Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) play a fundamental role in the economic performance of major economies especially in light of the new Basel Capital Accord. Several lending communities proposed to treat SMEs as retail clients to optimize capital requirements and profitability. In this...

Purpose – In this paper, we analyse the determinants affecting the stock prices of telecommunications firms in both developed and developing countries around the world.Design/methodology/approach – The empirical analysis is performed using panel data from 160 countries and 45 companies,...

A huge diversity exists within the broad category of SMEs. They differ widely in their capital structure, firm size, access to external finance, management style, numbers of employees etc. We contribute to the literature by acknowledging this diversity while modeling credit risk for them, using...

This paper explores liquidity effects following the merger and acquisition between Al Salam Bank Bahrain and a conventional bank post the financial crises. We find evidence of a sustained increase in the liquidity of the stocks as a result of the change from Conventional to Islamic banking. The...

Small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) play a fundamental role in the economic performance of major economies especially in the light of the new Basel Capital Accord. Several lending communities proposed to treat SMEs as retail clients to optimize capital requirements and profitability. In...