... and military involvement in politics can create an unstable environment for businesses, leading to uncertainty and risk. The study also reveals that Islamic banks operating in regions or communities with lower risk of socio-economic conditions tend to exhibit higher levels of profitability. Originality...

...Zuhairan Yunmi Yunan Purpose This paper aims to examine whether the level of corruption affects profitability and soundness of Islamic banking. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a dynamic panel of 61 Islamic banks from 12 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries covering...

...Segun Thompson Bolarinwa; Funmi Soetan Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of corruption on bank profitability. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts panel cointegration, differenced generalized method of moments (GMM) and system GMM. Findings The empirical results...