02123cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006085 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451873603 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Adelegan, Olatundun Janet. What Determines Bond Market Development in Sub-Saharan Africa? / Olatundun Janet Adelegan, Bozena Radzewicz-Bak. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (33 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 study empirically analyzes the determinants of bond market development in a cross section of 23 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries between 1990 and 2008. It considers the stage of development and the size of the bond market, as well as the historical, structural, institutional and macroeconomic factors driving bond market development in SSA. The study finds that the savings constraint is a key impediment to domestic bond markets development as well as financial market deepening, as it results in a low level of financial intermediation by the banks. Overall, the results show that a confluence of factors matters for the development of domestic bond markets in SSA; these include structure of the economy, investment profile, law and order, size of the banking sector, the level of economic development, and various macroeconomic factors. Policy implications include increased efforts to strengthen the investment environment and the need for a regional approach to bond market development. Mode of access: Internet Radzewicz-Bak, Bozena. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/213 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2009/213/001.2009.issue-213-en.xml IMF e-Library