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Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa »
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557756251.071
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region have unprecedented opportunities for transforming their economies through accelerated economic growth, but the countries themselves must ensure the necessary con...
The Nordic Banking Crises »
Source: The Nordic Banking Crises : Pitfalls in Financial Liberalization?
Volume/Issue: 1995/61
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Burkhard Drees , and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1995
ISBN: 9781451848113
Keywords: banking, bank lending, financial liberalization, savings bank, financial system
This paper examines the recent banking crises in Finland, Norway and Sweden in an attempt to draw some policy conclusions from their experiences. In all three countries, the timing of deregulation coincided with a...
The Bank and the Environment: Questions & Answers »
Source: Finance & Development, September 1989
Volume/Issue: 26/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1989
ISBN: 9781451952032
Keywords: financial systems, financial institutions, financial liberalization, financial markets, domestic financial systems
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...
Issues in Interest Rate Management and Liberalization1/ »
Source: Issues in Interest Rate Management and Liberalization
Volume/Issue: 1990/12
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1990
ISBN: 9781451925333
Keywords: interest rates, interest rate liberalization, money market, financial markets, financial intermediaries
This paper discusses the transition strategy from administratively set interest rates to market rates. Despite worldwide trends toward financial liberalization, few monetary authorities are prepared to accept as re...
1 Reform and Growth »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Unprecedented opportunities have opened up for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to transform their economies through accelerated economic growth. The opportunities are many and...
2 Investment and Growth »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
How to achieve a better economic growth is the major economic policy challenge facing the countries of MENA. Sustained high growth is needed to improve living standards, reduce unemployment, and provide jobs...
3 Fiscal Structure and Reform »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Governments in the countries of the MENA region have traditionally played a dominant role in their economies, especially in terms of the resources that they command, their contribution to output, and their i...
4 Financial Structure and Reforms »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Strong and dynamic modern financial institutions and systems are important prerequisites for MENA countries to compete in the global economy and achieve full integration into world financial markets. While m...
5 Adjusting to the New Realities »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
The MENA region, with the exception of the GCC countries, remains one of the most protectionist in the world. Furthermore, despite the remarkable growth in international trade over the past few decades, MENA...
Back Matter »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region have unprecedented opportunities for transforming their economies through accelerated economic growth, but the countries themselves must ensure the necessary con...