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Corporate Governance and Bank Risk Before and After the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from India

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  • Gaurango Banerjee

    (Plaster College of Business & Entrepreneurship, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO 63301, USA)

  • Shekar Shetty

    (Jesse Jones School of Business, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, USA)

Abstract

This study examines the impact of corporate governance on sustainability-related risk in Indian banks across crisis and post-crisis periods. Using data from 37 public and private banks between 2006 and 2018, it analyzes how board characteristics influence liquidity and solvency risk. Panel regressions and a decision tree-based machine learning approach reveal consistent results: director busyness is associated with higher liquidity risk, while higher director and auditor fees are linked to improved liquidity management. Smaller, more independent boards and higher director fees are associated with lower solvency risk. The findings contribute emerging-market evidence on the governance–risk nexus and offer policy implications for bank governance and financial stability.

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  • Gaurango Banerjee & Shekar Shetty, 2026. "Corporate Governance and Bank Risk Before and After the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from India," FinTech, MDPI, vol. 5(1), pages 1-19, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jfinte:v:5:y:2026:i:1:p:18-:d:1863454
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