Assessing Bank Competition within the East African Community
Author | : Sarah Sanya |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781463948214 |
ISBN-13 | : 1463948212 |
Rating | : 4/5 (212 Downloads) |
Download or read book Assessing Bank Competition within the East African Community written by Sarah Sanya and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.