Financial Reforms and Interest Rate Spreads in the Commercial Banking System in Malawi
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WP; liberalization; bank; commercial bank; interest rate; financial product; Commercial banks; interest spreads; financial liberalization; Malawi; market share; monetary policy; bank behavior; bank spread; Financial sector reform; Discount rates; Reserve requirements; Deposit rates; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
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