 | Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth : Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa Author/Editor: Dalia S Hakura, Mumtaz Hussain, Monique Newiak, Vimal Thakoor, Fan Yang. Release Date:June, 2016 A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that inequality—income or gender related—can impede economic growth. Using dynamic panel regressions and new time series data, this paper finds that more...
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|  | Building Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa's Fragile States Author/Editor: Enrique Gelbard, Corinne Deléchat, Ejona Fuli, Mumtaz Hussain, Ulrich Jacoby, Dafina Glaser, Marco Pani, Gustavo Ramirez, Rui Xu. Release Date:June, 2015 This paper analyzes the persistence of fragility in some sub-Saharan African states and the multiple dimensions of state weakness that are simultaneously at play. This study also provides an overview more...
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| | An Overview of Islamic Finance Author/Editor: Mumtaz Hussain, Asghar Shahmoradi, Rima A Turk. Release Date:June, 2015 Islamic finance has started to grow in international finance across the globe, with some concentration in few countries. Nearly 20 percent annual growth of Islamic finance in recent years seems to more...
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| | Islamic Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Status and Prospects Author/Editor: Enrique Gelbard, Mumtaz Hussain, Rodolfo Maino, Yibin Mu, Etienne B. Yehoue. Release Date:August, 2014 Islamic finance is a fast growing activity in world markets. This paper provides a survey on Islamic Finance in SSA. Ongoing activities include Islamic banking, sukuk issuances (to finance more...
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|  | Managing Volatile Capital Flows: Experiences and Lessons for Sub-Saharan African Frontier Markets Author/Editor: Cheikh A Gueye, Javier Arze del Granado, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu, Mumtaz Hussain, B Jang, Sebastian Weber, Juan S Corrales. Release Date:March, 2014 During the past three years the frontier markets of sub-Saharan Africa have received growing amounts of portfolio capital flows, with heightened interest from foreign investors. Compared with foreign more...
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|  | Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa : Experiences and Lessons Author/Editor: Trevor Serge Coleridge Alleyne, Mumtaz Hussain. Release Date:August, 2013 The reform of energy subsidies is an important but challenging issue for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. There is a relatively large theoretical and empirical literature on this issue. While more...
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|  | The Macroeconomics of Scaling Up Aid : Lessons from Recent Experience Author/Editor: Andrew Berg, Mumtaz Hussain, Shaun K Roache, Amber Mahone, Tokhir N Mirzoev, Shekhar Aiyar. Release Date:March, 2007 This study analyzes key issues associated with large increases in aid, including absorptive capacity, Dutch disease, and inflation. The authors develop a framework that emphasizes the different roles more...
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