Determinants of Interest Rate Spreads in Solomon Islands /

Bank interest rate spreads in Solomon Islands are high by regional standards. This paper examines the determinants of bank interest rates including bank specific, banking sector, macroeconomic, and legal indicators. The results show that the scale of operation, overhead costs, concentration index, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rebei, Nooman
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/105
Online Access:Full text available on IMF