... G24 G32 M13 As popularly believed by many global leaders and eminent economists, the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of an economy, but still, at times, they lack the opportunity of raising funds conventionally for their operations and different projects (Otman, 2021...

... G21 G24 G32 G33 In Palestine, the banking sector serves as a middleman and aids in the transfer of money from surpluses to deficit categories. In addition, it makes it easier for participants, traders and clients to transfer funds. The bank is seen as a trusted agency since all of its...

... countries. Basel II Banking regulation Difference-in-differences Bank business models Banking diversification G01 G21 G24 G38 An extra layer of common equity as the capital conservation buffer. A countercyclical buffer to anticipate losses from excess credit growth...

... only Financial stability Structural equation model Bank regulation CAMELS G21 G28 G24 Financial stability has increasing received attention from both researchers and policymakers particularly after the 2007–2009 global financial crisis. The crisis demonstrated that banking...