The recent financial crisis has shown that the reforming in regulation and supervision is essential. This paper studies whether banking regulation improves bank soundness or more regulation lead to decrease soundness of banking. Specifically, countries which require banks to report regularly and accurately their financial data to regulators and market participants have sounder banks. In th...

financial statement of a company is a reflection of the operational and financial position of a company. the comparative analysis of two companies similar in nature, size, work, location and objectives etc., facilitates an understanding of the operational and financial soundness of the companies. the kingdom of saudi arabia is aiming for rapid industrialization in its economy. sahara petrochemi...

Investigating banks’ status has always been a concern to its management and regulatory decisions, which can be carried out by means of income diversification and CAMEL composite. The importance of income diversification is to decline the operation risk. The soundness of banking is also another essential component in the banking industry that can be evaluated by CAMEL. This article’s two primary...