Financial inclusion, for which the keystone is access to a bank account, is crucial to overcome the socioeconomic …

. Based on these findings, this study recommends that bank authorities concentrate on bolstering their deposit base, managing …

, board independence, number of board meetings, and CEO duality with stock performance measured by the bank's share price and … market-to-book ratio. Further, several control variables were utilized such as the bank's capital adequacy, profitability …, and size. The empirical findings reveal that board independence positively affects the bank stock performance while the …