TITLE:
Financial Market Stimulants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Experimental Analysis of the Impact on Financial Securities Volume
AUTHORS:
Matabaro Senga, Gilbert Niyongabo, Théogène Nsengiyumva, Janvier Mwisha Kasiwa
KEYWORDS:
Debt Securities, Financial Market, Financial Market Stimulants, DR-Congo
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
19,
2024
ABSTRACT: This study examines financial market stimuli and their impact on financial securities development in the DRC from 2005 to 2023. Despite low volume, financial securities are influenced by various factors, notably the enduring effects of financial companies’ net income, enhancing long-term investor confidence. Notable stimuli include inflation rates and interbank market volume, with stable inflation fostering economic growth and benefiting securities during expansion. Additionally, macroeconomic factors like GDP and monetary policies such as interest rates play pivotal roles. This research underscores the interplay of diverse variables in shaping the Congolese financial landscape and highlights both short-term and long-term effects. To achieve the desired results, we were able to identify the central bank as our unit type to procure the requisite data concerning the volume of financial securities, interbank market volume, interest rate, inflation rate, and an array of other variables. Additionally, the ordinary least squares method proved instrumental in determining the effects of the explanatory variables on the dependent variable in our study.