...Munacinga Simatele; Segun Thompson Bolarinwa Purpose The study examines the impact of blended finance, combining formal and informal sources, on the performance of South African informal firms, providing evidence on how this approach affects profitability, firm registration, size and growth...

...Mariem Ben Abdallah; Slah Bahloul Purpose The objective of this research is to determine the influence of solvency and liquidity on the profitability [return on assets (ROA)] of Tunisian banks from Q2-2020 to Q3-2022 by considering asset quality as a moderating variable. Design/methodology...

...Abdulmenan Hamza Purpose This study examines the impacts of the Ethiopian developmental state model on the competition, efficiency and profitability of banks. Design/methodology/approach The competition, efficiency and profitability of the Ethiopian bank are measured using Panzar Rose, data...

...Peter Wang’ombe Kariuki Purpose The study evaluates the influence of human capital efficiency (HCE) and market power on bank performance. Design/methodology/approach The study employs two measures of bank performance: profitability and stability. Unbalanced panel data of 35 banks operating...

..., investment decisions and technological innovation, and this will ultimately affect long-run growth rates (Levine, 2005). Economic growth Nigeria Credit supply GDP growth rate GDP per capita Abnormal credit supply Rule of law ZSCORE Profitability Domestic credit to the private sector Central...

...Richard Angelous Kotey; Richard Akomatey; Baah Aye Kusi Purpose This study examines the possible nonlinear effect of size on stakeholder and shareholder profitability in the Ghanaian insurance brokerage industry. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a panel dataset of 64 Ghanaian...

...Neema Mori; Goodluck Towo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of board composition on the profitability of banks in Tanzania. First, it examines the differences between local and foreign-owned banks in terms of their boards and profitability, and then the contribution...