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Financial Markets of the Middle East and North Africa: The Past and Present

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  • Yochanan Shachmurove

    (Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, and City College of the City University of New York)

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The recent political developments in the Middle East have prompted increased scrutiny of the economies of the nations lying in this region. Over the past few months, the financial markets of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been affected by the speculations that existed before the war in Iraq as well as its subsequent repercussions. Factors such as lagging domestic, political reforms, government interference, and inflexible monetary and fiscal policies remain obstacles to privatization, globalization, and foreign investment in MENA economies. As the economies enter the post-war recovery phase, reform of financial markets seems necessary to accelerate economic growth.

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  • Yochanan Shachmurove, 2003. "Financial Markets of the Middle East and North Africa: The Past and Present," PIER Working Paper Archive 03-017, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
    • Handle: RePEc:pen:papers:03-017
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    Cited by:

    1. Jeffrey Cohen & Lori Holder-Webb & Samer Khalil, 2017. "A Further Examination of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance on Investment Decisions," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 146(1), pages 203-218, November.
    2. Mohamed Abdelaziz Eissa & Georgios Chortareas & Andrea Cipollini, 2010. "Stock Returns and Exchange Rate Volatility Spillovers in the MENA Region," Journal of Emerging Market Finance, Institute for Financial Management and Research, vol. 9(3), pages 257-284, December.

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    Keywords

    Middle East and North African (MENA) Emerging Financial Markets; Bahrain; Egypt; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Morocco; Oman; Tunisia; Turkey; Foreign Direct Investment; Globalization and Growth; Iraq War; Gulf War; Macroeconomic and Financial Indicators;
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    JEL classification:

    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • E1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models
    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • N2 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies

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