"Compares financial sector reforms and their impact on economic growth and stability in selected countries of Latin America and Asia. Articles range from the quite specific (e.g., securities regulation in Thailand), to more general"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57

PART I: Overview of Banking and Finance -- 1. Introduction: An Overview of Africa’s Financial Systems -- PART II: FinTech, Financial Inclusion and Banking Sector Development -- 2. Inflation, Interest Rates and Exchange Rates in Africa -- 3. Bank Market Structure and Competition in Africa -- 4....

Developing Asia's financial depth as a whole compares favorably with other parts of the developing world, but there are wide variations across subregions and economies. This paper examines the key features and reform priorities of the financial systems in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Georgia, Mongolia,...