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Determinants of Capital Structure of Banking Sector in GCC: An Empirical Investigation

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  • Abdullah AL-Mutairi
  • Kamal Naser

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This work attempts to identify determinants of capital structure in a sample of commercial banks listed on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets. To achieve this objective, data about were collected from 47 GCC commercial banks for the period between 2001 and 2010. We find that profitability and liquidity affect banks’ capital structure decision. The major contribution of this study is that, the majority of the commercial banks’ assets in GCC is financed by debts which represents more than 80 percent of the capital of the banks. This emphasizes the importance of long-term debts in commercial banks’ financing in GCC.

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  • Abdullah AL-Mutairi & Kamal Naser, 2015. "Determinants of Capital Structure of Banking Sector in GCC: An Empirical Investigation," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 5(7), pages 959-972.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:aeafrj:v:5:y:2015:i:7:p:959-972:id:1417
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    1. Louhichi, Awatef & Boujelbene, Younes, 2017. "Bank capital, lending and financing behaviour of dual banking systems," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 61-79.
    2. Sri Mulyantini, 2019. "Building Persistent Financial Performance," GATR Journals jfbr153, Global Academy of Training and Research (GATR) Enterprise.

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