This paper aims to examine and compare the profitability of Islamic and conventional banks located in 20 African countries over the period 2009-2018. Based on a sample of 21 Islamic banks and 297 conventional banks, this study shows that Islamic banks perform better than conventional banks in...

In this paper, we provide the first cross-country empirical evidence on the relationship between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and banks’ interest income activities (measured using the net interest income). Using bank-level panel data of 3,252 banks in 16 economies over the period...