Firm financing and growth in the Arab region

Juan Jose Cortina Lorente, Soha Ismail Ahmed Aly Ismail, Sergio L. Schmukler, Juan Jose Cortina Lorente, Soha Ismail Ahmed Aly Ismail and Sergio L. Schmukler
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Sergio Schmukler

No 7756, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper documents how firms in Arab countries issue equity, corporate bonds, and syndicated loans in domestic and international markets to obtain financing and grow. Using a new data set on issuance activity and firm performance, the paper finds that capital raising through these markets has grown rapidly since the early 1990s and involved an increasing number of issuing firms. Whereas the amounts raised (relative to gross domestic product) in equity and loan markets stand well with respect to international standards, bond issuance activity lags behind. Yet, bond financing has gained importance over time. Equity issuances primarily take place domestically, while bonds and loans are mostly issued internationally, display long maturities, and entail low levels of credit risk. Issuing firms are larger, grow faster, and are more leveraged than non-issuers. While issuers tend to be larger ex ante than non-issuers, the size gap between them seems to widen over time.

Keywords: Industrial Economics; Economic Growth; Economic Theory&Research; Securities Markets Policy&Regulation; Capital Flows; Capital Markets and Capital Flows; International Trade and Trade Rules; Energy Demand; Energy and Mining; Energy and Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-07-20
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Journal Article: Firm financing and growth in the Arab region (2018)
Working Paper: Firm Financing and Growth in the Arab Region (2017)
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