Financial Integration, Banking Competition Changes and Financial Stability: The Case of the MENA Region

2013 ◽  
pp. 173-193
Author(s):  
Arafet Farroukh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Financial Integration ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Banking Competition

scholarly journals Competition, capital growth and risk-taking in emerging markets: Policy implications for banking sector stability during COVID-19 pandemic

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0253803
Author(s):  
Miroslav Mateev ◽  
Muhammad Usman Tariq ◽  
Ahmad Sahyouni
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Capital Requirements ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Banking Competition ◽  
Capital Ratios

This paper investigates how banking competition and capital level impact on the risk-taking behavior of banking institutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The topic is perceived to be of significant importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. We use data for more than 225 banks in 18 countries in the MENA region to test whether increased competition causes banks to hold higher capital ratios. Employing panel data techniques, and distinguishing between Islamic and conventional banks, we show that banks tend to hold higher capital ratios when operating in a more competitive environment. We also provide evidence that banks in the MENA region increase their capitalization levels in response to a higher risk and vice versa. Further, banking concentration (measured by the HH-index) and credit risk have a significant and positive impact on capital ratios of IBs, whereas competition does play a restrictive role in determining the level of their capital. The results hold when controlling for ownership structure, regulatory and institutional environment, bank-specific and macroeconomic characteristics. Our findings inform regulatory authorities concerned with improving the financial stability of banking sector in the MENA region to strengthen their policies in order to force banks to better align with capital requirements and risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals The future of financial markets and regulation: what strategy for Europe?

foresight ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Baptiste Gossé ◽  
Dominique Plihon
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Financial Integration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Realistic Option ◽  
The Future ◽  
Unstable Environment ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose – This article aims to provide insight into the future of financial markets and regulation in order to define what would be the best strategy for Europe. Design/methodology/approach – First the authors define the potential changes in financial markets and then the tools available for the regulator to tame them. Finally, they build five scenarios according to the main evolutions observed on the financial markets and on the tools used by the regulator to modify these trends. Findings – Among the five scenarios defined, two present highly unstable features since the regulator refuses to choose between financial opening and independently determining how to regulate finance in order to preserve financial stability. Three of them achieve financial stability. However, they are more or less efficient or feasible. In terms of market efficiency, the multi-polar scenario is the best and the fragmentation scenario is the worst, since gains of integration depend on the size of the new capital market. Regarding sovereignty of regulation, fragmentation is the best scenario and the multi-polar scenario is the worst, because it necessitates coordination at the global level which implies moving further away from respective national preferences. However, the more realistic option seems to be the regionalisation scenario: this level of coordination seems much more realistic than the global one; the market should be of sufficient size to enjoy substantial benefits of integration. Nevertheless, the “European government” might gradually increase the degree of financial integration outside Europe in line with the degree of cooperation with the rest of the world. Originality/value – Foresight studies on financial markets and regulation are quite rare. This may be explained by the difficulty to forecast what will be their evolution in the coming decades, not least because finance is fundamentally unstable. This paper provides a framework to consider what could be the best strategy of regulators in such an unstable environment.

Default of Systemically Important Financial Intermediaries: Short-term Stability versus Incentive Compatibility?

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Dombret ◽  
André Ebner
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Financial Integration ◽  
Incentive Compatibility ◽  
Financial Intermediaries ◽  
Entry And Exit ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Crucial Feature

Abstract Financial integration and globalization have acted as a major stimulus in the development of large, internationally operating banks, which not only provide cross-border services but also have a local presence. While these banks are themselves drivers of economic integration, they can pose serious threats to financial stability. Their size, interconnectedness and importance as providers of specific services mean that financial institutions can be too-systemic-to-fail (TSTF). Since the entry and exit of market participants is a crucial feature of well-functioning markets, the absence of any credible possibility of failure leads to serious distortions. This analysis gives an overview of the TSTF problem and discusses the challenges to be faced in establishing credible resolution regimes.

COMPETITION-STABILITY RELATIONSHIP IN DUAL BANKING SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM EFFICIENCY-ADJUSTED MARKET POWER

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
MUDEER AHMED KHATTAK ◽  
OMAR ALAEDDIN ◽  
MOUTAZ ABOJEIB
Keyword(s):  
Market Power ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Banking Competition ◽  
Precise Measure ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
The Impact

This research attempts to explore the impact of banking competition on financial stability employing a more precise measure of market power. It was found that Islamic banks are less stable and are enjoying lower market power. The analysis shows that higher market competition makes the banking sector vulnerable to defaults, supporting the “competition-fragility view”. This research finds no difference in the relationship for Islamic banks indicates that Islamic banks might be involved in traditional banking activities as conventional banks. The results are consistent and robust to different estimation approaches and subsamples. This research carries regulatory and policy implications.

Impacts of Global Financial Crisis and Changes in Monetary Policy of Central Banks

2016 ◽  
pp. 474-504
Author(s):  
İsmail Şiriner ◽  
Keremet Shaiymbetova
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
Monetary Regimes

The Great Financial Crisis (GFC) has hit developed and developing countries through a number of transmission channel. Some impacts are already disappearing while others are still to strike. In MENA region developing countries to experience the crisis were those with the most globally integrated financial sectors. Next came the impact on trade, as volumes and prices of commodities and manufactures collapsed across the globe. Successful economic policies pursued in the past do not promise these countries' immunity from the crisis. In fact, some MENA countries have already shown a limited capacity to learn from other countries' previous financial crises. Post-crisis spillovers and heightened capital flows have triggered a search for alternative monetary policy frameworks, especially for Turkey and Israel in MENA economies. This paper analyzes the review of the region's monetary regimes and policies, including: monetary policy expansion of the monetary policy framework in promoting financial stability alongside the primary price stability objective.

Effect of capital flows on financial stability in middle-income countries

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kolawole Ebire ◽  
Saif Ullah ◽  
Bosede Ngozi Adeleye ◽  
Muhammad Ibrahim Shah
Keyword(s):  
Capital Flows ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Financial Integration ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Correlation Consistent ◽  
Emerging And Developing Countries

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of various forms of capital flows on financial stability in middle-income countries from 2010 to 2017 using the World Bank economy classifications of 121 economies. Design/methodology/approach Panel spatial correlation consistent approach was used in this study. Findings The findings provide convincing evidence that in middle-income countries, capital flows are positive and significant predictors of financial stability and that financial systems in advanced economies are more stable than those of emerging and developing countries. However, outward foreign direct investments are shown to have the largest potential for ensuring financial stability. Originality/value Globalization has fostered financial integration of nations, which is manifested in capital flows from lower-income countries to middle-income and upper-income countries and vice versa. These flows can lead to financial instability if not properly controlled. The authors show how the various forms of capital flows affect the financial stability in middle-income countries.

scholarly journals Bank Competition and Financial Stability: Evidence from the Financial Crisis

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Akins ◽  
Lynn Li ◽  
Jeffrey Ng ◽  
Tjomme O. Rusticus
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
State Level ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Bank Competition ◽  
Banking Competition ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
The Real Estate Market ◽  
Recent Financial Crisis

AbstractWe examine the link between bank competition and financial stability using the recent financial crisis as the setting. We utilize variation in banking competition at the state level and find that banks facing less competition are more likely to engage in risky activities, more likely to face regulatory intervention, and more likely to fail. Focusing on the real estate market, we find that states with less competition had higher rates of mortgage approval, experienced greater inflation in housing prices before the crisis, and experienced a steeper decline in housing prices during the crisis. Overall, our study is consistent with greater competition increasing financial stability.

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