Regional Financial integration and economic growth in the East African community

dc.contributor.author	Obere, Almadi
dc.contributor.author	Muthoga, Samuel
dc.contributor.author	Mburu, Kimani
dc.contributor.author	Muchai, Diana Mukwate
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-29T09:00:46Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-29T09:00:46Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.citation	Muthoga, S., Obere, A., Mburu, K., & Muchai, D. (2013). Regional Financial integration and economic growth in the East African community.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2235
dc.description.abstract	This paper aimed at establishing effects of regional financial integration on economic growth in East African Community (EAC). Conflicting views on the effects of financial integration on economic growth 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 stimulated economic growth of 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.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	JEMS Publishers	en_US
dc.title	Regional Financial integration and economic growth in the East African community	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US