Income Diversification and Bank Performance: Does Bank Size Matter? Empirical Evidence from African Banking Sector
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This paper investigates the effect of income diversification on bank’s risk-adjusted performance. The fixed panel regression is used in this study with a dataset 390 banks from 49 different African countries over period 2012 to 2019. Our results provide empirical evidence that increases performance commercial Africa. However, relation varies across bank size. Specifically, we find stronger at larger banks. In addition, can make important gains increasing non-interest income. limits benefits smaller Keywords: diversification, income, performance, banking sector DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/12-16-03 Publication date: August 31 st 2021
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عنوان ژورنال: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2222-1697', '2222-2847']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7176/rjfa/12-16-03