The authors analyze commercial banks' profitability (return on equity, ROE) at different levels of creditor rights and … an aggregate score of information sharing in terms of credit bureaus. After controlling for bank size and some … macroeconomic variables, the results indicate that profitability is higher and more persistent when creditors are well protected …

are negatively correlated with the bank's profitability. Concerning the macroeconomic factors, the findings indicated a … stakeholders by focusing on particular bank-specific and macroeconomic aspects that influence the profitability of Shariah …The purpose of this study is to analyze significant variables that permit us to ascertain the profitability of …