...Mohamed Albaity Purpose The shadow economy represents a critical institutional feature in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), yet its micro-level impact on banking stability remains underexplored. This study aims to examine the non-linear link between the shadow economy and bank profitability...

... employs ordinary least squares, fixed effects (FE) and feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) models to analyze the effects of digital banking and the COVID-19 crisis on banks’ profitability. It further evaluates digital banking’s moderating role during the COVID-19 crisis. Findings Digital banking...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Economic freedom Bank profitability Islamic bank SGMM OIC Economic growth Business freedom, a key indicator of economic freedom, reflects individuals' ability to establish and manage...

...Van Dan Dang Purpose The paper explores the effect of cash holdings on bank profitability in the context of uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach Through data on Vietnamese banks from 2007 to 2019, the author measures uncertainty in banking using the dispersion of bank-level shocks...

... but higher return on assets, return on equity and profit before tax. Higher opportunity cost, capitalization, demand deposits and market risk result in a better bank profits. Furthermore, banks with higher loan exposure and growth have more profit. However, nonperforming loans have negative and significant...