Bank-Specific Determinants of Credit Risk for Commercial Banks: An Applied Study of a Sample of Algerian Commercial Banks During The Period 2007 - 2019

  • Fatma Benchenna University of Ouargla. Algeria
Keywords: Credit risk, loan loss provisions, non-performing loans, Bank specific determinants, Credit risk, loan loss provisions, non-performing loans, Bank specific determinants, Panel Data Models

Abstract

   This study aims to monitor a group of factors that causes the credit risk and contributes to the occurrence of non-performing loans problem in the Algerian commercial banks by testing the determinants of credit risk and the explanatory factors of the non-performing loans problem to a sample of Algerian commercial banks during the period 2007-2019, using Panel data models. The main results of the applied study indicate that: The explanatory variables of the credit risk that causes the non-performing loans problem in the Algerian commercials banks, by using the loan loss provisions to total loans index ratio are: the bank size; the Inefficiency ratio and the deposit’s interest rate. The results confirm the validity of the Size Effect Hypothesis, the Skimping Hypothesis and the Deposit Rate Effect Hypothesis.

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Published
2022-01-18
How to Cite
Benchenna, F. (2022). Bank-Specific Determinants of Credit Risk for Commercial Banks: An Applied Study of a Sample of Algerian Commercial Banks During The Period 2007 - 2019. Dirassat Journal Economic Issue, 13(1), 97-115. https://doi.org/10.34118/djei.v13i1.1675
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