Assessing Bank Competition within the East African Community
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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.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2012/032
Subject:
Banking Commercial banks Competition Credit Financial institutions Financial markets Financial services Foreign banks Money
English
Publication Date:
January 1, 2012
ISBN/ISSN:
9781463933173/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2012032
Pages:
25
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