since the Reserve Bank published an article on this subject. …
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The paper urges that Mozambique would need to develop a more competitive and inclusive financial system, address the failure of the market to make credit available for SMEs and farmers, and establish credit guarantee schemes to channel credit to priority sectors and disadvantaged groups.
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