In the age of technology, continuous innovation is the ultimate motto of the financial sector to attract customers. Firms in the financial sector must be innovative in terms of service quality and operational performance to obtain customer loyalty and gain financial stability. A dearth of...

The paper aims to investigate the impact of freedom dimensions, investor sentiment, and uncertainty on bank stock returns. Additionally, this study examines the interaction between economic freedom dimensions and oil prices. To meet the study's objectives, a two-step GMM estimator was applied to...

Over last two decades, emerging and developing nations have desperately endeavored for efficient banking sectors. In this study, we argue that bank efficiency generates incentives that can impact banks’ capital holdings and the cost of financial intermediation. Analyzing a panel dataset of...

This study attempts mainly to measure the financial performance of the fifteen (15) selected banks in Bangladesh and to identify whether any significant difference exists in the performance of the selected banks for the period 2009- 2013. CAMEL Model has been used to examine the financial...

In response to the recent global financial crisis, the regulatory authorities in many countries have imposed stringent capital requirements in the form of the BASEL III Accord to ensure financial stability. On the other hand, bankers have criticized new regulation on the ground that it would...

The Banking sector of Bangladesh had been struggling with poor performance before the COVID-19 situation. The reson behind as Non-performing loans, declining margins in a capped interest rate regime, deteriorations in various efficiency indicators, government-directed restructuring of loans. Now...

The banking sector of Bangladesh had been struggling with poor performance before the COVID-19 situation. The reasons included non-performing loans, declining margins in a capped interest rate regime, deteriorations in various efficiency indicators and government-directed restructuring of loans....

In response to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-2009, stringent capital requirements in the form of Basel III Accord have been implemented for the banking sector across the globe. Critics argue that banks may face difficulty in raising costly equity and may either decrease loans or...