A comparative analysis of stability measures between Islamic and conventional banks in selected MENA countries during 1999 to 2015

Abdul Karim, Norzitah and Syed Jaafar Alhabshi, Syed Musa and Kassim, Salina and Haron, Razali (2016) A comparative analysis of stability measures between Islamic and conventional banks in selected MENA countries during 1999 to 2015. In: 4 th ASEAN International Conference on Islamic Finance (AICIF 2016), 6th-8th December 2016, Melaka. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The present study, grounded in theory of financial intermediation, provides new empirical evidence on comparison of bank stability measures between Islamic and conventional banks in the MENA region. Specifically, 77 commercial banks and 54 Islamic banks from Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are considered focusing on the sample period of 1999-2015. The study adopts z-score as a measure of bank stability, while an independent two samples t-test with unequal variance was used to test the significance of the differences between the bank stability of the two banking models, namely Islamic and conventional banks. The sample period is further divided into three sub-periods, namely, before the global financial crisis (1999-2006), during the global financial crisis (2007-2009) and after the global financial crisis (2010-2015) so as to gain more detail findings on the impact of the global financial crisis on the banks’ stability. Findings of this study contribute towards extending the theory of financial intermediation through empirical works of stability of different banking models namely Islamic and conventional banks.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	6867/54766
Uncontrolled Keywords:	bank stability, z-score, Islamic bank, conventional bank, crisis
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance > HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance (IIiBF)
Depositing User:	Dr. Razali Haron
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2017 10:58
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2017 15:29
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/54766

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