The impact of banking sector reform in a transition economy: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1677-1687

  Brown, Martin ^a   Maurer, Maria Rueda ^a   Pak, Tamara ^b   Tynaev, Nurlanbek ^c  

^a SWISS NATIONAL BANK   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic   (Kyrgyzstan)

^c World Bank Country Office   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

Financial sector reform; Interest rates; Spreads; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349278460     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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