Using the case of the CRDB Bank in Tanzania, this study finds that wholesale lending creates a win-win situation for banks, as well as for Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs). Banks minimise costs of lending, widen outreach and 'cherry-pick' the best borrowers. SACCOs are able to...

This study examines the relationship between female board members and firm performance for a panel of 250 US firms over the years 2000 and 2006 which marks an epic in gender equality and affirmative efforts. We have used GLS -fixed effect regression to estimate the relationship of four proxies...

This study examines the behaviour of key bank level stability factors of liquidity, capital, risk-taking and consumer confidence in Islamic and conventional banks which operate in the same market. Using fixed effect sample of 194 banks of Gulf Cooperating Countries between 2000 and 2007, we...

In this study, we assess whether banking system concentration is strongly linked to banks credit risk exposure. We use a sample of 138 commercial banks drawn from SADC countries between 1999 and 2005. The results exhibit no significant influence of concentration on four measures of credit...