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Financial Development, Inequality and Poverty : Some International Evidence

Author/Editor: Sami Ben Naceur, RuiXin Zhang.

Release Date:February, 2016

This paper provides evidence on the link between financial development and income
 distribution. Several dimensions of financial development are considered: financial access,
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How Does Bank Competition Affect Solvency, Liquidity and Credit Risk? Evidence from the MENA Countries

Author/Editor: Raja Almarzoqi, Sami Ben Naceur, Alessandro Scopelliti.

Release Date:September, 2015

The paper analyzes the relationship between bank competition and stability, with a specific focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Price competition has a positive effect on bank liquidity, as it more...



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How to De-Dollarize Financial Systems in the Caucasus and Central Asia?

Author/Editor: Sami Ben Naceur, Amr Hosny, Gregory Hadjian.

Release Date:September, 2015

Dollarization rates in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region are among the highest in the world, with adverse consequences for macroeconomic stability, monetary policy transmission, and more...



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What Matters for Financial Development and Stability?

Author/Editor: Raja Almarzoqi, Sami Ben Naceur, Akshay Kotak.

Release Date:July, 2015

This study aims to identify policies that influence the development of financial institutions as measured across three dimensions: depth, efficiency, and stability. Applying the concept of the more...



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Does Basel Compliance Matter for Bank Performance?

Author/Editor: Rym Ayadi, Sami Ben Naceur, Barbara Casu, Barry Quinn.

Release Date:May, 2015

The global financial crisis underscored the importance of regulation and supervision to a well-functioning banking system that efficiently channels financial resources into investment. In this paper, more...



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Determinants of Bank Interest Margins in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Author/Editor: Raja Almarzoqi, Sami Ben Naceur.

Release Date:April, 2015

In this paper, we use a bank-level panel dataset to investigate the determinants of bankinterest margins in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) over the period 1998–2013. Weapply the dealership more...



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Can Islamic Banking Increase Financial Inclusion?

Author/Editor: Sami Ben Naceur, Adolfo Barajas, Alexander Massara.

Release Date:February, 2015

The paper analyses existing country-level information on the relationship between thedevelopment of Islamic banking and financial inclusion. In Muslim countries—membersof the Organization for more...



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What Drives the Performance of Selected Mena Banks? A+L4624 Meta-Frontier Analysis

Author/Editor: Sami Ben Naceur, Barbara Casu, Hichem Ben-Khedhiri.

Release Date:February, 2011

This study examines the effect of financial-sector reform on bank performance in selected Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries in the period 1994 -2008. We evaluate bank efficiency in more...



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