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Chapter 6. Building a Framework to Harmonize Monetary Policy »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
This chapter discusses a strategy and a timetable for harmonizing national monetary policy frameworks across the East African Community (EAC). The priority for harmonization is to cement credibility in the i...
Chapter 10. Cross-Country Financial Linkages and Implications for Financial Sector Supervision »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
The authorities of the East African Community (EAC) countries envision strengthening and integrating the banking and financial systems in the hope that greater regional integration will increase the scale of...
Chapter 3. Economic Convergence to Support the East African Monetary Union »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
Since 2000, the East African Community (EAC) has had a customs union and common market, and is now implementing a comprehensive regional infrastructure program to support the development of a single market f...
Chapter 8. Exchange Rate Arrangements in the Transition to East African Monetary Union »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
This chapter considers alternative exchange rate arrangements for the countries of the East African Community (EAC) in the transition to monetary union. Three main considerations shape our analysis. First, w...
Chapter 11. Financial Integration Ahead of East African Monetary Union »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
Well-functioning financial markets can accelerate economic growth and alleviate poverty. A large body of research has found a positive relationship between financial market development and economic growth, i...
Chapter 9. Financial Sector Stability: A Regional Approach »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
This chapter looks at the issue of financial stability in the envisaged East African Monetary Union (EAMU) and the responsibility for it among East African Community (EAC) authorities. Signatories to the EAC...
Chapter 7. How Strong Is the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in the East African Community? »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
The leaders of the five partner states of the East African Community (EAC) decided in 2007 to fast track agreements on key protocols of the East African Monetary Union (EAMU) by 2012. A successful EAMU depen...
Chapter 5. Implications of Monetary Union for National Fiscal Institutions in East Africa »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
As discussed in the previous chapter, regional monetary integration requires enhanced fiscal coordination among member countries of the East African Community (EAC). Enhanced fiscal cooperation is needed in...
Chapter 1. Overview »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
Under the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (EAC), the signatory nations—Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda—have committed to regional integration across economic, social,...
Chapter 2. Sustaining Growth in the East African Community »
Source: The Quest for Regional Integration in the East African Community
Series: Books
Author(s): Paulo Drummond , S. Wajid , and Oral Williams
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484364413
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, monetary policy, growth, markets
The Growth Record In the midst of sub-Saharan Africa’s best decade of economic growth since at least the 1970s, the East African Community (EAC) is among the fastest-growing regions....