Purpose This study aims to consider the effect of financial (banking) freedom and competition on bank efficiency. Design/methodology/approach With data from 11 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2006-2012, the study estimates both competition (market power) and bank cost efficiency...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamics involved in the determination of capital structure of banks in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs panel regression model in examining the capital structure of banks in Ghana. Findings – The results of...

This paper sets out to explore the causality links between financial markets and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. We use proxies for the banking sector and stock market to capture financial market development. We run separate estimations for the banking and stock market samples....