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Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th Annual Conference © 2011 IAABD<br />

15 countries due to data availability. We applied <strong>the</strong> famous Panzar-Ross methodology to estimate <strong>the</strong><br />

degree <strong>of</strong> competitiveness result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> H-statistic, which was <strong>in</strong> turn related to concentration <strong>in</strong>dex,<br />

contestability <strong>in</strong>dicators, bank specific and <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> general economic development. The f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

<strong>in</strong>dicate that <strong>the</strong> bank<strong>in</strong>g system <strong>in</strong> Africa can best be described as monopolistically competitive. The<br />

traditional concentration <strong>in</strong>dex has significant <strong>in</strong>fluence on competitive bank behaviour. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore,<br />

<strong>the</strong>re is also cross-country evidence that <strong>the</strong> markets are contestable. Lesser barriers to entry and fewer<br />

restrictions on banks activities to engage <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>vestment bank<strong>in</strong>g, real estate and <strong>in</strong>surance bus<strong>in</strong>esses<br />

heighten competitive behaviour <strong>of</strong> banks. Additionally, foreign banks’ penetration and regulations that<br />

deny applications to entry by foreign banks play significant impact on <strong>the</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> competitive bank<br />

behaviour. Thus, <strong>in</strong> order to enhance competitive bank behaviour, restrictions that limit banks’ ability to<br />

engage and diversify <strong>the</strong>ir operations <strong>in</strong>to o<strong>the</strong>r areas must be m<strong>in</strong>imized, and grant<strong>in</strong>g permissions for<br />

applications to entry <strong>in</strong>to bank<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess must be encouraged.<br />

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