Progress or missed opportunity: regulation and bank stability in South European countries Online publication date: Thu, 07-Apr-2022
by Saima Mehzabin; Md. Yousuf; Peter Wanke; Md. Abul Kalam Azad
EuroMed J. of Management (EMJM), Vol. 4, No. 2, 2022
Abstract: Bank regulation as well as a country's macroeconomic regulations have been hindering bank profitability by ensuring higher bank capital and minimum holding of risks for achieving bank stability. The objective of this study is to determine the influence of internal and external factors on the stability of the banking sector in five South European countries i.e., Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain. This paper utilises panel data estimations using the bank sector of five South European countries during the time period of 2010 to 2020. The paper is guided by the hypothesis that adequate capital ratio, strong country governance and increased bank size have significant impact on the stability of banking sector. The findings of the regression analysis reveals that the profitability and ownership concentration do not have a significant impact on bank stability. Additionally, macro-economic variable GDP is also found to have no significant impact on stability.
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