Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the link between, on one hand the interest margin of the bank, and the … determinants of the interest margin on the other. The basic importance of bank interest margin or spread (BIS), arises from the … study reveals proposed positive and significant correlation between bank interest margins and proxies of interest‐rate risk …

Argentine commercial banking industry. Included are the profitability and interest variables; return on assets (ROA) and net … interest margin (NIM) over the period of 1994 to 2011. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical construct is guided by … cost efficiency/inefficiency), leverage and liquidity appear to be important forces behind the net interest margins (NIM …

highlights the poor budgetary allocation for education, ineffective doctor‐patient ratio, heavy interest payments/servicing debt …