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Regional Stock Exchange Development and Economic Growth in the Countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

Economies, 2021
This study used panel data covering 27 years to investigate the causality between regional stock exchange development and economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries.
Babatounde Ifred Paterne Zonon
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The application of knowledge stylised facts in West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the dynamic economies in the world. Unfortunately, the performance achieve has not led to a reduction of social issues. So, the government are making massive investment to overcome social issues.
Nogbou Andetchi Aubin Amanzou, Zie Ballo, Sery Guy Flavien Troupa   +2 more
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Financial market integration in sub‐Saharan Africa: How important is contagion?1

International Journal of Finance &Economics, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 3637-3653, October 2023., 2023
Abstract This paper investigates effects of contagion in sub‐Saharan African stock markets by examining both crisis and non‐crisis contingent theories. Specifically, the paper examines cross‐market linkages through heteroskedasticity bias‐adjusted correlation in asset returns and assesses the impact of regional macroeconomic fundamentals on stock ...
Robert Akunga, Ahmad Hassan Ahmad, Simeon Coleman   +2 more
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Impact of capital regulation on interest rate pass‐through in Sub‐Saharan Africa

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 91, Issue 3, Page 351-374, September 2023., 2023
Abstract Using monthly data from 2005 to 2019, we employ a dynamic heterogeneous cross‐sectionally autoregressive distributed lag (CS‐ARDL) model to examine the impact of higher regulatory capital requirements on the interest rate pass‐through (IRPT) to bank lending and deposit rates in 22 Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) countries.
Sopani Gondwe, Tendai Gwatidzo, Nyasha Mahonye   +2 more
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Export capacity and capital stock augmentation through imports: Evidence from Sub‐Saharan African countries

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 91, Issue 3, Page 273-305, September 2023., 2023
Abstract This paper investigates the capital goods imports of Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2002 to 2017. The composition of capital goods imports has become less diverse over time in more than half of the countries studied. Colonial ties no longer determine the sourcing of capital goods as China is now the top source.
Catherine Y. Co
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Is inflation uncertainty a self‐fulfilling prophecy in South Africa?

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 91, Issue 3, Page 306-329, September 2023., 2023
Abstract Inflation uncertainty causes macroeconomic ills and instability in the economy. This paper investigates if rising levels of inflation uncertainty serve as a source of higher inflation outcomes or vice versa, to determine if inflation uncertainty is potentially a self‐fulfilling prophecy. In addition, this paper examines the impact of inflation
Chevaughn van der Westhuizen, Reneé van Eyden, Goodness C. Aye   +2 more
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Structural Transformation and Poverty in the WAEMU

European Journal of Development Studies, 2023
Poverty is a major concern for West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries. If poverty is decreasing in the WAEMU, it’s level remains high when compared to other developing countries. The low productivity of the agricultural sector, which represents the main activity of the poor in this area, explains the high level of the poverty.
Saidou W. Roufaye, Malam M. Nafiou, Idrissa M. Ouedraogo   +2 more
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A Review of the Impact of External Shocks on Monetary Policy Effectiveness in Non-WAEMU Countries

Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice, 2021
In this paper, the extant literature on the impact of external shocks on monetary policy effectiveness with reference to non-WAEMU countries is reviewed.
Sedegah Kordzo, Odhiambo Nicholas M.
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Informality, Trade Policies And Smuggling In West Africa [PDF]

, 2015
In West Africa, recorded intra-regional trade is small but informal cross-border trade (ICBT) is pervasive, despite regional integration schemes intended to promote official trade.
Benjamin, N., Golub, Stephen S., Mbaye, A. A.   +2 more
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Economic convergence in the West African Economic and Monetary Union: a new analysis

Cogent Economics & Finance
This paper uses a structural approach to analyse economic convergence within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries. This Regional Economic Community has recorded several postponements of the convergence horizon defined by the ...
Doukouré Charles Fe, Adou Christian Konin, Akra Mohaye Marius N'Guessan   +2 more
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