scholarly journals The dynamics of capital market development in Zimbabwe

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-363
Author(s):  
Kunofiwa Tsaurai ◽  
Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Domestic Savings ◽  
Recent Debate

This paper takes stock of the achievements, the trends, as well as the challenges facing the stock market development in Zimbabwe. The study has been motivated by the recent debate on the role of stock market development in economic growth in developing countries. Apart from highlighting the role of stock market development, as well as the efficacy of the stock market in bolstering economic growth in Zimbabwe, the study also pinpoints some of the factors that limit the stock market development in Zimbabwe. The findings of this study show that the experience of Zimbabwe with stock market development, just as in many other developing countries, is mixed. In particular, the positive influence of stock market development on savings and investment remains low in Zimbabwe. While stock market development has been increasing, the country’s gross domestic savings and investment have been low and subsiding. This suggests that Zimbabwe’s gross national savings could be stock market development inelastic.

scholarly journals Stock Market Development and Economic Growth in India

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivasan Palamalai ◽  
Karthigai Prakasam
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Turnover Ratio ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Market Capitalisation

The link between stock market development and economic activity has always been the subject of considerable debate in the field of economics and it raises empirical question whether stock market development influences economic activity or whether it is a consequence of increased economic activity. This study attempts to investigate the direction of causality between stock market development and economic growth in the Indian context. Using the cointegration and causality tests for the period June 1991 to June 2013, the study confirms a well defined long-run equilibrium relationship between the stock market development indicators and economic growth in India. The empirical results show bidirectional causality between market capitalisation and economic growth and unidirectional causality from turnover ratio to economic growth in the long-run and short-run. By and large, it can be inferred that the stock market development indicators viz. market capitalisation and turnover ratio have a positive influence on economic growth in India.

scholarly journals Determinants of stock market development: The case of developing countries and Vietnam

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 32-53
Author(s):  
Thanh Su Dinh ◽  
Hoai Bui Thi Mai ◽  
Bon Nguyen Van
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Money Supply ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Market Liquidity ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Government Effectiveness ◽  
Domestic Credit

Stock market is a key channel to the mobilization of long-term capi-tal in an economy, and determinants of stock market development in developing countries are still undecided. This paper aims to inves-tigate these determinants in Vietnam and other developing countries, whose differences are also pointed out by applying two-way Gener-alized Method of Moments to the panel data of 36 developing countries over the period of 2003–2014. Our findings are intriguing. First, in developing countries economic growth, domestic credit, and stock market liquidity are positive determinants of the development of stock market. While the effect of money supply is negative, insti-tutional factors such as government effectiveness and rule of law have significantly positive impacts, in contrast to corruption control and political stability (whose impacts are significant and negative). Second, regarding the development of the stock market in Vietnam, the effects of such macroeconomic factors as economic growth, domestic investment, foreign direct investment, domestic credit, broad money supply, stock market liquidity, and inflation are signif-icant and negative, whereas those of all institution variables, includ-ing control of corruption, government effectiveness, political stabil-ity, regulatory quality, rule of law, and voice and accountability, are significant and positive. This implies that well-established institutions are crucial for promoting a demand for stocks and stock market performance in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Capital market and economic growth in Malaysia: the role of ṣukūk and other sub-components

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Ling Tan ◽  
Roslina Mohamad Shafi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Market Liquidity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Capital Market

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of the capital market on economic growth by considering the role of ṣukūk (Islamic investment certificates) and other capital market sub-components in Malaysia between 1998 and 2018. Design/methodology/approach The empirical investigation is based on the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) cointegration bounds test. Findings The results reveal the prevalence of a long-run equilibrium relationship between capital market variables and economic growth. As expected, bond market components (ṣukūk and conventional bonds) have a positive, albeit insignificant influence on economic growth. In contrast, in the long-term, stock market development – regardless of the indicator used on economic growth – is shown to have a significant and positive effect. The study suggests that stock market sub-components affect Malaysia’s economic growth the most. Research limitations/implications The primary limitation of this study is that only corporate ṣukūk were considered, while government ṣukūk were excluded from the estimation due to a lack of requisite information, resources and data. Practical implications A strategic framework should be established, especially in pricing efficiencies. Furthermore, there is a need to create more awareness on the benefits of ṣukūk investment among conventional bond investors, including retail investors. Thus, there will be more players in the ṣukūk market, and this will help to improve market liquidity. Originality/value Apart from conventional capital market sub-components, this study takes into account ṣukūk as a sub-component in the capital market on economic growth using the ARDL framework. Also, this study particularly concentrates on the world’s largest ṣukūk issuer, Malaysia, rather than focusing on other ṣukūk-issuing countries.

scholarly journals The Role of FDI on Stock Market Development: The Case of Pakistan

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Raza ◽  
Zeshan Ahmed . ◽  
Mohammad Ahmed . ◽  
Tanvir Ahmed .
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Stock Markets ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Domestic Savings

The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the role of foreign direct investment in developing host country’s stock markets and to examine whether they are related or not. The key interest turns around the admiring role of FDI in Stock market development of Pakistan. Our work also aims to investigate the effect of foreign direct investment along with domestic savings, exchange rate and inflation in developing Pakistan stock markets in a rapidly changing political environment. This study applies Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method of regression by using annual time series data for the period 1988-2009 in case of Pakistan to estimate empirical relationships among variables. The results disclose a positive impact of foreign direct investment along with other explanatory variables in developing Stock markets of Pakistan. The study findings can be used to help government policy makers to encourage FDI and take various steps to provide incentives and save foreign investors interest in a volatile political environment that prevailing in the country. Adequate facility of infrastructure can enhance FDI. The volatility of exchange rate and inflation rate should also be minimized through monitory policy while domestic savings must also be encouraged in the country through appropriate and encouraging saving policies. Our effort exclusively study development of Stock markets in Pakistan with special reference to foreign direct investment and other variables. Our study depicts a closer relationship between FDI and Stock Market Development.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Stock Market Development And The Opacity Index

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1131
Author(s):  
John Kamiru ◽  
Carl B. McGowan, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper, we investigate the relationship between stock market development and the Opacity Index for 2005/2006, 2007/2008, and 2009. The role of financial institutions in promoting economic growth and development is well established. The specific role of the stock market in economic growth and development is to provide capital to entrepreneurs and growing companies and to direct capital to companies that provide the highest rate of return. The Opacity Index is a measure of transparency for an economy and measures the degree of transparency in an economy. We find a statistically significant relationship between the Opacity Index and the ratio of stock market capitalization divided by GDP for a sample of 45 countries for which the Opacity Index is provided.

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