market. An individual bank's ability to earn higher markup or charge a higher net interest margin contributes to its …

This study tests the impact of banking sector reform and competition on bank stability based on the unbalanced data … relationship between the market power and bank fragility, but also confirm the positive relationship between bank reform and … statement transparency enhance bank stability and improve financial soundness. The results also suggest that the positive …

In this paper, we examine the influence of bank regulation, concentration, and financial and institutional development … on commercial bank margins and profitability across a broad selection of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries …. The empirical results suggest that bank-specific characteristics, in particular bank capitalization and credit risk, have …

In this paper, we examine the influence of bank regulation, concentration, and financial and institutional development … on commercial bank margins and profitability across a broad selection of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries …. We cover the 1989-2005 period and control for a wide array of macroeconomic, financial, and bank characteristics. The …