Research
Factors Affecting Liquidity of Banks: Empirical Evidence from the Banking Sector of Pakistan
Authors:
Syed Quaid Ali Shah,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, PK
About Syed Quaid Ali
Department of Management Sciences
Imran Khan,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, PK
About Imran
Department of Management Sciences
Syed Sadaqat Ali Shah,
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, PK
About Syed Sadaqat Ali
Department of Management Sciences
Muhmmad Tahir
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, PK
About Muhmmad
Department of Management Sciences
Abstract
This research investigates factors affecting liquidity of banks operating in Pakistan. Spanning from 2007 through 2016 the sample of the study includes 23 banks by employing relevant econometric specifications. The findings reveal that the internal factors such as capital adequacy ratio (CAR), cost of funds and bank size are statistically significant but differently related to the liquid asset to total asset ratio and to the total loans to total deposit ratio, respectively. The study finds that external or macro factors, such as GDP is statistically significant but affect liquidity of the banks differently. Unemployment, another external factor, also impact liquidity of banks very differently but it is statistically significant in the first measure of liquidity and statistically insignificant in the second measure of banks’ liquidity. Further, the results revealed that profitability is insignificantly related to liquidity while the relationship between deposits and bank liquidity is negative and statistically significant.
How to Cite:
Shah, S.Q.A., Khan, I., Shah, S.S.A. and Tahir, M., 2018. Factors Affecting Liquidity of Banks: Empirical Evidence from the Banking Sector of Pakistan. Colombo Business Journal, 9(1), pp.01–18. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cbj.v9i1.20
Published on
30 Jun 2018.
Peer Reviewed
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