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“Internal and external determinants of Iraqi bank profitability”

Hamid Mohsin Jadah http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8170-5453


Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi
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Noor Sabah Hameed Al-Dahaan
Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-6530

Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi, Noor Sabah Hameed Al-
Dahaan and Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy (2020). Internal and external
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Banks and Bank Systems, Volume 15, Issue 2, 2020

Hamid Mohsin Jadah (Iraq), Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi (Iraq),


Noor Sabah Hameed Al-Dahaan (Iraq), Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy (Iraq)

Internal and external


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Abstract
The determinants of bank profitability are very important, as bank profitability sig-
nificantly affects the economies of countries. This study aims to examine the internal
determinants (bank-specific characteristics) and external determinants (macroeco-
nomic factors and government variables) of bank profitability in Iraq. The study uses
unbalanced panel data from 18 banks in Iraq for thirteen years, from 2005 to 2017. The
relationship is estimated using a fixed effects approach. The study selected 18 conven-
tional banks considering their data availability in the period from 2005 to 2017. Based
on the panel data method, the results show that bank size, the equity to total assets and
total loans to total assets ratios, GDP growth, and government effectiveness have a sig-
Received on: 15th of October, 2019
nificant and positive impact on the profitability of Iraqi banks. Meanwhile, credit risk,
Accepted on: 16th of March, 2020
inflation, interest rate, unemployment, and political instability have a significant nega-
Published on: 13th of May, 2020
tive influence on bank profitability. To the authors’ knowledge, this study is considered
one of the earliest studies of its kind, in which the main factors affecting Iraqi bank
profitability are determined. That said, this paper makes a significant contribution to
the theoretical literature, the industry, and policymakers, so that the performance of
Iraqi conventional banks can be improved.
© Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Manar Hayder Keywords bank specific, macroeconomic variables, government
Ali Alghanimi, Noor Sabah Hameed variables, panel data model, Iraq
Al-Dahaan, Noor Hashim Mohammed
Al-Husainy, 2020
JEL Classification A10, E60, G21
Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Ph.D. (Finance
and Banking), Senior Lecturer,
Department of Finance and Banking,
INTRODUCTION
College of Administration and
Economics, University of Kerbala, Iraq. In the context of most developed and less developed countries, tradi-
(Correspondent author)
tional, or conventional, banks have become the basis of financial sec-
Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi, Master
of Finance and Banking, Lecturer, tors. In developing and emerging market countries, banks stand out as
Babylon Technical Institution, AL-Furat dominant financial institutions. Many countries have characteristics
AL-Awsat Technical University, Iraq.
such as low per capita income and asset levels, lax accounting stand-
Noor Sabah Hameed Al-Dahaan,
Ph.D. (Finance and Banking), Senior ards, and a corporate sector primarily driven by small, family-owned
Lecturer, Department of Finance and businesses. Since developing countries lack the necessary infrastruc-
Banking, College of Administration
and Economics, University of Kerbala, ture, it is not surprising that banks and other financial intermediaries
Iraq. have become superior in the financial arena, and capital markets have
Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy, not developed fast enough (Sharma, Chami, & Khan, 2003).
Master of Banking Science, Lecturer,
Department of Finance and Banking,
Imam AL-Kadhum College for Islamic In most MENA countries, including Iraq, money and stock markets
Studies (Babylon Departments), Iraq.
are currently underdeveloped. Consequently, commercial banks play
a significant and essential role in regional economies. Therefore, a
fragile banking system, which can be exacerbated by low profitability,
can damage the entire financial system of the affected country or even
This is an Open Access article, spill over to other countries, especially in the case of international
distributed under the terms of the banking operations. Banks hold a substantial amount of deposits from
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International license, which permits households, private companies, government sectors, and other insti-
unrestricted re-use, distribution, and tutions. Performing the function of financial intermediation, banks
reproduction in any medium, provided
the original work is properly cited. redirect funds from savers to borrowers, contributing to macroeco-
Conflict of interest statement: nomic activity, which usually stimulates economic growth. Banks are
Author(s) reported no conflict of interest also a channel through which monetary policy can be pursued and

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its goals achieved, since banks can be used to regulate the money supply in performing their primary
function of mobilizing financial resources in the economy.

