The Determinants of Commercial Bank Profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa /

Bank profits are high in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) compared to other regions. This paper uses a sample of 389 banks in 41 SSA countries to study the determinants of bank profitability. We find that apart from credit risk, higher returns on assets are associated with larger bank size, activity diversi...

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Yazar: Flamini, Valentina
Diğer Yazarlar: McDonald, Calvin, Schumacher, Liliana
Materyal Türü: Dergi
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Seri Bilgileri:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/015
Online Erişim:Full text available on IMF