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Assesment of the Interest Rates in the Serbian Banking Sector

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  • Lidija Barjaktarović

    (University Singidunum, Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Maja Dimić

    (University Union Nikola Tesla, Sremski Karlovci, Serbia)

  • Dejan Ječmenica

    (Wiener Städtische, Vienna Insurance Group, Belgrade, Serbia)

Abstract

Lending interest rates (IR) in the Serbian market are generally viewed as high. In accordance with the official NBS (National bank of Serbia) data for 2010: lending (IR) was 10.4% p.a., deposit IR was 4.2% p.a., and spread was 6.3% p.a. At the same time, IR on cross-border loans was 3.7% p.a. It means that the use of cross-border loans was a better solution for companies which were in position to take them. The indicator of IR spread in Serbia got worse and came down to 106th position (it used to be ranked 90th in 2009; WEF). If we analyse the structure of IR spread, we can notice that there is room for decreasing the level of active IR in the area of country risk premium and funding spread. Pearson Correlation shows that IR has strong relation with return on assets and volume of collected deposits i.e. profit margin per product.

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  • Lidija Barjaktarović & Maja Dimić & Dejan Ječmenica, 2014. "Assesment of the Interest Rates in the Serbian Banking Sector," Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, Central bank of Montenegro, vol. 3(2), pages 21-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbk:journl:v:3:y:2014:i:2:p:21-35
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    1. Dimitrios Anastasiou, 2021. "Macroeconomic determinants of MIR interest rate margin in the euro area," Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, Central bank of Montenegro, vol. 10(1), pages 39-53.

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    Keywords

    banking sector; interest rates; base part; margin; credit rating; standard risk cost; country risk;
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    JEL classification:

    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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