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Assessing Bank Competition within the East African Community

This paper is an empirical analysis of competitiveness in the banking system of four out of the five East African Community (EAC) countries2. The results show that the degree of competition is low due to a combination of structural and socio-economic factors. By way of preview, the analysis ranks th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sanya, Sarah
Other Authors: Gaertner, Matthew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2012
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Depository Institutions
Banks And Banking, Foreign
Credit
Commercial Banks
Banks
Finance
Banks And Banking
Industries: Financial Services
Monetary Economics
Financial Institutions
Financial Services
Monetary Policy, Central Banking, And The Supply Of Money And Credit: General
Micro Finance Institutions
Competition
Financial Institutions And Services: Government Policy And Regulation
General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement And Data)
Mortgages
Money
International Financial Markets
Size Distribution Of Firms
Financial Markets
Economic History: Financial Markets And Institutions: General, International, Or Comparative
Financial Services Industry
Banking
Money And Monetary Policy
Foreign Banks
Production, Pricing, And Market Structure
Finance: General
Kenya
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper is an empirical analysis of competitiveness in the banking system of four out of the five East African Community (EAC) countries2. The results show that the degree of competition is low due to a combination of structural and socio-economic factors. By way of preview, the analysis ranks the countries in terms of banking sector competitiveness in the following order: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda
Physical Description:25 pages
ISBN:9781463933173

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