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Does FDI improve economic development in North African countries? by Soumaré, Issouf

“…This article examines the relationship between FDI inflows and welfare improvement in North African countries. Using net per capita FDI inflows and the United…”
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Capital, risk and profitability of WAEMU banks: Does bank ownership matter? by Kanga, Désiré, Murinde, Victor, Soumaré, Issouf

“…•We investigate the relationship among bank capital, risk and profitability in WAEMU.•We consider bank ownership, business cycles and the rise of Pan-African…”
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Does Foreign Direct Investment Reduce Poverty in Africa and are There Regional Differences? by Gohou, Gaston, Soumaré, Issouf

“…This paper re-examines the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and welfare (or poverty reduction) in Africa. Using FDI net inflows per…”
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Causality between FDI and Financial Market Development: Evidence from Emerging Markets by Soumaré, Issouf, Tchana, Fulbert Tchana

“…This paper studies the causal relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and financial market development (FMD) using panel data from emerging…”
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FDI and Financial Market Development in Africa by Otchere, Isaac, Soumaré, Issouf, Yourougou, Pierre

“…The literature on the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), financial market development (FMD) and economic growth focuses mainly on two…”
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How has the rise of Pan-African banks impacted bank stability in WAEMU? by Kanga, Désiré, Murinde, Victor, Soumaré, Issouf

“…•We investigate the impact of the recent rise of Pan-African banks on banking sector stability within the WAEMU.•The expansion of Pan-African banks into the…”
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An analysis of government loan guarantees and direct investment through public-private partnerships by Soumaré, Issouf, Lai, Van Son

“…This paper compares two forms of government support: loan guarantee and direct investment through public-private partnerships (PPPs). With loan guarantee,…”
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The effect of loan approval decentralization on microfinance institutions' outreach and loan portfolio quality by Tchakoute-Tchuigoua, Hubert, Soumaré, Issouf

“…We study the impact of loan approval decentralization on MFI portfolio quality and outreach, and the effects of alignment mechanisms when loan officers combine…”
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Banks’ capital buffer, risk and performance in the Canadian banking system: Impact of business cycles and regulatory changes by Guidara, Alaa, Lai, Van Son, Soumaré, Issouf, Tchana, Fulbert Tchana

“…•We use quarterly data of the six largest Canadian banks from 1982 to 2010.•We document positive co-movement between Canadian banks’ capital buffer and…”
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Lending and business cycle: Evidence from microfinance institutions by Tchakoute Tchuigoua, Hubert, Soumaré, Issouf, Hessou, Hélyoth T.S.

“…Analyzing a sample of 5996 firm-year observations from 1444 microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide over the 2001–2014 period, we find evidence that the…”
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Islamic banks and political risk: International evidence by Belkhir, Mohamed, Grira, Jocelyn, Hassan, M. Kabir, Soumaré, Issouf

“…•We investigate the relation between political risk and the risk of Islamic and conventional banks.•We find that conventional banks are more exposed to…”
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How do natural resource endowment and institutional quality influence the nexus between external indebtedness and welfare in Africa? by Muhanji, Stella, Ojah, Kalu, Soumaré, Issouf

“…•We investigate the relationship between external indebtedness and welfare, considering the influence of natural resource rents and the quality of…”
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Can corporate financing through the stock market create systemic risk? Evidence from the BRVM securities market by Kanga, Désiré, Soumaré, Issouf, Amenounvé, Edoh

“…This paper investigates the systemic risk in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) stock exchange (Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières -…”
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Pricing beliefs: Empirical evidence from the implied cost of deposit insurance for Islamic banks by Grira, Jocelyn, Hassan, M. Kabir, Soumaré, Issouf

“…Using a large international sample of 348,899 year-firm observations covering 352 Islamic banks and 30,572 conventional banks in 213 countries over the…”
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Private capital flows and productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: does the capital allocation puzzle matter? by Bationo, François d'Assises Babou, Griffith-Jones, Stephany J., Murinde, Victor, Soumaré, Issouf, Tyson, Judith

“…The puzzling relationship between foreign private capital flows and productivity remains unresolved. We attempt to resolve the puzzle by extending the…”
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Risk-based capital for credit insurers with business cycles and dynamic leverage by Soumaré, Issouf, Tafolong, Ernest

“…This paper develops a risk-based capital pricing model for credit insurance portfolios held by a vulnerable insurer. The model accounts for business cycles…”
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Provisioning over the business cycle: Some insights from the microfinance industry by Hessou, Hélyoth T.S., Lensink, Robert, Soumaré, Issouf, Tchakoute Tchuigoua, Hubert

“…This paper investigates the drivers of provisioning in MFIs and their provisioning behaviour over the business cycle. Based on an international sample of MFIs…”
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Are microfinance institutions resilient to economic slowdown? Evidence from their capital ratio adjustment over the business cycle by Soumaré, Issouf, Tchakoute Tchuigoua, Hubert, Hessou, Hélyoth T.S.

“…Prior studies using pre-crisis data concluded that microfinance institutions are resilient to economic crises. However, some recent studies indicate that the…”
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Guarantees and Profit-Sharing Contracts in Project Financing by Hassan, M. Kabir, Soumaré, Issouf

“…This paper proposes a model to study the arrangement of Islamic project finance with the participation of the government as a provider of loan guarantees. The…”
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Equity Pricing in Islamic Banks: International Evidence by Grira, Jocelyn, Hassan, M. Kabir, Labidi, Chiraz, Soumaré, Issouf

“…Using a large sample of publicly listed banks, we assess the ex-ante cost of equity of Islamic banks and compare it with the ex-ante cost of equity of…”
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