Why are interest spreads so high in Uganda?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-204

  Beck, Thorsten ^a   Hesse, Heiko ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank efficiency; Financial intermediation; Financial sector reform; Foreign bank entry; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BANKING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FISCAL REFORM; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; MACROECONOMICS; PRIVATIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 56349147291     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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