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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788222803321

Autore

Toroyan Hovhannes

Titolo

Institutional Factors and Financial Sector Development : : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa / / Hovhannes Toroyan, George Anayiotos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-1943-2

1-4518-7404-9

9786612844522

1-4527-0767-7

1-282-84452-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (42 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

AnayiotosGeorge

Soggetti

Finance - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Economics - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Finance: General

Money and Monetary Policy

Public Finance

Industries: Financial Services

Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

Financial Institutions and Services: General

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Finance

Public finance & taxation

Monetary economics

Financial sector development

Financial sector

Nonperforming loans

Legal support in revenue administration

Credit

Financial services industry

Loans

Revenue



Congo, Republic of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Institutions and Financial Sector Development; III. Testing for the Role of Institutions in Financial Sector Development; 1. Illustration of the DEA; IV. Conclusions, Policy Implications, and Possible Extensions; I. Data Envelopment Analysis; II. Data Description; III. Data Used; IV. DEA Results: Impact of Institutions on Financial Sector Development; References; Footnotes

Sommario/riassunto

The paper assesses the effects of certain institutional factors on financial sector development in Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to determine the extent to which these institutions affect the financial sector, and to suggest which institutions play a more critical role in each country. Results suggest that institutional factors affect financial depth and access to financial services more than asset quality and profitability (measured by nonperforming loans (NPL) and return on equity (ROE). The results also suggest that depth of credit information has the strongest influence on the NPL ratio, and political stability affects access the most. Based on model findings, policy implications on prioritizing institutional reforms to enhance financial sector development are suggested for individual countries and for country groups.