...Samar Riahi; Nadia Loukil Purpose This study examines how CEO political connections affect bank performance and credit risk in Tunisia (2012–2023), while assessing the moderating roles of governance reforms, ownership structure and the COVID-19 crisis. Design/methodology/approach Using GLS...

... effects and a two-step system GMM estimator, were utilised to achieve the research objectives. Findings The empirical results show that income diversification has a positive impact on banks’ performance. However, the effect varies across different types of banks. Specifically, the authors find...