Interest Rate Spreads in English-Speaking African Countries /

This paper examines interest rate spreads in English-speaking African countries. Higher spreads were found to be associated with lower inflation, a greater number of banks, and greater public ownership of banks. Higher deposit interest rates were found to be associated with lower interest rate sprea...

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Autor principal: Crowley, Joe
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/101
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF