10th of May, 2013

Developing Local Capital Markets in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Region

This article presents an overview of the current stage of development of the capital markets (debt and money markets) in each southern and eastern Mediterranean jurisdiction (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia), the ongoing reforms and also the areas where changes would be beneficial to encourage the deepening of the market.

Capital market development has always been high on the transition agenda for the majority of the EBRD’s countries of operations. In 2010, following the global financial crisis, the EBRD
launched the Local Currency and Local Capital Markets Initiative (Initiative), whose aim is to encourage local currency lending as well as the development of local capital markets where local
sources of domestic funding can be mobilised, thereby reducing the reliance on foreign currency lending and the related foreign exchange risks, and encouraging local savings. As part of the
Initiative, the EBRD conducted an assessment reviewing the legal and regulatory framework necessary to support a vibrant local capital market, against the stage of development of the jurisdiction in question. The assessment was conducted in 10 jurisdictions in the eastern Europe and central Asia (EECA) region: Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. 

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Developing Local Capital Markets in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Region

10th of May, 2013

This article presents an overview of the current stage of development of the capital markets (debt and money markets) in each southern and eastern Mediterranean jurisdiction (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia), the ongoing reforms and also the areas where changes would be beneficial to encourage the deepening of the market.

Capital market development has always been high on the transition agenda for the majority of the EBRD’s countries of operations. In 2010, following the global financial crisis, the EBRD
launched the Local Currency and Local Capital Markets Initiative (Initiative), whose aim is to encourage local currency lending as well as the development of local capital markets where local
sources of domestic funding can be mobilised, thereby reducing the reliance on foreign currency lending and the related foreign exchange risks, and encouraging local savings. As part of the
Initiative, the EBRD conducted an assessment reviewing the legal and regulatory framework necessary to support a vibrant local capital market, against the stage of development of the jurisdiction in question. The assessment was conducted in 10 jurisdictions in the eastern Europe and central Asia (EECA) region: Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. 

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