Sub-Saharan Africa (Record no. 65793)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02323nam a2200385 a 4500 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Gulde, Anne-Marie. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | [Washintgon, D.C.] : |
| Name of publisher | International Monetary Fund, |
| Year of publication | c2006. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii, 49 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Financial sectors in low-income sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are among the world's least developed. In fact, assets in most low-income African countries are smaller than those held by a single medium-sized bank in an industrial country. The absence of deep, efficient financial markets seriously challenges policy making, hinders poverty alleviation, and constrains growth. This book argues that building efficient and sound financial sectors in SSA countries will improve Africa's economic prospects. Based on a review of the key features of financial systems, it discusses the main obstacles and challenges that financial structures pose for SSA economies and recommends steps that could address major shortcomings in implementing the reform agenda. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Finance |
| Topical Term | Financial institutions |
| Topical Term | Financial services industry |
| Topical Term | Monetary policy |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pattillo, Catherine A. |
| Personal name | Christensen, Jakob. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10300268 |
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