Recent financial crises have revealed the importance for the industrial and financial development of countries. In Italy, in the first quarter of 2009, growing concerns about personal economic prospects and the evolution of the labor market have impaired consumers confidence providing motivation...

In this study we examine the performance of banks headquartered in Hollywood and banks headquartered in Silicon Valley in the period - first quarter 2008 until second quarter 2012, which includes the period of the Great Recession, December 2007 to June 2009. We find that during the financial...

The objective of this study is to investigate some influential differences in UAE’s Islamic and conventional national 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...

Using Concentration Ratio and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index techniques, the paper investigates the concentration levels of the banking industry in Ghana and forecasts the future concentration levels of the industry should consolidations triggered by the new bank recapitalization policy occur in the...

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...

In light of the financial meltdown that followed the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in the fall of 2008, there is considerable debate in the financial community on the appropriate accounting methodology used to value financial assets. In fact, many analysts on Wall Street argue that much of the...

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...

This study explores critical factors for quality improvement in the Taiwanese banking industry. The study examines eight measurement dimensions. In addition, a hierarchical framework for the Taiwanese banking industry is constructed based on the eight dimensions and various sub-factors. Fuzzy...

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)...

The paper examines the impact of the costs of complying with IAS and Basel II regulations on the net interest margin and operating costs of Italian banks using bank level data for the period 2001-2007. More specifically, the paper intends to ascertain whether: a) IAS and Basel II compliance...