Capital Flows, Capital Account Liberalisation and the Mediterranean Countries

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Heather D. Gibson

Bank of Greece; Athens University of Economics and Business

Nicholas Tsaveas

Bank of Greece

Thomas Vlassopoulos

European Central Bank (ECB)

Date Written: February 1, 2005

Abstract

This paper examines questions related to possible capital account liberalisation in the Mediterranean countries. First, we provide an overview of the extent to which these countries have capital controls along with their exchange rate regimes and some basic macroeconomic aggregates. Second, we examine the case for capital account liberalisation, along with the prerequisites for successful liberalisation. Here we consider issues such as sequencing and possible benefits of synchronisation. Finally, we examine the experience with capital flows – both FDI and other capital flows. We explain these flows and use the past experience of these countries to draw some conclusions for the successful opening up of the capital account.

Keywords: capital account liberalisation, Mediterranean countries, capital flows

JEL Classification: F32, F21, F36

Suggested Citation

Gibson, Heather D. and Tsaveas, Nicholas and Vlassopoulos, Thomas, Capital Flows, Capital Account Liberalisation and the Mediterranean Countries (February 1, 2005). Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 33, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4162385 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4162385

Heather D. Gibson (Contact Author)

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Nicholas Tsaveas

Bank of Greece

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Thomas Vlassopoulos

European Central Bank (ECB) ( email )

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Germany

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