Financing Growth in the WAEMU Through the Regional Securities Market Past Successes and Current Challenges

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) regional securities market saw increasing activity in the last decade, but still fell short of supplying sufficient long-term financing for growth-enhancing public and private investment projects. In addition to providing an institutional backgrou...

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Main Author: Diouf, Mame Astou
Other Authors: Boutin-Dufresne, Francois
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2012
Series:IMF Working Papers
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