The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

We examine the impact of financial sector reform on interest rate levels and spreads using Kyrgyz bank-level data from 1998 to 2005. We find that, in addition to macroeconomic stabilization, structural reforms to the banking sector significantly contributed to lower interest rates. In particular, ou...

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Main Authors:	Brown, Martin, Maurer, Maria Rueda, Pak, Tamara, Tynaev, Nurlanbek
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects E430 Banks Other Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages G210 Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation G280 Economic Development: Financial Markets Saving and Capital Investment Corporate Finance and Governance O160 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: National Income, Product, and Expenditure Money Inflation P240 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Financial Economics P340
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5462

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spelling	okr-10986-54622021-04-23T14:02:22Z The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan Brown, Martin Maurer, Maria Rueda Pak, Tamara Tynaev, Nurlanbek Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects E430 Banks Other Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages G210 Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation G280 Economic Development: Financial Markets Saving and Capital Investment Corporate Finance and Governance O160 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: National Income, Product, and Expenditure Money Inflation P240 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Financial Economics P340 We examine the impact of financial sector reform on interest rate levels and spreads using Kyrgyz bank-level data from 1998 to 2005. We find that, in addition to macroeconomic stabilization, structural reforms to the banking sector significantly contributed to lower interest rates. In particular, our results suggest that foreign bank entry and regulatory efforts to increase average bank size were important in reducing deposit rates. In contrast, we find little evidence that banking sector reform or macroeconomic stabilization has impacted interest rate spreads. 2012-03-30T07:32:57Z 2012-03-30T07:32:57Z 2009 Journal Article Journal of Banking and Finance 03784266 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5462 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Kyrgyzstan
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topic	Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects E430 Banks Other Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages G210 Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation G280 Economic Development: Financial Markets Saving and Capital Investment Corporate Finance and Governance O160 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: National Income, Product, and Expenditure Money Inflation P240 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Financial Economics P340
spellingShingle	Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects E430 Banks Other Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages G210 Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation G280 Economic Development: Financial Markets Saving and Capital Investment Corporate Finance and Governance O160 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: National Income, Product, and Expenditure Money Inflation P240 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Financial Economics P340 Brown, Martin Maurer, Maria Rueda Pak, Tamara Tynaev, Nurlanbek The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
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description	We examine the impact of financial sector reform on interest rate levels and spreads using Kyrgyz bank-level data from 1998 to 2005. We find that, in addition to macroeconomic stabilization, structural reforms to the banking sector significantly contributed to lower interest rates. In particular, our results suggest that foreign bank entry and regulatory efforts to increase average bank size were important in reducing deposit rates. In contrast, we find little evidence that banking sector reform or macroeconomic stabilization has impacted interest rate spreads.
format	Journal Article
author	Brown, Martin Maurer, Maria Rueda Pak, Tamara Tynaev, Nurlanbek
author_facet	Brown, Martin Maurer, Maria Rueda Pak, Tamara Tynaev, Nurlanbek
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title	The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
title_short	The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
title_full	The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
title_fullStr	The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
title_sort	impact of banking sector reform in a transition economy : evidence from kyrgyzstan
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The Impact of Banking Sector Reform in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

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