Assessing Bank Competition within the East African Community

January 1, 2012

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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.

Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Competition, Credit, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial services, Foreign banks, Money

Keywords: Africa, bank competition, bank freedom, bank performance indicator, bank regulation, Banking, banks output, Commercial banks, Competition, concentration ratio, Credit, EAC banking systems, EAC country, East African Community, Financial sector, Foreign banks, H-statistic, Lerner Index, return on assets, WP

Pages:
25
Volume:
2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781463933173.001
Issue:
032
Series:
Working Paper No. 2012/032
Stock No:
WPIEA2012032
ISBN:
9781463933173
ISSN:
1018-5941

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