Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine historic rates of productivity change in Arab GCC banks. The paper … cause for this change? Design/methodology/approach – Using data of 52 banks over ten years, total factor productivity (TFP … banks in the sector during 1993 to 2002, stemming from change in the technical efficiency of banks (catching up effect), and …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the performance of banks in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council … (GCC). Design/methodology/approach – Performances of 55 banks operating in countries of the GCC are examined in this study … using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Malmquist productivity index (MPI). When DEA is used, the bank(s) that registered …

efficiency of UAE banks using a nonparametric frontier method – data envelopment analysis (DEA). Design/methodology/approach – In … order to estimate the relative efficiency of the Emirati banks based on three different dimensions: profitability …, marketability and social disclosure, a sample of 20 listed Emirati banks in 2009 is first selected. Second, a disclosure index to …

efficiency of UAE banks using a nonparametric frontier method – data envelopment analysis (DEA). Design/methodology/approach – In … order to estimate the relative efficiency of the Emirati banks based on three different dimensions: profitability …, marketability and social disclosure, a sample of 20 listed Emirati banks in 2009 is first selected. Second, a disclosure index to …

Murabaha, Musharka, and Mudarabah for banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The effect of prior period earnings … provisions of banks are examined for the period 2000-2003. Design/methodology/approach -To test the factors that explain the loan … different accounting standards. Managers of banks in the GCC region use the loss provision, among other things, to smooth …

Murabaha, Musharka, and Mudarabah for banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The effect of prior period earnings … provisions of banks are examined for the period 2000‐2003. Design/methodology/approach – To test the factors that explain the … different accounting standards. Managers of banks in the GCC region use the loss provision, among other things, to smooth …