01764cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003623 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451861419 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Irving, Jacqueline. Regional Integration of Stock Exchanges in Eastern and Southern Africa : Progress and Prospects / Jacqueline Irving. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (41 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 This paper assesses whether regional cooperation and integration of stock exchanges in eastern and southern Africa could offer a way of overcoming impediments to the exchanges' development. The paper concludes that regional cooperation and, at a later stage, integration, if carried out at the right pace and in a pragmatic way, could improve the liquidity, efficiency, and competitiveness of these exchanges. Further progress in developing national financial markets must precede any actual moves to integrate securities markets. These exchanges could meanwhile benefit from closer cooperation, including by encouraging more crossborder listings and information/technology sharing. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/122 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2005/122/001.2005.issue-122-en.xml IMF e-Library