The present paper examined the correlation between risks and efficiency within Islamic banks in the MENA area. This paper used three stages of analyses. The first stage consisted of measuring the efficiency of those banks by employing the nonparametric technique, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)...

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of ownership structure and competition on risk-taking behaviour of UAE banks during the period 1998–2010. The study covers 15 national banks, including eleven conventional banks and four are Islamic banks. The proportion of ownership by...

Islamic and cooperative banks such as credit unions are broadly similar in that they both share some risk with savers. However, risk sharing goes along with ownership control in cooperatives, whilst Islamic banks share risk with borrowers and downside risk with depositors. Islamic banking is...

This study explores the influence of funding liquidity risk and several control variables on Islamic rural banks’ asset risk in Indonesia. Our study analyzes Islamic rural banks comprising 142 Islamic banks with quarterly data from 2013: Q1 to 2018: Q4. Panel regression is then employed. We...

Purpose This research evaluated the impact of credit risk, liquidity risk, profitability, economic growth and good governance on the vulnerability of the Islamic banking system in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Design/methodology/approach The panel regression analysis was...

Total assets of Islamic banks in Indonesia contributed to a mere 1.6% of the total assets of banking system in 2006 and increased marginally to 1.8% by 2007. Despite the trivial market share, Indonesia's Central Bank has targeted that the Islamic banks should achieve a 5% market share by 2008....

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between banks risk and Islamic financial products diversification for Islamic banks in Gulf Cooperation Councils' Countries. Based on a sample of Islamic banks in GCC countries observed for the period 2002-2008, our research makes evidence...