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Causes of Non-Performing Loans: the experience of Gulf Cooperation Council countries

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  • Mohammad Omar Farooq

    (University of Bahrain, Bahrain)

  • Mohamed Sayed Abou Elseoud

    (Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Egypt)

  • Seref Turen

    (University of Bahrain, Bahrain)

  • Mohamed Abdulla

    (University of Bahrain, Bahrain)

Abstract

As financial intermediaries and provider of financial services, banking sector plays a pivotal role in the development of any economy. Performance of loans in banks’ portfolios is a critical issue for this sector. The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of Non-Performing Loans in Gulf Cooperation Council region. This study investigates the significant factors determining the Non-Performing Loans in banking sector of this region taking into consideration bank specific as well as macroeconomic factors. Two step Generalized Method of Moments approach to study the relationship among the variables was used to examine the determinants of Non-Performing Loans in this region for a period from 2009 to 2015. Four different models employed as a result of the examination of the theories were used to observe and analyse the determinants of these non-performing loans. According to the findings of the model generated from the bad management hypothesis, Non-performing loans are a serious issue requiring due attention, and bank profitability measured by Return on Average Assets has significant and negative effect on Non-Performing Loans. This suggests that banks in this region have more incentive to increase return by using their assets and effectively managing the funds contributed by the shareholders respectively.

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  • Mohammad Omar Farooq & Mohamed Sayed Abou Elseoud & Seref Turen & Mohamed Abdulla, 2019. "Causes of Non-Performing Loans: the experience of Gulf Cooperation Council countries," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 6(4), pages 1955-1974, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:6:y:2019:i:4:p:1955-1974
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2019.6.4(29)
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    1. Rajat Deb, 2021. "YES Bank fiasco: a corporate governance failure," DECISION: Official Journal of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Springer;Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, vol. 48(2), pages 181-190, June.
    2. Khalil Alnabulsi & Emira Kozarević & Abdelaziz Hakimi, 2023. "Non-Performing Loans as a Driver of Banking Distress: A Systematic Literature Review," Commodities, MDPI, vol. 2(2), pages 1-20, April.

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    Keywords

    non-performing loans; GCC banking sector; financial stability;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

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