Corporate governance, ownership structure and bank performance

We study the relationship between ownership structure and performance for a sample of 89 commercial, investment, specialized, and Islamic banks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the period 1998-2003.) Our results for commercial banks show that the performance of banks is weakened...

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Main Author: Aintablian, Sebouh (author)
Other Authors: Al Boustany, Wajih (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/7283
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://ojs.acadiau.ca/index.php/ASAC/article/viewFile/683/592
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Summary:We study the relationship between ownership structure and performance for a sample of 89 commercial, investment, specialized, and Islamic banks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the period 1998-2003.) Our results for commercial banks show that the performance of banks is weakened with board/management separation and concentrated ownership, and enhanced with government ownership.