It is dominated by five to six very large banks located throughout our geography, and the costs of entry to compete for our members' business—that's full-service business—would be prohibitive. The foreign banks will come, but largely to service consumers or service business niche markets, essentially in the urban centres.
Par conséquent, les sommes que devraient investir les banques étrangères pour rivaliser sur ce marché et fournir des services complets de façon à attirer nos membres seraient prohibitives. Des banques étrangères s'installeront, bien sûr, mais offriront principalement des services aux particuliers ou aux moyennes ou grandes entreprises qui desservent les marchés à créneaux des centres urbains.