What Drives Interest Rate Spreads in Pacific Island Countries? : An Empirical Investigation /

Growth has been sluggish in Pacific island countries (PICs). High cost of credit is likely one of the reasons. While the small scale, geographic dispersion, and vulnerability to shocks increase the cost and risk of credit in this country group, there is considerable variability in interest rate spre...

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Главный автор: Jamaludin, Fazurin
Другие авторы: Klyuev, Vladimir, Serechetapongse, Anuk
Формат: Журнал
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Серии:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/096
Online-ссылка:Full text available on IMF