Purpose This paper aims to focus on the main determinants of the performance and stability-banking sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the global financial crisis. Using a data set of 13 countries with both of 77 Islamic and 101 conventional banks during the period...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a new strategy of portfolio selection. Design/methodology/approach – After making a comparative survey of different strategies of portfolio selection adopted by portfolio managers in Tunisia, the paper proposes a new strategy, which it calls...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the different measures taken by the G7 and G20 leaders to face the current global financial crisis and to show whether such decisions represent a return to protectionism. Design/methodology/approach – The paper proposes the introduction of a new...