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Analysis Of Interest Rates And Banking Sector Profitability

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  • Kemal Kozarić
  • Emina Žunić Dželihodžić

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Global low interest rate environment enforced banks to lower interest rates what should directly affect their profitability. Thus, this paper focuses on analysis of bank interest rate and profitability movement and their relation. Return on equity is used as measure of bank profitability. Paper presents differences and similarities between selected Western Balkan countries in terms of banking interest rates and profitability. In empirical part of research different scientific methods were used. For that purpose, data from Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina for period 2008-2018 were used. At the beginning of analysis Pearson coefficient of correlation between analyzed variables was performed. After that regression analysis was implemented. Results indicate on positive relation of long-term interest rates and negative relation of short term-interest rates with banking sector profitability.

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  • Kemal Kozarić & Emina Žunić Dželihodžić, 2020. "Analysis Of Interest Rates And Banking Sector Profitability," Ekonomske ideje i praksa, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade, issue 36, pages 21-30, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:beo:ekidpr:y:2020:i:36:p:21-30
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    • E49 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Other
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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