Impact of Bank Regulations on Banks' Profitability: Cross-Country Evidence

The clarion call for reform in bank regulation that ensures sound financial system and better performance following the melt-down of 2007–2009 across globe has made it necessary to identify reforms ensure these objectives are achieved. Using most recent Banking Regulation Supervision Survey World Bank showing through empirical evidence, this paper adds literature on assessment impact the profitability banks globe. An Orbis database 7535 observations 114 countries over period 2011–2018 is used study. study shows stringent capital requirement positive very significant profitability. Same result reported Accounting/Information disclosure implying regulations strictly enforce information by stakeholders eventually impacts positively profitability. However, discipline/Problem institutions/exit negative Finally, again results restriction banking activities though not just as expected.