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Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia
Thesis (LLD (Mercantile Law))--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103165 Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia Van Heerden, C.M. (Corlia) douglas.rolls@zcasu.edu.zm Rolls II, Douglas Walter UCTD Financial regulatory framework Basel committee for banking supervision Basel accords Small banks Developing countries Thesis (LLD (Mercantile Law))--University of Pretoria, 2025. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the impact of the Basel Accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries, with particular concentration on small Zambian banks. The problem statement intends to investigate whether implementing the three Basel Accords is conducive to the growth of small banks in Zambia. The study further aims to determine whether the present approach to legal regulation of small banks in Zambia is appropriate. The methodology is based on desk-bound research and examination of both primary sources and secondary sources of material such as books, journals, and relevant articles. The study is impacted by the dearth of secondary research work and the difficulty of getting information from sources like the Zambian central bank and other information centres. While Basel I and II seem to have stabilised the Zambian financial sector, the Basel III Accord appears to have impacted negatively on many small banks to the extent that they have been forced into merger and acquisition arrangements with larger foreign banks to fund their undercapitalised positions to survive. It also emerges that the Zambian financial system is strongly linked to the international global economy; regionalisation with organisations like SADC and COMESA being the first stages in the process. This situation is likely to introduce increased instability in the Zambian financial sector by making banks more vulnerable to the vagaries of the international financial markets. It is thus recommended that the Zambian central bank should be more proactive in lobbying for better conditions for small banks from the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision and other international financial regulatory bodies; it should also avoid “cutting and pasting” rules from other jurisdictions to avoid possible distortions in the banking sector. It should also encourage further development of primary and secondary markets in low-cost paper and provide small banks with long-term, low-interest loans to support their growth. The Bank of Zambia, the Zambian central bank, should consider establishing a separate Act financial services Act for small banks to better regulate them. The central bank should also seek out non-Basel Accord solutions for small banks including re-examining the positive aspects of the infant-industry argument. Lastly, it should introduce a formal system for classifying banks in Zambia. At the international level, it is suggested that the global standard-setting bodies should undergo radical reforms to ensure that they are in tandem with the problems that banks in developing countries face as well as allow them to have a say in global standard setting. It is recommended that global standard-setting bodies apply simpler rules for smaller banks. The impact of the Basel Accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries and Zambia, in particular, is important because of the role that small banks play in developing economies in growing small and medium-sized businesses that are often ignored by large foreign banks. It is also important that small banks are allowed to grow into large and medium-sized banks to effectively compete against foreign multinational banks. Institutions based on neoliberal ideals appear to only serve Western businesses’ interests despite their call for all countries to create a level playing field. Due to the dearth of empirical research, there are several gaps in the work that may provide opportunities for further research in this important area of the law. Mercantile Law LLD (Mercantile Law) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws SDG-10: Reduces inequalities 2025-07-03T12:21:15Z 2025-07-03T12:21:15Z 2025-09 2025 Thesis * S2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103165 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.19029833.v2 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Financial regulatory framework Basel committee for banking supervision Basel accords Small banks Developing countries Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia |
| title | Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia |
| title_full | Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia |
| title_short | Impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries : the case of Zambia |
| title_sort | impact of the basel accords on small indigenous banks in developing countries the case of zambia |
| topic | UCTD Financial regulatory framework Basel committee for banking supervision Basel accords Small banks Developing countries |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103165 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.19029833.v2 |