In this study, we examine the benefits of financial integrations in four of Africa regional trade blocs: COMESA, ECCAS, CEN-SAD and ECOWAS. We regress de-jure and de-facto indices of financial integration on growth outcome using the dynamic system generalised method of moment and pooled mean...

The author gives a survey of the major regional economic groupings within the OIC, assesses their wanting achievements and studies the reasons for this state of affairs. He formulates policy options in order to move the OIC closer to an Islamic Common Market. This Market "should endeavour to...