Reserve Requirementson Foreign Currency Deposits in Sub-Saharan Africa : Main Features and Policy Implications /

This paper reviews the reserve requirement arrangements of sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the differences between reserve requirements on domestic- and foreign-currency deposits. The reserve requirement systems in sub-Saharan Africa are relatively simple and transparent, but in some countries high...

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Main Author: Kovanen, Arto
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/065
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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