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A 10 page paper discussing whether these two big emerging markets need wholesale reform of national financial systems. The economies of the nations of Africa and Latin America certainly could benefit from reform, and reform is desperately needed in some of those countries. Others, however, have made reasonable progress in instituting reform of financial systems. In countries such as Brazil, the nation needs only fine-tuning of the financial systems already in place. Others do indeed need complete overhaul of their financial systems. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSeconAfSam.rtf
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Formally two of the worlds big emerging markets, both Africa and Latin America show promise of economic advance only to withdraw from it again and thereby require additional
approaches to the same goal. Corruption, civil war and AIDS are some of the persistent problems existing in Africa; much of Latin America still struggles with the vagaries of
economic growth in varying levels of political stability. One feature that both regions share, however, is a need for reform in financial systems. Some countries in each region
are making progress to achieving effective reforms. Africa There are some factors that financial system structure cannot address; four of these are blamed
for the 2002 downturn in economic growth in Africa. These four most troublesome factors in 2002 were a weaker global economy; drought; AIDS in southern and eastern Africa; and
continuing warfare in Zimbabwe, the Central African Republic, Cote dIvoire and Madagascar (Economic Report on Africa 2003). Attempts to balance which is most
important - economic growth or financial system reform - takes on the shape of considering which came first, the chicken or the egg. Economic growth is far more difficult
to achieve and maintain without effective financial system structures, yet without economic growth there is little reason for placing much energy into designing more effective financial systems. They need
capital to drive their function. This is where foreign direct investment (FDI) is so valuable, for economic activity can increase without being dependent on the host nation having effective
financial systems in place. As economic growth increases and wealth is created - and remains - within the host country, reformed financial system structure combined with greater available capital
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