IMF Working Papers

Emerging Equity Markets in Middle Eastern Countries

By Mohamed A. El-Erian, Manmohan S. Kumar

September 1, 1994

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Mohamed A. El-Erian, and Manmohan S. Kumar Emerging Equity Markets in Middle Eastern Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1994) accessed December 24, 2024
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Summary

Within a broad framework for analyzing portfolio capital flows to developing countries, the paper undertakes a comparative analysis of equity markets in six Middle Eastern countries. The analysis, based primarily on a range of quantitative indicators, identifies the principal characteristics of these markets, including relative to international comparators, and examines associated structural features. This, along with an analysis of the informational efficiency of selected markets in the region, provides a basis for the subsequent review of policies for enhancing the role of equity markets in the macroeconomy of Middle Eastern countries.

Subject: Capital markets, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Financial institutions, Financial markets, International capital markets, Stock markets, Stocks

Keywords: Bull market, Capital markets, Constant dollars, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Export market opportunity, Financial support, International capital markets, Intrinsic value, Market capitalization, Market place, Middle East, Opportunity cost, Price change, Private sector, Rate of return, Reduction operation, Secondary market, Stock markets, Stocks, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    52

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1994/103

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1031994

  • ISBN:

    9781451852660

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

Notes

Discusses Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey. Also published in Staff Papers, Vol. 42, No. 2, June 1995.

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