issues. Our findings indicate that MENA banks are still operating under monopolistic competition conditions. With regards to …

This paper documents large cross-country variation in the relationship between bank competition and bank stability and … explores market, regulatory and institutional features that can explain this variation. We show that an increase in competition …

This paper documents large cross-country variation in the relationship between bank competition and bank stability and … explores market, regulatory and institutional features that can explain this variation. We show that an increase in competition …

system and to stimulate bank competition, it is necessary to raise the level of bank information transparency. However …, empirical studies which examine the determinants of competition in the financial sector, the effect of competition on financial … competition. The aim of this paper is to fill this gap in the literature. To test the hypothesis that greater bank information …

Despite the extensive debate on the effects of bank competition on risk-taking and procyclicality, there is no evidence … cycle. We contribute to the literature by investigating the impact of bank competition on the effects of individual … line with the competition-fragility hypothesis and suggest that increased market power is associated with enhanced loans …

. Rising competition among banks could pose a challenge and possibly change the level of credit risk, especially if the banks … competition affects credit risk in Montenegro and whether banks differing in size react differently. Panel data techniques were … affected. Overall, the increasing competition may positively affect credit risk in Montenegro. …