This paper reviews institutions offering Islamic financial services (IIFS) corporate governance challenges and suggests options to address them. It first points out the importance of corporate governance for IIFS, where it would require a distinct treatment from conventional corporate governance...

Economists have come to acknowledge that finance matters for development more, and in more ways than had been recognized for a long time. Changes in the financial services industry are providing immense possibilities for economic development. Grais and Kantur present a framework to help...

The current and potential benefits of the East-West gas trade are enormous for all participants. Realizing those benefits requires significant upfront investments. But the new, more complex structure of the gas transit system that has emerged following changes in Eastern Europe and the former...

Economists have come to acknowledge that finance matters for development in more ways than had been previously recognized. Changes in the financial services industry are providing immense possibilities for economic development. This paper introduces a framework to help understand the changes...

The MENA region has recently witnessed significant economic and financial development. Yet its trade and capital flows remain marginal on a global level, and risk perceptions and institutional underdevelopment are still a powerful obstacle to an increased access to capital markets, a better...

The paper draws some lessons for the Egyptian economy from recent crisis episodes in Latin America and East Asia. Egypt is striving to achieve higher sustainable growth rates to increase the welfare of its population. Opening up the capital account presents both opportunities and dangers. Recent...