Arab Banking
Many studies on bank efficiencies and
productivity have been conducted but, to-date; a wide gap
exists and few have referred to banks in Arab Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Also the fact that
commercial banks play a vital role in the economy,
evaluating their overall performance and monitoring their
financial condition is important to depositors, owners,
potential investors, managers and, of course, regulators. In
addition, to examining the theoretical aspects of technical
efficiency and determinants of productivity, this book makes
two contributions. First, in terms of empirical
investigation, this is the first cross-country study
investigate technical efficiency and productivity in the
banking sector in GCC countries by analysing data pooled
from six countries for ten years 1993-2002. Second, its
findings would assist and guide commercial and Islamic
banks' managers as well as policy makers and regulatory
authorities in ways to minimise inefficiency in the banking
sector in order to realise a number of
benefits.