Structural Issues in the Kenyan Financial System: Improving Competition and Access

Structural Issues in the Kenyan Financial System: Improving Competition and Access

Although by regional standards, Kenya's financial system is relatively well developed and diversified, major structural impediments prevent it from reaching its full potential. Crosscountry comparisons, however, show the importance of a well-d...

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Main Authors:	Beck, Thorsten, Fuchs, Michael
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ADVERSE SELECTION AUTONOMY BANK PRIVATIZATION BANK SIZE BANK SUPERVISION BANKING CRISIS BANKING INDUSTRY BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPETITIVENESS CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTAGION CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COUNTRY COMPARISON COUNTRY COMPARISONS CPI CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT RISK CROWDING OUT DEBT DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES EARNING ASSETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EMERGING MARKETS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FINANCIAL CONTRACTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL POLICIES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOREIGN BANKS FRAUD GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROWTH INCOME INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSURANCE INTEREST MARGIN INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LENDING RATES LIQUIDITY LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS LOOTING MANDATES MARKET DISCIPLINE MICROFINANCE MORAL HAZARD MORTGAGES NET INTEREST MARGIN OVERHEAD COSTS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION POLICY POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PORTFOLIOS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGIN PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY PUBLIC POLICY RECAPITALIZATION RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN ON ASSETS SAVINGS SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BANKS SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK TERMS OF TRADE TRANSPARENCY VALUE OF MONEY VOLATILITY VULNERABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE OWNERSHIP INCOME GROWTH GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/07/4986852/structural-issues-kenyan-financial-system-improving-competition-access http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14185

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/07/4986852/structural-issues-kenyan-financial-system-improving-competition-access
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14185

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