Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(7), 27-38 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260070027

The performance of Libyan stock market

Atiya Aljbiri
Department of Finance, University of Tripoli, Faculty of Economics, Tripoli - Libya

The objective of this paper is to answer the following question:. To what extent Libyan stock market developed to contribute to economic growth in Libya? This can be evaluated by using many financial indicators, these include stock market size, activity and efficiency, as well as the study including the regulatory framework, and information technology (IT) set in place by the market authorities. However, descriptive and comparative method was used. The results indicated that, despite the modest progress made in a very short time regarding all indicators which the paper calculated, however, it can be said that Libyan stock market remain largely underdeveloped, small and relatively inefficient. Its market capitalization to GDP is very low and investors have no access to long-term capital. In addition, the market still have very low liquidity and investors still have a limited choice of financial instruments and face liquidity problems. In the end of this paper was its conclusion a set of recommendations that can be used in developing a program that aims to speed the development of Libyan stock market and increase its efficiency.

Keywords: Libyan stock market (LSM), performance, Turnover ratio, Liquidity ratio, information technology (IT), Arab stock markets

Received: April 12, 2012; Published: July 2, 2013  Show citation

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