Banks are key players in providing funds to fiscal deficit institutions in the economy. Companies can
provide funds from elementary stock offerings and long-run and short-run debt securities issuances.
Despite this, in developing countries, such as Iraq, the critical role of banks is to allocate financial re-
sources. Thus, the banking system must be fully operational, and the banks must function correctly.

The Iraqi banking sector was chosen for several reasons. Firstly, little discussions and insights take place
in the Iraqi banking sector. Secondly, Iraq has undergone significant financial reforms and deregulation
over previous years. Thirdly, the private sector deemed vulnerable because of several reasons that cause
bank credit restrictions with the later-effect of financial fluctuations in the region (Pontines, 2008).
Henceforth, the analysis of bank performance determinants can serve as guidance for policymakers
and regulators so that measures can be taken to stabilize the financial situation.

1. LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1. Bank-specific characteristics


The bank performance literature was written more Many studies were conducted using data from
than three decades ago using the market power the- different nations. Bank size, the equity-to-total
ory and efficiency structure theory (Athanasoglou, assets ratio, liquidity, credit risk, and the total
Brissimis, & Delis, 2008). The market power theo- loan-to-total assets ratio are the characteristics
ry argues that profit will come when market forces that relate to bank profitability. In previous stud-
are stronger. In contrast, the efficiency structure ies, all the influence, positive or negative, of bank
theory assumes that with effective management, size on the bank’s performance was recorded.
profit will be made, and, therefore, there will be a Bukhari and Qudous (2012), Naceur and Omran
higher concentration. (2011), Athanasoglou et al. (2008) report, howev-
er, that the size of banks does not have any influ-
In past decades, various studies were conducted ence on performance. In particular, De Andres
on factors impacting bank profitability in devel- and Vallelado (2008) say that huge banks offer low
oped and developing economies. Nonetheless, no costs and therefore high market power. Thus, the
study has been done to explore the determinants bank size hypothesis is as follows:
of bank performance in Iraq. Factors influencing
bank profitability can be divided into several as- H1: Bank size has a positive and significant im-
pects, namely, bank-specific variables, economic pact on Iraqi banks’ profitability.
indicators, and government variables, therefore,
these areas will be considered in the literature. It is predicted that well capitalized banks will be
Bank-specific characteristics related to bank per- safe enough, and, therefore, profits will be low-
formance are bank size, equity to total assets, li- er (Athanasoglou et al., 2008). This shows a pos-
quidity, credit risk, and total loan to total assets. itive association between capital ratio and bank
The same scholars argue that the critical external profitability. Buser, Chen, and Kane (1981) report
factors influencing bank profitability are econom- that, theoretically, when the high franchise value
ic indicators (for instance, GDP growth, interest is high, banks are highly capitalized and need to
rate, inflation rate, and the unemployment rate), be well-capitalized. The previous empirical stud-
not to mention government variables (e.g., regula- ies establish that the equity to total assets ratio is
tory quality, political instability, and government positively and significantly associated with bank
effectiveness). profitability. Consequently, the next hypothesis is
as follows:
Having studied the literature, it became possible
to identify gaps of this study, not to mention the H2: High proportion of equity to total assets leads
shortcomings of the existing empirical studies. to high bank performance.

