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Financial development and economic growth: Evidence from a panel of 16 African and non-African low-income countries

Jagadish Prasad BistUniglobe College, Pokhara University, New-Baneshwor, G.P.O. Box 7953, Kathmandu, NepalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert ReadUniversity of Lancaster, UK
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Article: 1449780 | Received 20 Nov 2017, Accepted 06 Mar 2018, Published online: 21 Mar 2018

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