Bond Markets in Africa
Yibin Mu,
Peter Phelps and
Janet Stotsky
No 2013/012, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund
Abstract:
African bond markets have been steadily growing in recent years, but nonetheless remain undeveloped. African countries would benefit from greater access to financing and deeper financial markets. This paper compiles a unique set of data on corporate bond markets in Africa. It then applies an econometric model to analyze the key determinants of African government securities market and corporate bond market capitalization. Government securities market capitalization is directly related to better institutions and interest rate volatility, and inversely related to the fiscal balance, higher interest rate spreads, exchange rate volatility, and current and capital account openness. Corporate bond market capitalization is directly linked to economic size, the level of development of the economy and financial markets, better institutions, and interest rate volatility, and inversely related to higher interest rate spreads and current account openness. Policy implications follow.
Keywords: WP; corporate bond; bond market development; credit market; African bond markets; corporate bonds; government securities; capitalization data; government securities market; bank interest; market database; set back corporate bond bond market; market estimation; corporate bond market capitalization; development lag; market result; government securities market market capitalization; market development lag; Securities markets; Market capitalization; Fiscal stance; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53
Date: 2013-01-14
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