The Impact of Internal Factors on Bank Profitability in Kosovo

Leonora Haliti Rudhani (), Skender Ahmeti () and Taulant Rudhani ()
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Leonora Haliti Rudhani: University of Applied Sciences, Republic of Kosovo
Skender Ahmeti: University of Prishtina
Taulant Rudhani: University of Prishtina

Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, 2016, issue 12(1), 95-107

Abstract: Commercial banks play an important role in the economic development and financial stability; therefore this study investigated the influence of internal factors in the profitability of commercial banks in Kosovo. Based on the literature review, a crucial internal factor on the profitability of banks in Kosovo was deemed: the repayment of assets (ROA) as a measure of profitability influenced by other independent variables, such as: bank size, capital adequacy, loan and liquidity risk. The aim of this study is to investigate the empirical relation between internal factors determining bank profitability and profitability as a dependent variable. The empirical analysis is based on the data of commercial banks in Kosovo published in the period 2010-2014. The data were analysed with SPSS 21 version, and the hypotheses were tested by means of correlation and linear regression. The findings of the study proved that commercial banks in Kosovo could enlarge their profitability by increasing the level of bank loaning and other investments, except for managing risk and liquidity properly.

Keywords: Bank profitability; bank size; liquidity; bank loans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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