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Middle East and Central Asia > Saudi Arabia

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Cover IMF Working Papers
Recent Credit Stagnation in the Mena Region: What to Expect? What Can Be Done?
Mr. Ralph Chami
,
Mr. Raphael A Espinoza
,
Mr. Adolfo Barajas
, and
Mr. Heiko Hesse
This paper examines the recent credit slowdown among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries from three analytical angles. First, it finds that, similar to other regions and to its past history, a credit boom preceded the current slowdown, and that a protracted period of sluggish growth is likely going forward. Second, it uncovers a key role played by bank funding (deposit growth and external borrowing slowed considerably) but whose effect was frequently dampened by expansionary monetary policy. Third, bank-level fundamentals - capitalization and loan quality - helped to explain differences in credit growth across banks and countries.
Keywords:
WP; bank; credit growth; central bank; Credit boom; deposit; banks balance sheet; credit slowdown; bank soundness argument; GDP ratio; bank capital; lending growth; credit culture; Credit; Credit booms; Bank credit; Financial statements; Oil prices; Global