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The Impact of Private Ownership Structure on Risk Taking by Pakistani Banks: An Empirical Study AbstractThe financial crisis of 2007-09 was converted the focus of researchers and regulators toward bank risk-taking and this study is also analyzed the private ownership structure impact on Pakistani bank’s risk-taking. This study selects the all Pakistani private banks for investigation and data is collected from financial statements from 2005 to 2016. Most of the past studies found a negative impact of private ownership structure on bank risk-taking and this study is also indicated the negative relationship between private ownership and bank risk-taking. On the other, non-performing loans are double than the international standards that highlighted the owner’s attention toward high risky investments for high return. Thus, this study suggests that check this relationship with other factors that forced the owner’s behavior toward risk

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  • Muhammad Sajjad Hussain
  • Muhammad Muhaizam Bin Musa Musa

    (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.)

  • Abdelnaser Omran Ali

    (Bright Star University, El-Brega city, Libya.)

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  • Muhammad Sajjad Hussain & Muhammad Muhaizam Bin Musa Musa & Abdelnaser Omran Ali, 2018. "The Impact of Private Ownership Structure on Risk Taking by Pakistani Banks: An Empirical Study AbstractThe financial crisis of 2007-09 was converted the focus of researchers and regulators toward ban," Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 6(3), pages :325-337, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ani:ipjhss:v:6:y:2018:i:3:p:325-337
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