01847cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001463 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451847383 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kireyev, Alexei. Financial Reforms in Sudan : Streamlining Bank Intermediation / Alexei Kireyev. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (54 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper reviews the experience of financial reforms in Sudan with a view to assessing their macroeconomic impact and to shedding light on the question why such reforms have not yet brought about visible improvements in financial intermediation. The paper concludes that regardless of the progress achieved in recent years, deficiencies in the reform design, institutional weaknesses, shallow financial markets, shortcomings of the Islamic mode of finance, and strong seasonality remain key factors that constrain financial intermediation. Additional efforts, in particular in bank restructuring, credit instrument design, monetary policy management, and prudential regulation are needed to address the systemic problems of the financial sector and to make it capable of supporting private sector growth. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/053 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/053/001.2001.issue-053-en.xml IMF e-Library