Banking Sector Integration and Competition in CEMAC /

This paper considers the extent of retail banking integration in the Communaute Economique et Monetaire d'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) and the level of bank competition at the regional level. Using a mix of quantitative and qualitative indicators, the paper finds some evidence of price convergence...

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Autor principal: Vacher, Jerome
Altres autors: Saab, Samer
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/003
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