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Managing Volatile Capital Flows: Experiences and Lessons for Sub-Saharan African Frontier Markets

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 direct investment, portfolio capital flows tend to be more volatile, and thus pose challenges for su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gueye, Cheikh
Other Authors: Arze del Granado, Javier, Garcia-Verdu, Rodrigo, Hussain, Mumtaz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2014
Series:Departmental Papers
Subjects:
Investments, Foreign
Finance
Private Capital Flows
Balance Of Payments
Long-term Capital Movements
Exports And Imports
General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement And Data)
International Economics
Capital Flows
Financial Markets
Capital Inflows
Emerging And Frontier Financial Markets
Financial Services Industry
Capital Movements
Finance: General
Foreign Direct Investment
International Investment
Nigeria
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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 direct investment, portfolio capital flows tend to be more volatile, and thus pose challenges for sub-Saharan African frontier markets. This study examines the evolution of capital flows since 2010 and discusses the policies these countries have designed to reduce risks from the inherent volatility of these flows
Physical Description:39 pages
ISBN:9781616358440

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