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Focusses on financial developments in the MENA region, emphasizing the role of stock markets and portfolio flows, foreign direct investments and private and public savings in the growth and development experience of the region. This volume addresses the role commercial banks played in channelling funds from savings to investments.
List of contents
Introduction (S. Neaime, N. Colton). Part I Savings, investments and portfolio and FDI flows in MENA 1. Portfolio diversification and financial integration of MENA stock markets (S. Neaime). 2. Foreign direct investment in Tunisia: Role of the free trade agreement with the European Union (M. A. Chemingui, N. Colton). 3. Institutional investors, contractual savings and capital markets development in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia (W. Grais, D. Vittas). 4. Financial liberalization, saving, investment and growth in Middle East countries. (A. Lachen). 5. Determinants of private savings in the Middle East and North Africa. (K. M. Ozcan, Y. Z. Ozcan). Part II Commercial banking in the Middle East 6. Profitability and risk management in banking: A comparative analysis for selected MENA countries. (S. Hakim, S. Neaim
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Focusses on financial developments in the MENA region, emphasizing the role of stock markets and portfolio flows, foreign direct investments and private and public savings in the growth and development experience of the region. This volume addresses the role commercial banks played in channelling funds from savings to investments.
