Regional and International Development

Associate Banking Diploma — Option Subject Regional and International Development
Objective To provide candidates with broad knowledge of the development and opportunities available to East Africa customers, East Africans and the African sub-continent.
SYLLABUS:
1.	Development perspectives Definition of economic development, dimensions of development including measurement of development. Country experience of the East and Southern Africa.
2.	Development Strategies Industrialization strategy. Agricultural strategy, Trade strategy including export-oriented strategies. Technology transfer.
3.	The Market Mechanism as an Instrument of Development Trade policies, exchange control, no tariff barriers to regional trade EPZs.
4.	Regional groupings COMESA, SADC, East African Cooperation, AEC e.g. East African Cooperation, Success and failures. Problems of duplicity of purposes.
5.	International Groupings Europe Union, free trade areas NAFTA (USA, CANADA and MEXICO), COMECON, ACP.
6.	Resource Mobilization The role and activities of regional finance institutions. World Bank and its agencies, African Development Bank, PTA Bank, EADB.
7.	New Products Non traditional products offered by Banks in the East and Southern African region, credit cards, debit cards, proce guarantee certificates, money market investments, capital markets.
THE EXAMINATION Time Allowed: Three (3) hours. Examination Format: Attempt four (4) questions each 25 marks.