The study examines the relationship between financial stability and economic growth in Africa. Using a dynamic fixed-effect model, the results reveal that financial stability impacts positively on economic growth. Specifically, the results indicate that capital adequacy, liquidity and asset...

This study investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Ghanaian manufacturing sector, using the Regional Project on Enterprise Development (RPED) dataset. The study adopts a binary logistic regression model in which the dependent variable, FDI, is expressed as a...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in determinants of bank profit persistence among Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Design/methodology/approach: Using system generalized method of moments and data from four SSA countries during the period 2006–2012, this study...

Purpose: This paper examines the effect of financial (banking) freedom and market power on bank net interest margins (NIM). Design/methodology/approach: The study uses data from 11 sub-Saharan African countries over the period, 2006-2012, and the system generalized method of moments to assess...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the effects of financial freedom and competition on bank profitability. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses system generalized method of moments and data from 139 banks across 11 Sub-Saharan African countries during the period 2006-2012. Findings: The...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of foreign bank assets (FBA) and (FBP) presence is examined on banking stability in the economies with strong and weak country-level corporate governance (CLCG) in Africa between 2006 and 2015. Design/methodology/approach: Using a...