Potential risks of liquidity and credit affecting the efficiency of Islamic banks in Bangladesh

Potential risks of liquidity and credit affecting the efficiency of Islamic banks in Bangladesh

Recently worldwide Islamic finance has gained considerable attention. However, Islamic financial institutions face multiple risks to sustaining and growing further. Against this backdrop, the paper examines the impact of both liquidity and credit risk on the efficiency of Islamic banks (IBs) operati...

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Published in:Cogent economics & finance Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23
Main Authors: Chowdhury, Md. Asad Iqbal, Uddin, Mohammad S, Ahmmed, Monir, Hassan, Md. Rizwan, Kabir, Mohammad Jonaed
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 31-12-2023
Cogent
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Bangladesh
Bank Efficiency
Banking
Credit risk
Data envelopment analysis
Economic crisis
Efficiency
Finance
Financial institutions
Islam
Islamic financing
Liquidity
liquidity risk
Measurement
Policy making
Bangladesh
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Summary:Recently worldwide Islamic finance has gained considerable attention. However, Islamic financial institutions face multiple risks to sustaining and growing further. Against this backdrop, the paper examines the impact of both liquidity and credit risk on the efficiency of Islamic banks (IBs) operating in Bangladesh. This paper uses IB's data from 2007 to 2018 and offers a two-stage assessment. In the first stage, it uses data envelopment analysis (DEA), and in the second stage regression models to assess the impact of both liquidity and credit risk on the efficiency of the IBs. Efficiency scores confirm that IBs are operating with an 86% efficiency level through a 68% share in the constant returns to scale (CRS). Our results also confirm that both liquidity risk (LR) and credit risk (CR) have a significant impact on the efficiency of the IBs in Bangladesh. A higher score for efficiency is shown by a higher liquidity risk, whereas mixed results are confirmed by credit risk indicators. Moreover, the Z-score (a bank stability measurement) and number of branches (a measurement of the bank's network coverage), have a positive impact on efficiency. On the other side, the size of the bank and the financial crisis period show a negative relationship with the bank's efficiency. The findings of our paper significantly contribute to the Islamic banking sector, especially for the policymakers and academic researchers.
ISSN:2332-2039
2332-2039
DOI:10.1080/23322039.2023.2209950