than estimating a single multiyear frontier for the banks in the sample. It has been pointed out that the principal … determine the impact of internal and external factors on Islamic banks' efficiency. Findings – The results suggest that the MENA … Islamic banks have exhibited higher mean technical efficiency relative to their Asian Islamic bank counterparts. The empirical …

adjustment for loans is significantly faster than for deposits, and that the pass-through is especially sluggish for demand … the speed of pass through. We also find evidence of faster (slower) pass-through for loans (deposits) if the change in … monetary policy was up (down). Overall, we find that competition among banks and competition from financial markets result in a …

), well-functioning institutions are a key driving force for international bank flows. Specifically, foreign banks invest …

In this paper, we investigate the claim that German banks are special compared to banks in other industrialised … economies. We show that banks are of particular importance to the German economy—as financial intermediary, as lender to the … corporate sector, and as part of the corporate governance system. Further, German banks are supervised by two supervisory …

September 2008, in order to support banks and other financial institutions. We first provide an overview of the programmes … the issuance of government guaranteed bonds by banks, examining their impact on banks� funding and highlighting …

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the degree to which the UAE banks use risk management practices … between the two sets of banks. Design/methodology/approach – The authors developed a modified questionnaire, divided into two … two topics: methods of risk identification, and risks facing the sample banks. Findings – This study found that the three …