/methodology/approach -The sample consists of 458 branches of a Greek commercial bank, operating in 13 regions of Greece over the period 2002 …

to examine a sample of 24 banks, 9 of which were acquired between 1998 and 2002. Findings -It is found that profit and … in terms of deposits, the number of branches, the annual growth of bank's total assets and the size of banks are … the five largest banks, the mean return on average assets of the industry and the average total assets growth, only the …

We use country level data and bank level data from 71 countries and 857 banks to investigate the impact of bank … cost efficient banks, with higher than average levels of provisions relatively to their income, and lower liquidity tend to … have lower ratings. Larger and more profitable banks tend to obtain higher ratings. Higher equity to assets ratio results …

This study aims to assess the Cost Efficiency (CE) of the Greek cooperative banks over the period 2000–2005. We first … factors influence banks' efficiency. The results of DEA indicate that Greek cooperative banks could improve their cost …

in Greece. For this purpose, a multicriteria methodology is implemented combining a simulation analysis approach …

(HUs) in Greece. According to up-to-date theoretical and empirical literature, the results point out that the internal …