Efficiency and bank profitability in MENA countries

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-110

  Olson, Dennis ^a   Zoubi, Taisier A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bank efficiency; Bank performance; MENA banks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952586113     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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