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Banking system and its role in Kosovo’s economic development
Banking system and its role in Kosovo’s economic development

Author(s): Petrit Hasanaj, Albina Shala, Jusuf Qarkaxhija
Subject(s): National Economy, Financial Markets
Published by: Kolegji ILIRIA and Felix-Verlag
Keywords: Banking system; central bank; commercial banks; bank products; deposits; loans; interest rates;

Summary/Abstract: Developing a sustainable banking system is a prerequisite for developing an economy. The purpose of this paper is to extract all the important factors in the nature of banks and their direct role in economic development. This market study aims to analyse the banking system in Kosovo by determining and then analysing its structure, the degree of concentration of commercial banks in the banking market, their behaviour towards price, number of participants, banks operating in this market, types of products and services they provide, in order to assess the level of competition in this sector, in accordance with the right of competition. For this purpose, the study describes the functioning of the banking system as a whole and its special segments, regulatory supervisory instruments and their role not only in the functioning of the banking system but also in effective competition. Since the beginning of the operation of commercial banks, which is over 16 years, the market still dominates high interest rates on loans, which, to some extent, is a burden on economic entities, and thus the economy as a whole.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 222-248
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: English