Financial systems and mobilization of resources in Africa
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United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Economic and Social Policy Division;United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
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This publication presents summaries of selected papers along with a summary of the key recommendations of the meeting. The main objective of the workshop was to identify key constraints to the development of a well-functioning financial system in Africa and the policy options for accelerating financial sector development as a catalyst for real growth. Addressing financial sector development constraints in Africa is timely and critical for two main reasons. First, the existence of a competitive, stable and broad-based financial system is essential for the continent to attract more private domestic and external resources for development in a globalized market and for widening the array of tools available for the effective conduct of monetary policy and public finance. Second, financial sector development in the continent is a prerequisite for increased trade and regional integration and for speeding up the process of integrating Africa in the global market. It is hoped that recommendations from the workshop, presented in the last part of this publication, will enhance the capacity and commitment of various stakeholders including policy-makers, banking and other financial institutions, and capital markets operators and regulators, to accelerate financial sector development in the continent at both national and regional levels.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Economic and Social Policy Division; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2005-10). Financial systems and mobilization of resources in Africa. Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/3613”Collections
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