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Corruption and banks’ non-performing loans: empirical evidence from MENA countries

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  • Amer Mohamad
  • Hatice Jenkins

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Corruption has long been a serious problem in most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This research aims to investigate the impact of country-wide corruption on banks’ credit risk across 16 countries in this region over the period 2011–2019. Applying the interactive fixed effects estimation technique on a model consisting of both macro and bank-specific variables and utilizing data from 197 banks, the results show a positive significant association between corruption and banks non-performing loans (NPL). Corruption was found to have a positive relation with credit risk even in banks with high risk aversion.

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  • Amer Mohamad & Hatice Jenkins, 2021. "Corruption and banks’ non-performing loans: empirical evidence from MENA countries," Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(3), pages 308-321, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:macfem:v:14:y:2021:i:3:p:308-321
    DOI: 10.1080/17520843.2020.1842478
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    1. Chafic Saliba & Panteha Farmanesh & Seyed Alireza Athari, 2023. "Does country risk impact the banking sectors’ non-performing loans? Evidence from BRICS emerging economies," Financial Innovation, Springer;Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, vol. 9(1), pages 1-30, December.

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