In order to investigate the impact of financial market liberalization on economic growth in the MENA region, we need to replace our contribution in the economic growth literature. Our project is related to the literature on policy impacting growth rather than the debate on quot;convergencequot;...

The paper studies Egypt's financial structure and its relation to total factor productivity (TFP) during the 1974–2002 period. It first highlights Egypt's economic performance; and then focuses on the main features of its financial sector: the banking system and the securities market. The effect...