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The Role of Affordable Mortgages in Improving Living Standards and Stimulating Growth: A Survey of Selected MENA Countries

Feb 28, 2002 | S.N. Erbas, F.E. Nothaft | IMF
This paper argues that making affordable home mortgage loans available to a large cross section of the population will serve both the re-distributive and growth-enhancing objectives of poverty reduction policies.
Theme: Housing Finance, Long-Term Finance and Capital Markets | Country: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia | Pages: 41
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