01943cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006006 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451873290 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Andrianaivo, Mihasonirina. Understanding the Growth of African Financial Markets / Mihasonirina Andrianaivo, Charles Amo Yartey. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (40 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 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 development in Africa, and that stock market liquidity, domestic savings, banking sector development, and political risk are the main determinants of stock market development. We also find that liberalizing the capital account promotes financial market development only in countries with high incomes, well- developed institutions, or both. The powerful impacts of political risk on both banking sector and stock market development suggest that resolution of political risk may be important to the development of African financial markets. Mode of access: Internet Yartey, Charles Amo. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/182 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2009/182/001.2009.issue-182-en.xml IMF e-Library