Understanding the Growth of African Financial Markets /

This paper examines empirically the determinants of financial market development in Africa with an emphasis on banking systems and stock markets. The results show that income level, creditor rights protection, financial repression, and political risk are the main determinants of banking sector devel...

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Glavni autor: Andrianaivo, Mihasonirina
Daljnji autori: Yartey, Charles Amo
Format: Žurnal
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/182
Online pristup:Full text available on IMF
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