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Product diversification and bank risk: evidence from South Asian banking institutions

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  • Piyadasa Edirisuriya
  • Abeyratna Gunasekarage
  • Shrimal Perera

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We investigate whether the product diversification activities of South Asian banking institutions have led to an increase or decrease in their solvency and profit risks. Using the data of five countries – India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – for the period 2000–2016, we analyse the effect of both income and assets diversification activities on the Z-score and SDs of ROA (Return on Assets) and ROE Return on Equity). Among income diversification activities, securities trading income has a significant positive influence on bank risk while other categories have no influence. With respect to assets diversification, non-interest-bearing assets and loans given to government were found to have a significant positive influence on bank risk, while mortgage loans and non-classified loans have opposite influences. However, the impacts of securities trading income and loans given to the government are mainly confined to private sector banks and state-owned banks, respectively. We also uncover some country-specific diversification influences on the above relationships.

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  • Piyadasa Edirisuriya & Abeyratna Gunasekarage & Shrimal Perera, 2019. "Product diversification and bank risk: evidence from South Asian banking institutions," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(5), pages 444-464, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:51:y:2019:i:5:p:444-464
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1489516
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    3. Burcu Buyuran & Ibrahim Halil Eksi, 2020. "Revenue Diversification and Bank Performance: Evidence from Turkey," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 18(1), pages 7-18.
    4. Ayesha Afzal & Nawazish Mirza & Fatima Arshad, 2021. "Market discipline in South Asia: Evidence from commercial banking sector," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(2), pages 2251-2262, April.
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    6. Williams, Barry & Rajaguru, Gulasekaran, 2022. "The evolution of bank revenue and risk in the Asia-Pacific Region," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).

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