This work attempts to identify determinants of capital structure in a sample of commercial banks listed on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets. To achieve this objective, data about were collected from 47 GCC commercial banks for the period between 2001 and 2010. We find that profitability and liquidity affect banks’ capital structure decision. The major contribution of this study ...

In March of this year the Bank circulated a questionnaire on derivatives to all 38 banks operating in the Australian market. The questionnaire sought information on the products being traded by banks, the maturity composition of banks’ derivatives portfolios and banks’ counterparties. Information was also sought on banks’ strategies in derivatives markets, and on their risk-management practices...

The aim of this study was to describe the harnessing of corneas captured and processed for transplantation in an ocular tissue bank in north-eastern Brazil.This was a transverse and retrospective study, with a sample group of 612 individuals whose corneas were do- nated and captured between January/2007 and July/2012. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee under number 007.0.2...

bstract: The paper analyzes the efficiency and productivity of the Romanian banks from 2006-08. It uses a non-parametric approach, the data envelopment analysis (DEA) to analyze banks’ efficiency. Based on a sample of 15 commercial banks, our findings reveal that although the efficiency of the Romanian commercial banks improved since 2006, the cost efficiency scores are relatively low. Also, ev...

Bank lending is an important investment activity in an economy. It is widely held that banks are well informed about their borrowers, and banks use such information in their lending decisions to preserve the qualities of their loan portfolios. In this study, we propose a model of the interplay between banks and financial analysts who follow their stocks, and characterize equilibrium with a view...

Foreign banks play a large role in the loan sales market. We examine this role using individual bank data on foreign-owned banks in the United States. We find that the motives for loan sales and purchases differ between U.S. and foreign-owned banks and between foreign banks of different regions. The evidence is consistent with foreign banks' using the market for diversification. clevelandfed.or...

With the proliferation of banking distress issues over last years, empirical literature on systemic crises has grown substantially. Yet, studies assessing antecedents systems’ structure within EU peripheral economies are less developed. Here, we use data from 2009 to 2019 and employ annual financial statements Greece’s four banks, assess country’s system. Our analysis is based two panel econome...