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dc.contributor.authorMakombo, Koziba
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-29T09:27:41Z
dc.date.available2015-05-29T09:27:41Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-29
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1374
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Department of Economics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Arts in Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana Citation: Makombo, Koziba (2008) Determinants of bank interest rate spreads in Botswana commercial banking sector, University of Botswanaen_US
dc.description.abstractUsing annualized pooled data fo r the period 1996 - 2006, this study examines determinants o f interest rate spreads in the commercial hanks in Botswana. The study finds that intermediation costs, herfindahl index, inflation and exchange rate depreciation are the main drivers o f interest rate spreads while liquidity, equity and overhead costs proved to be statistical insignificant. The study concludes that interest rate spreads is taking an upward trend instead o f converging to international standards by narrowing. The study further recognizes the important role exchange rate plays in determining spreads and its role in attracting foreign direct investment and hence the need fo r proper and efficient management o f exchange rate policy. On the policy level, more emphasis is placed on the policy implementation as compared to formulation. This is because there are many policies and initiatives developed to improve efficiency in the financial sector but lacks on the implementation part.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCommercial banksen_US
dc.subjectInterest rate spreadsen_US
dc.subjectInflationen_US
dc.subjectExchange rateen_US
dc.subjectDepreciationen_US
dc.subjectHerfindahl indexen_US
dc.subjectIntermediation costsen_US
dc.subjectBotswanaen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of bank interest rate spreads in Botswana commercial banking sectoren_US
dc.typeMasters Thesis/Dissertationen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Botswanaen_US


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