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banks during the period 1996-2008. UAE Islamic banks have a small market share, though there is an increasing demand for … their services. This gives rise to an examination of the factors that influence the performance of these banks compared with … conventional banks. A regression model was used in which ROE and ROA were used alternatively as dependent variables. A set of …
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of concentration. Evidence also exists to underpin the conclusion that any consolidation of four banks or less stimulated … or more banks will culminate in high concentration which will be inimical to the interest of customers. The paper …, therefore, recommends that, all things being equal, policy makers should permit consolidation of four or less banks if that is …
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Banks have been selected in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in order to explore the impact of the nature and … organization have a great impact on performance measurement practices in different Islamic banks. …
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The study explores the impact of the susu scheme, an informal banking mechanism for daily or weekly collection of deposits prevalent on the West African markets, on small businesses in Ghana. Evidence gathered from the analysis of a randomly-drawn sample size of 1,600 small business owner...
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the assets to maturity. The critics of FASB 157 charge that these sharp write-downs contributed to the failure of banks …
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Previous researches have found that large numbers of households lack basic financial products. Specifically, the financial exclusion phenomenon has been the subject of increasing interest. The literature shows there are many families that do not have a current bank, a building society account, a...
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opinions collected from a sample of experts in Taiwanese banks. The results of this study are that the top five crucial quality …
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Five research teams representing the HEB International Peace Program at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas completed field work in the coffee industry and micro enterprise in Guatemala during October 2008. Of special interest to one team was the As Green as it Gets (AGG)...
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In 2008, market disturbances and unexpected price volatility besieged the US financial system. Since then weak balance sheets have heightened risk, thus resulting in an unprecedented rise in non-performing loans and credit-related write-offs in mortgage lending related sectors. This paper...
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This study examines the impact of external factors, such as law, regulation, and technology on a country’s rate of economic growth. The results suggest that the technological, legal, and regulatory environment can play a major role towards enhancing the smooth functioning of the financial...
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