) in recent years. The impact on bank funding and economic growth in the region cannot be ignored. This paper examines the … extent to which Fintech has affected bank funding and economic growth in the region by utilizing data from 56 banks across 19 … financial system has ultimately restricted its effects on economic growth in SSA. Furthermore, the study did not find evidence …

Recent research has revealed enormous variation in performance and growth among firms, which both drives and is driven …

the current literature on the growth impacts of trade (by leading partner countries) often neglects the properties of … with considerable impacts of exports to EDE and AdE, exports to China have limited effects on the growth of its partners …. However, the recent financial crisis marks a turning point of China's role as a major driver of growth in the South. Namely …

impact of both trends on long-run economic growth is studied, and results are discussed in light of relevant policy debate. …

There are common narratives about economic growth in Ethiopia. We analyze four common narratives, namely, that (1) the … economy is transforming from agriculture to industry, (2) that national economic growth has been rapid and sustained, (3) that …

This paper investigates the influence of international openness on economic growth in a sample of 32 European economies …. The usual approach in the literature on the topic is to observe the impact of trade openness on growth. We, however … empirical analysis we use the TSLS (two stage least squares) estimator, whereby in the first step we use the standard growth …

This paper explores the long-run effects of inflation on the dynamics of private sector bank credit and economic growth … private sector. Another crucial finding is that policies of financial liberalization have helped stimulate economic growth …. Reinforcing the literature on finance and growth, this study reaffirms that inflation rates are detrimental to long-run financial …

This paper examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on South Asian economies’ output growth, utilizing … growth is found. We find evidence for both FDI-led growth and growth-induced FDI hypotheses for the South Asian economies … capital, and government consumption show the most significant positive effects on output growth. As determinants of FDI, GDP …