01443cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000602 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451847918 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Randall, Ruby. Interest Rate Spreads in the Eastern Caribbean / Ruby Randall. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (39 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines interest rate spreads in the Eastern Caribbean and seeks to explain why they are persistently high by comparison with other low-inflation countries. The paper concludes that operating costs appear to be a key determinant of observed interest rate spreads, giving rise to the policy recommendation that efforts to expand the market size of efficient banks might help pave the way for greater efficiency. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/059 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1998/059/001.1998.issue-059-en.xml IMF e-Library