This study looks at the determinants of profitability in the GCC banking system over the period 1999 to 2012. Variables which are bank specific, financial sector specific and macroeconomic are used as explanatory variables in the balanced panel regressions. Among the bank-specific variables,...

Using seven ratios representing seven facets of bank financial management practices this paper rates and ranks the 68 commercial banks operating in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Banks falling in the top quartile are rated higher than those in the next quartile. Logit regression technique...

Purpose Average bank net interest margins vary widely across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, net interest margins of Omani banks are significantly higher. The resultant low level of financial intermediation implies reduced investment and economic growth. Understanding the reason for...

Oman is an oil-rich nation but many firms in the country show clear evidence of financial constraints. This is paradoxical because the country has large oil surpluses, and banks, financial institutions, and other institutional investors in the country are flush with funds. Financial constraint...