Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region

Competition is one of the determinants that influences banks’ liquidity creation. Political transitions in the MENA region have affected many aspects of the region, including its economy. The banking sector, being a crucial element in the financial system, is also affected. This study aims to examin...

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Main Authors: Abraheem, Nagea, Yahya, M. H., Muhammad, Junaina, Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Allied Business Academies 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86581/
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author Abraheem, Nagea
Yahya, M. H.
Muhammad, Junaina
Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam
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Yahya, M. H.
Muhammad, Junaina
Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam
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description Competition is one of the determinants that influences banks’ liquidity creation. Political transitions in the MENA region have affected many aspects of the region, including its economy. The banking sector, being a crucial element in the financial system, is also affected. This study aims to examine the impact of ‘competition’, ‘political risk’ and ‘stability of banking industry’ on liquidity creation, vis-a-vis political transition (i.e. Arab Spring). The ‘availability of deposit insurance system’, bank ‘type’ and ‘size’ are used as control variables in this study. The sample in this study includes 55 banks from the MENA region (i.e. Arab Saudi, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Tunisia), for the period between 2006 and 2015. This study finds that liquidity creation is negatively related to competition in the period before political transition and positively related in the period after political transition. Moreover, political risk positively influences liquidity creation for both pre and post political transition periods. However, the ‘stability of the banking industry’ and the ‘availability of deposit insurance system’ reduce liquidity creation in both periods.
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spelling upm-865812021-09-26T21:15:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86581/ Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region Abraheem, Nagea Yahya, M. H. Muhammad, Junaina Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam Competition is one of the determinants that influences banks’ liquidity creation. Political transitions in the MENA region have affected many aspects of the region, including its economy. The banking sector, being a crucial element in the financial system, is also affected. This study aims to examine the impact of ‘competition’, ‘political risk’ and ‘stability of banking industry’ on liquidity creation, vis-a-vis political transition (i.e. Arab Spring). The ‘availability of deposit insurance system’, bank ‘type’ and ‘size’ are used as control variables in this study. The sample in this study includes 55 banks from the MENA region (i.e. Arab Saudi, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Tunisia), for the period between 2006 and 2015. This study finds that liquidity creation is negatively related to competition in the period before political transition and positively related in the period after political transition. Moreover, political risk positively influences liquidity creation for both pre and post political transition periods. However, the ‘stability of the banking industry’ and the ‘availability of deposit insurance system’ reduce liquidity creation in both periods. Allied Business Academies 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86581/1/Liquidity%20creation.pdf Abraheem, Nagea and Yahya, M. H. and Muhammad, Junaina and Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam (2020) Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region. Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 24 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1096-3685; ESSN: 1528-2635 https://www.abacademies.org/articles/liquidity-creation-and-competition-in-the-banking-industry-pre-and-post-arab-spring-in-mena-region-8970.html
spellingShingle Abraheem, Nagea
Yahya, M. H.
Muhammad, Junaina
Ab Razak, Nazrul Hisyam
Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region
title Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region
title_full Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region
title_fullStr Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region
title_full_unstemmed Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region
title_short Liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post Arab Spring in Mena region
title_sort liquidity creation and competition in the banking industry pre and post arab spring in mena region
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86581/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86581/1/Liquidity%20creation.pdf