In this paper, we examine the influence of bank regulation, concentration, and financial and institutional development on commercial bank margins and profitability across a broad selection of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. The empirical results suggest that bank-specific...

This paper attempts to classify hundred mutual funds employing cluster analysis and using a host of criteria like the 1 year total return, 2 year annualized return, 3 year annualized return, 5 year annualized return, alpha, beta, R-squared, sharpe's ratio, mean and standard deviation etc. The...

Mutual fund has emerged as a potential investment option for various categories of investors. Past studies and reports of the fund houses have clearly shown the upward movement in the growth trend of Indian mutual fund industry. Since the inception of UTI, the Indian mutual fund industry has...

For social and economic reasons, national economies benefit from the inclusion of as many people as possible in financial services. In a cross country study, the present study shows that financial literacy for the general population promotes financial inclusion. This relationship goes beyond the...

Inclusive finance is a core concept of finance that makes various financial products and services accessible and affordable to all individuals and businesses, especially those excluded from the formal financial system. One of the leading forces affecting people's ability to access financial...