...). The holding of cash would be a cheaper financing option for firms in Saudi, relative to external financing. Risk-taking Financial constraint Cash holdings Saudi Arabia G18 G38 M41 M43 M44 CRT is a critical aspect of corporate decisions due to its implications for corporate growth...

... Islamic banks and corporate governance G30 G31 G34 G38 In capital markets, firm-specific stock return variation reflects the performance of particular firms. This is true for financial and nonfinancial industries. However, the banking industry is highly regulated compared with other major...

... 12 05 2022 13 12 2022 15 02 2023 21 04 2023 13 05 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Market power Capital regulation Credit risk Insolvency risk Financial stability G21 G28 G30 G38...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Risk-taking Financial performance Bank competition Dual banking Lerner index JEL Code G21 G28 G38 A standard principle of banking competition is that excessive competition can lead to the instability of the banking sector...

... in it. Islamic banks Risk management Islamic banks’ specific risks Integration of risks Portfolio diversification G11 G21 G28 G32 G38 The Islamic banking system has become very fragile requiring rigorous integrated risk management (Admati, 2014). Integrated risk management is necessary...