Determinants of Islamic Banks Profitability in MENA Region Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

Hani El Shaarani

Chapter 21 in Islamic Accounting and Finance:A Handbook, 2023, pp 623-652 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The first objective of this research is to explain and analyze the financial indicators of the Islamic banking sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries before and over the COVID-19 pandemic period, and the second objective is to explore the key determinant that might affect Islamic banks performance before and during COVID-19 pandemic period. Orbis Bank Focus database and annual financial reports are used to collect financial information of Islamic banks in MENA countries over two years: 2019 and 2020. Descriptive statistics, t-test, and multiple regression are employed to analyze the financial structure and performance of Islamic banks before and during COVID-19 pandemic period. The results of this study reveal that there is a sharp drop in financial indicators in Islamic banks during the pandemic period, liquidity risk, bank size, managerial efficiency ratio, and oil price shocks are the determinants of Islamic banks profitability before the appearance of COVID-19. The credit risk, bank size, liquidity risk, managerial efficiency, inflation, and oil price shocks are the determinants of Islamic banks profitability during the pandemic period. Finally, there is no significant impact of GDP and capital structure on Islamic banks profitability before and during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Keywords: Islamic Accounting; Islamic Finance; Islamic Banking; AAOIFI (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G34 M41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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