The Monetary Policy Regime and Banking Spreads in Barbados /

The paper analyzes the determinants of banking spreads in Barbados, with a view to identifying the role of the monetary policy regime in explaining high spreads. The paper finds that interest rate spreads for Barbados are higher than would be suggested by its macroeconomic performance. Banking conce...

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Autor principal: Valderrama, Laura
Outros Autores: Samuel, Wendell
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Colecção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/211
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF