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Determinants Of Net Interest Margin For Banks Operating In Pales-Tine, Islam Abdeljawad, Ajyad Bahlaq Aug 2023

Determinants Of Net Interest Margin For Banks Operating In Pales-Tine, Islam Abdeljawad, Ajyad Bahlaq

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The goal of this research is to identify the factors that influence the net interest margin (NIM) for Palestinian conventional banks. Palestine is a unique country with poor governance, political uncertainty, and regulatory insufficiency, adding higher information asymmetry to the decision-making process. The sample is comprised of unbalanced panel data from 15 commercial banks for the period 2011–2020. The research used a pooled OLS, a fixed-effect model, a random effect model, a robust pooled OLS, a difference GMM, and a system GMM estimators. Evidence collected supports that net interest margin is positively influenced by risk aversion, operating costs, and loan-to-deposit, …


The Administrative, Financial, And Technological Requirements For The Success Of The Financial Technology Industry In The Arab Countries, Yusuf Abu Fara, Sharif Abukarsh Jun 2023

The Administrative, Financial, And Technological Requirements For The Success Of The Financial Technology Industry In The Arab Countries, Yusuf Abu Fara, Sharif Abukarsh

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study aimed at identifying the requirements of the success of financial technology industry in the Arab countries. The use of technology in financial transactions began a long time ago; for example, the ATM technology has been in services since 1967. Recently, the use of technology has expanded significantly in many financial areas. In recent years (especially since 2014), the term financial technology has spread as a new term in the world of finance and business. The financial technology has significant and clear effects on the methods of providing financial services and payment processes, virtual currencies and others. It also …