This study examines the impact of the presence of Pan-African banks (PABs) on African
banks' stability during the period from 2005 to 2018. Using the generalized method of …

In the explosion of literature on financialization, there is a much smaller but growing interest
in what the phenomenon means for emerging capitalist economies (ECEs). Much of the …

This chapter takes stock of the current state of banking systems across sub-Saharan Africa
and discusses recent developments including innovations that could help Africa leapfrog …

Regional foreign banks expanded quickly over the past decade in develo** and emerging
countries and have a growing influence in banking systems. We question whether the …

We investigate the simultaneous relationship among bank capital, risk and profitability, but
also considering bank ownership and the emergence of Pan-African cross-border banks …

This paper has analyzed cost efficiency and its determinants in Middle Eastern and Northern
African (MENA) countries during the 2005–2012 period. Our results have shown that cost …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine bank performance using the different
performance measures, namely, return on assets, return on equity and bank margins (MAR) …

We contribute to the existing literature on the nonlinear nexus between competition and risk-
taking by exploring how differences in efficiency levels affect the risk-taking of banks when …

This study examines the heterogeneity of foreign banks in the income diversification and
performance nexus. We utilize annual bank data across 46 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa …

The change in crossborder financial intermediation and rise in regional banking have
consequences for competitive conduct in emerging countries' banking markets. Using data …