“No Way Out” : The Lack of Efficient Insolvency Regimes in the MENA Region

Uttamchandani, Mahesh

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-5609

“No Way Out” : The Lack of Efficient Insolvency Regimes in the MENA Region

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This paper provides a comparative summary of the payout phase of insolvency systems in the MENA Region. Countries in the region generally have weaker restructuring and liquidation systems than those in most other regions. The paper summarizes many of the weaknesses common across the region.

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“Uttamchandani, Mahesh. 2011. “No Way Out” : The Lack of Efficient Insolvency Regimes in the MENA Region. Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5609. World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3375 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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