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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主要作者: Flamini, Valentina
其他作者: McDonald, Calvin, Schumacher, Liliana
格式: 杂志
语言:English
出版: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
丛编:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/015
在线阅读:Full text available on IMF