Victor Murinde

Victor Murinde is Professor of Development Finance at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. He holds a BA(Economics) from Makerere University, an MSc (Banking & Finance) and a PhD (Financial Economics) from University of Wales, Cardiff; and a Doctoris Honoris Causa from Tallinn Technical University. His research interests are broad, but current work focuses on two areas:

• Financial institutions and markets;
• Corporate finance and investments.

The research has been funded mainly by grants from the European Commission, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the ESRC and the Leverhulme Trust. He has published over 100 contributions to the economics and finance literature, including articles in many leading journals. Drawing from his research and publications, he worked as a consultant to many international organisations, including the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the UN, UNCTAD, and the EC.