How have the emerging stock exchanges in Africa responded to market reforms?

Journal of African Business

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-127

  Ngugi, Rose W ^a,b   Murinde, Victor ^b   Green, Christopher J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Emerging stock markets; Market reform

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; MODERNIZATION; REFORM PROCESS; REGULATORY APPROACH; STOCK MARKET;

AFRICA;

EID: 0042709379     PISSN: 15228916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J156v04n02_06     Document Type: Article

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