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Determinants of Bank Liquidity in the Middle East Region

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  • Hani El-Chaarani

    (Faculty of Business Administration, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon)

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The objective of this study is to examine the determinants of bank liquidity in the Middle East region. It also aims to compare the liquidity levels of banking sectors between Middle Eastern countries. Two different liquidity measures, four bank specific factors and three macroeconomic factors have been manipulated by using the WLS regression on 183 banks from eight different countries during a period of three years (2014, 2015 and 2016). The research employed “loans-to-assets” and “loans-to-deposits” as proxies to measure the bank’s liquidity level. The bank specific factors include assets quality, performance level, capitalization ratio and bank size. The macro economic factors used in this study are economic growth, unemployment and inflation rates. The results indicate that Lebanese banks have the highest level of liquidity whereas Omani banks have the lowest level of liquidity. In addition, the study shows a decreasing of bank liquidity during 2016 in Middle Eastern countries. The additional analysis reveals the significant impacts of economic growth, assets quality, capital level and bank size on liquidity in the banking sector. Finally, the results reveal that larger banks have to monitor their liquidity risks by controlling the level of provided loans and, they recommend central banks keep an eye on equity ratio and non-performing percentage of loans especially during economic growth.

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  • Hani El-Chaarani, 2019. "Determinants of Bank Liquidity in the Middle East Region," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 9(2), pages 64-75.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ3:2019-02-11
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    1. Ahmet KARAKAŞ & Melek ACAR, 2022. "Determinants of liquidity in commercial banks: evidence from the Turkish banking sector," CES Working Papers, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 14(3), pages 236-268, December.
    2. Hani El-Chaarani & Rebecca Abraham, 2022. "The Impact of Corporate Governance and Political Connectedness on the Financial Performance of Lebanese Banks during the Financial Crisis of 2019–2021," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-18, April.
    3. Hani El-Chaarani, 2019. "The Impact of oil Prices on the Financial Performance of Banking Sector in Middle East Region," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 9(5), pages 148-156.
    4. Jaroslav Mazanec, 2023. "Capital Structure Theory in the Transport Sector: Evidence from Visegrad Group," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-17, March.
    5. Sathyamoorthi C. R. & Mogotsinyana Mapharing & Mphoeng Mphoeng & Mashoko Dzimiri, 2020. "Impact of Financial Risk Management Practices on Financial Performance: Evidence from Commercial Banks in Botswana," Applied Finance and Accounting, Redfame publishing, vol. 6(1), pages 25-39, February.

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    Keywords

    Liquidity; banks; capital structure; performance; economic growth; unemployment; inflation.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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