Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of macroprudential policies (MPPs) on credit growth. Towards this end, the author uses quarterly data on Indian commercial banks for the period 2002:1 to 2012:1 that subsume the imposition of MPPs. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis...

Purpose – This paper aims to argue that the Nigerian banking industry needs to adopt a risk-based regulation as a future regulatory model in the industry. The frequent distress and failures in the industry have shown that reliance on recapitalisation and on credit rating information by the...

Purpose – The study aims to investigate the relationship between competition and efficiency. Using bank-level data for Indian banks, relationship between competition and efficiency is examined by applying the Granger causality test for the period 1996 to 2011. Design/methodology/approach –...