Unlike price stability, financial stability is not easy to define or measure given the
interdependence and the complex interactions of different elements of the financial system …

The study of credit risk is a great interest and the debate over the relative credit risk of
Islamic banks remains open. The study aims at addressing this key question: Do Islamic …

A literature review showed that finance is a driver of sustainability. However, to achieve
sustainability through finance, it is necessary to rebuild and adapt the financial system to the …

In this paper, we consider the levels of credit risk in Islamic and conventional banks. One
problem with existing studies is the use of accounting information alone to assess credit risk …

This study examines bank diversification strategies and links to financial sector stability.
Using a sample of listed and unlisted banks operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council …

We investigate the accuracy of the Z-score, a widely used proxy of bank soundness, on a
sample of European banks from 12 countries over the period 2001–2011. Specifically, we …

Stress testing is a useful and increasingly popular, yet sometimes misunderstood, method of
analyzing the resilience of financial systems to adverse events. This paper aims to help …

This study empirically investigates the relationship between banks' green lending and their
credit risk, and how Chinese green finance regulations contribute to the solvency of …

The study of financial stability has become the cornerstone of modern macroeconomic policy
particularly for developed countries. The recent global financial crisis has underscored the …

A growing body of literature indicates that competition increases bank soundness. Applying
an industrial organization based approach to large data sets for European and US banks …