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Assessing Bank Competition within the East African Community
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Sarah Sanya
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Matthew Gaertner
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2012: Issue 032
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Jan 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781463933173.001
ISBN:
9781463933173
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
25
Keywords:
WP; return on assets; concentration ratio; EAC country; bank competition; East African Community; Competition; Banking; Financial sector; H-statistic; Lerner Index; bank regulation; bank performance indicator; EAC banking systems; bank freedom; banks output; Commercial banks; Foreign banks; Credit; Africa
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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.
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ISSN:
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