ASYMMETRIC CAUSAL LINKAGES BETWEEN LIQUIDITY AND PROFITABILITY FOR MENA ISLAMIC BANKS

The relationship between liquidity and profitability

Liquidity Transformation Factors of Islamic Banks: An Empirical Analysis

Islamic banks face restrictions in refinancing due to the guidelines of the Shari ́ah prohibiting financial contracts and transactions based on interest, gambling and speculation as same as due to the lack of liquidity sources such as an interbank market, a lender of last resort or an asset market. This is the first study with empirical cross-country results focusing on liquidity transformation ...

Banks, Markets and Liquidity

The banking sector is one of the most highly regulated sectors in the economy. However, in contrast to other regulated sectors there is no wide agreement on the market failures that justify regulation. We suggest that there are two important failures. The fi rst is a coordination problem that arises because of multiple equilibria. If people believe there is going to be a panic then that can be ...

Forecasts of Future Profitability based on Disaggregated Earnings: A Comparative Analysis of Islamic and Conventional Banks

Banks are the financial institutions accepting deposits from the people and lending to the needy people, areas and regions for various purposes. Banking industry can be divided into two types of banks— Islamic and conventional banks. The operations of conventional banks are based on interest (sood/riba) and therefore interest constitutes the main source of earnings of these banks. While on the ...

Determinants of Islamic Banking Profitability

The paper analyzes how bank characteristics and the overall financial environment affect the performance of Islamic banks. Utilizing bank level data, the study examines the performance indicators of Islamic banks’ worldwide during 1994-2001. A variety of internal and external banking characteristics were used to predict profitability and efficiency. In general, our analysis of determinants of I...