Money laundering in selected emerging economies: is there a role for banks?

Sulaiman Al Nasser Mohammed ()

Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2020, vol. 24, issue 1, 102-110

Abstract: Purpose - Understanding money laundering plays an important role in understanding economic growth (EG). Extensive research is conducted about that, previous research lacks answers about the relationship of anti-money laundering (AML) and EG by investigating the roles of the performance of Islamic banks, legal environment, financial crisis (FC) and bank size. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to cover that gap. Design/methodology/approach - SmartPLS 3.0 was used and 33 Islamic banks were selected from developing countries between 2007 and 2010. Findings - Note that AML, Islamic bank performance, legal environment, and FC are significantly related to EG. Research limitations/implications - The research would be of importance to those seeking to understand the determinants of EG; it is also beneficial for those writing books about money laundering and Islamic banks in developing countries. The limitation of the study is the low number of Islamic banks that have complete data. Thus, this could be future research contribution. Originality/value - To the best knowledge of the author, research on money laundering and Islamic banks in developing countries are not extensive, we have found an ample room to discuss the said variables.

Keywords: Developing countries; Financial crisis; Economic growth; Money laundering; Shadow economy; Bank performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/JMLC-12-2019-0096

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