Increasing access to credit through reforming secured transactions in the MENA Region, Vol. 1 of 1

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Increasing access to credit through reforming secured transactions in the MENA Region

Author:	Alvarez de la Campa, Alejandro;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5613
Country:	Middle East and North Africa;	Date Stored:	2011/03/24
Document Date:	2011/03/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Middle East and North Africa
Report Number:	WPS5613	SubTopics:	Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress; Access to Finance; Emerging Markets; Debt Markets; E-Business
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: This paper provides a comparative summary of secured transactions systems related to the use of movable property as collateral in the MENA region vis a vis international practices in countries with modern secured transactions systems. The paper sets out the importance of introducing reforms in the area of secured transactions with the objective of increasing access to credit for businesses, particularly SMEs. The MENA region clearly lags behind all other regions in the introduction of secured transactions reforms. The paper summarizes many of the weaknesses common across the region. The two main critical areas that need urgent reforms are the creation of modern secured transactions laws and electronic movable collateral registries, and the need to improve enforcement mechanisms for security interests in movable property.


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