Purpose In recent years, the fast growth of Islamic banks (IBs) has generated debates
among policymakers and economists about the sustainability and performance of these …

The aim of this paper is to examine whether Islamic finance could be an alternative to the
traditional financial system and could guarantee stability in times of crisis. To this end, 78 …

The present paper studies the financial performance of Islamic and conventional indexes for
three major regions: Europe, the USA and the World. The study covers the period 2000 …

This paper contributes to the empirical literature on Islamic finance by investigating the
feature of Islamic and conventional banks in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over …

Using stochastic frontier approach, this paper investigates the cost and profit efficiency
levels of 71 commercial banks in Gulf cooperation council countries over the period 1999 …

This paper investigates the impact of ownership structure, measured by two dimensions:
nature of owners and ownership concentration, on bank risk, controlling for country and …

In recent years, a number of Islamic banks have been created to cater to the growing
demand, driven by globalization and the vast wealth of some Muslim states in the Middle …

This paper extracts key variables from documented findings on bank intermediation margins
of two types of banks in the Organisation of Islamic Countries. The intermediation margins …

Does Islamic finance constitute a promising solution for the current global financial crisis and
are Islamic financial innovations enough to reassure investors, stabilize financial systems …

This study aims to evaluate the effect of efficiency and banking market structure on bank
performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The relationship between …