AU  - Singe, Ability 
AU  - Supervisor: Bein, Murad A. 
TI  - The relationship between bank profitability and internal and external determinants of profitability: Case of Southern Africa
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Nicosia
PB  - Cyprus International University
KW  - Makroekonomik
KW  - Macroeconomic
KW  - Banka karlılığı
KW  - Bank profitability
N1  - Includes CD; Includes references (101-121 p.)
N2  - '  ABSTRACT     The key aim of the research was to determine the relationship between commercial bank profitability  and internal and external indicators of profitability in Southern Africa during the study period  2009 to 2016. The profitability of the commercial banks was measured with ROA and ROE as proxy's  for profitability as a component of indigenous (bank specifics) and external (macroeconomic)  variables. Utilizing panel dataset the finding of the research concluded that, a positively  substantial correlation exists between the profitability of commercial banks and capital adequacy  ratio. A negative but significant relationship was empirically unveiled between bank profitability  and cost to income ratio, also most importantly a significantly positive correlation was observed  between commercial bank profitability and real GDP growth rate entailing that bank profitability  leads to economic development, nevertheless the relation between the two works in both ways that is  bank profitability can influence economic growth through real GDP and real GDP can also have a  sizable impact on bank profitability. Inflation, bank size, and bank liquidity were empirically  proved to have and negative relationship with bank profitability throughout Southern Africa.     Keywords: Bank Profitability , Bank Specifics , Macroeconomic '
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