Bank profitability: Insights from the rural banking industry in Ghana

This paper analyzes the profitability of 112 rural banks (special unit banks created to promote rural financial intermediation in Ghana). The results generally show that bank size, funding risk, diversification, liquidity risk, and bank stability are significant predictors of rural bank profitabilit...

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Main Author: Michael Adusei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2015.1078270