The Effect of Regional Financial Integration on Intra-Regional Trade in the East African Community

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dc.contributor.authorMuthoga, S.
dc.contributor.authorObere, Almadi
dc.contributor.authorMburu, Kimani
dc.contributor.authorMuchai, Dianah
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-13T09:26:38Z
dc.date.available2014-11-13T09:26:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.description.abstractThis paper aimed at establishing effects of regional financial integration on intraregional trade in East African Community (EAC). The importance of financial integration on trade prompted the study. Quantitative and qualitative data between year 2000 and 2009 from the East African community was used. This paper employed the general method of moments in its analysis. Results showed that regional financial integration significantly affect intraregional trade in the EAC. The study recommends that EAC coordinating committee promote effective bank supervision to achieve uniform bank spread, initiate ways of issuance of common bond and develop secondary markets for all financial assets in the region.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Emerging Issues in Economics, Finance and Banking (JEIEFB) An Online International Monthly Journal (ISSN: 2306-367X) Volume:2 No.6 December 2013en_US
dc.identifier.issn2306-367X
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.globalbizresearch.com/images/files/71672_JEIEFB_Samuel%20Muthoga_Almadi%20Obere_Kimani%20Mburu_Diana%20Mukwate-Muchai.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11649
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGlobalbiz Research,en_US
dc.subjectRegional financial integrationen_US
dc.subjectintraregional tradeen_US
dc.subjectcustom unionen_US
dc.subjectfree trade areaen_US
dc.subjectgovernment security rateen_US
dc.subjectexchange rateen_US
dc.subjectCommon external tariffen_US
dc.subjectbank spreaden_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Regional Financial Integration on Intra-Regional Trade in the East African Communityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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