examines the effect of banking sector reforms on bank interest rate spread in Ghana over the period 2008-2020, using an … unbalanced panel-data dynamic-equation regression model. The findings reveal that bank size, profitability, gross domestic … product, and inflation rate significantly influence Ghana's bank interest rate spread. Results also suggest that these factors …

financial inclusion negatively hurts bank stability, and this effect will be improved if it is implemented in an environment of … results are consistent across all three measures of bank stability, Zscore, standardized Zscore, and non-performing loans (NPL …

This study empirically examines bank spatial competition within the rural banking setting of Indonesia. The specific … focus is on bank cost efficiency. It presents a new competition measure based on two spatial variables: physical distances … analysis of Model EN is used to handle the endogeneity in bank cost efficiency measurement. The results show that bank …

An efficient bank is more robust to shocks, fosters competitiveness, and promotes stability of the financial system … bank is more efficient than private banks. During the study period, the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of Banks improved … by 1%. According to the Tobit model, the efficiency of banks grows with an increment in the number of branches, bank size …

increase in NPLs, banking sector of Bangladesh has trapped in gridlock. This problem has become an alarming issue for bank …'s sustainability. The present study investigates the determinants of commercial bank's NPLs in Bangladesh. Due to data deficiency, the … profit for their shareholders. The analysis of the study would provide insight guidelines regarding bank's credit risk …

The paper examines the impact of central bank regulatory policies on market power in Africa. The study presents a … the central bank (i.e. monetary and macro-prudential policies) enhance banks' market power. Also, it reveals that central … bank regulatory policies are better coordinated, as complements, in achieving greater market power of banks in countries …

There are legal requirements for a bank to be officially listed on the Vietnam stock exchange; hence by the end of 2020 … show that CSRE as a cost reduces the bank's financial efficiency; however, social responsibility spending with the … community is a positive factor that increases the bank's financial efficiency through creating an image and good impression with …

indicators. Moreover, the Z-score (a bank stability measurement) and number of branches (a measurement of the bank's network … coverage), have a positive impact on efficiency. On the other side, the size of the bank and the financial crisis period show a … negative relationship with the bank's efficiency. The findings of our paper significantly contribute to the Islamic banking …