Recent research suggests a link between financial market development and economic growth. One of the requirements for faster and more equitable growth is however further development and refinement three dimensions of financial-market development. These include: capital inflows and how to establish the conditions that will ensure the sound use of this capital; long-term finance and what it takes to develop long-term lending capabilities; and micro-banking and how can financial markets be democratized so that small entrepreneurs have better access to capital.