Determinants of bank profitability in a developing economy: empirical evidence from Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press Technika 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56387/1/Determinants%20of%20bank%20profitability%20in%20a%20developing%20economy%20empirical%20evidence%20from%20Bangladesh.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56387/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3846/1611-1699.2009.10.207-217

This study seeks to examine the performance of 37 Bangladeshi commercial banks between 1997 and 2004. The empirical findings of this study suggest that bank specific characteristics, in particular loans intensity, credit risk, and cost have positive and significant impacts on bank performance, while...