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The influence of credit risk on bank perfor- H5: The total loans to total assets ratio is signif-
mance appears to be adverse in past studies icantly and positively associated with bank
(Noman, Chowdhury, Chowdhury, Kabir, & profitability.
Pervin, 2015; Petria, Capraru, & Ihnatov, 2015;
Jara-Bertin, Arias Moya, & Perales, 2014). Miller 1.2. Economic factors
and Noulas (1997) pointed to an inverse associa-
tion between credit risk and bank performance, External factors are economic indicators that
that is, a higher proportion of loans to total assets are beyond the authority of a bank and affect
tends to make a bank more susceptible to doubt- the profitability of banks. Bank performance
ful debts, and this brings down the profit mar- may be affected by one of the leading macroe-
gins. Nevertheless, Valverde and Fernandez (2007) conomic indicators, which is economic growth
prove that credit risk has a significant positive in- or GDP growth. Petria et al. (2015) realize that
fluence on bank profitability. Bukhari and Qudous there is a positive association between GDP
(2012) explore a significant association between growth and bank profitability. Jara-Bertin et
credit risk and the Pakistani banks’ profitability. al. (2014) found a similar link between GDP
The theory proposes that usually a high percentage growth and Latin America banks’ performance.
of credit risk is associated with lower bank perfor- From the findings on 14 Islamic banks in eight
mance and, therefore, the authors suggest that: countries, Bashir (2003) found a significant pos-
itive relationship as well. Nevertheless, Noman
H3: Credit risk negatively impacts bank et al. (2015) are among the scholars who find
performance. a significant negative association between GDP
growth and firm profitability. In theory, GDP
Low liquidity can encourage banks to borrow at growth during times of low risk of default on
penal rates, and at that point their reputation is bank loans makes people more demanding of
critical. The findings of previous studies are also banking services. Therefore, this improves bank
recognized as inconsistent. While some research- profitability. Therefore, another hypothesis is as
ers pointed to a significant adverse association follows:
between the liquidity ratio and bank profitability,
several scholars explored a definite link between H6: GDP growth is positively and significantly re-
liquidity and bank performance. Meanwhile, lated to Iraqi banks’ profitability.
Bukhari and Qudous (2012) found that liquidity
does not affect performance. The inflation rate reflects the change in the
proportion of the price level over the last peri-
H4: The liquidity ratio is significantly related to od. Colander (2001) argued that the price level
bank performance. is an index of all prices in the economy, making
it a common tool as an inflation index. Besides,
As a proxy of bank assets quality, the proportion CPI measures fixed basket prices for consumer
of total loans to total assets (TL/TA) is considered. goods, weighted by the proportion of each com-
A higher ratio leads to deterioration in the quality ponent in average consumer spending. Thus,
of bank assets, as banks hold provisions because the influence of inflation on bank performance
they expect losses after defaults on the credit depends on whether the inflation rate is unan-
portfolio (Poghosyan & Cihak, 2009). Previous ticipated or expected (Perry, 1992). Firstly, in
empirical studies reveal a significant positive the case of expected inflation, banks can ad-
association between the total loans-to-total as- just interest rates on time, and, therefore, rev-
sets ratio and bank profitability (Sanlsoy, Aydn, enues can increase faster than costs, having a
& Yalçnkaya, 2017). However, the data obtained positive influence on profitability. Secondly, in
contradict the results of Vong and Chan (2009). the event of unanticipated inflation, banks may
Meanwhile, Liang, Xu, and Jiraporn (2013) found not quickly change interest rates. Thus, bank
an insignificant association between the ratio spending will grow steadily faster than bank re-
of total loans to total assets and profitability of turns. In effect, this will have an inverse impact
banks. Thus, the hypothesis is: on the profitability of a bank.

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Many practical studies revealed a positive and 1.3. Government variables


significant association between inflation and
bank profitability (Gyamerah & Amoah, 2015; Government effectiveness, political stability, and
Noman et al., 2015). Nevertheless, some other the quality of regulation are equally vital for bank-
studies found out that inflation had a negative ing activities. However, there are not many studies
impact on bank performance (Bilal, Saeed, Gull, that have explored these areas and analyzed their
& Akram, 2013). That said, in theory, a positive impact on bank performance. Moreover, Berger,
influence of inflation on bank profitability is Clarke, Cull, Klapper, and Udell (2005) argue that
predictable because high inflation proportion with the same approach to banks performance,
relates to high bank performance; hence, it is the static, selection, and dynamic effects of all
hypothesized that: forms of governance are important for bank per-
formance. Three indicators used in the literature,
H7: Inflation is positively and significantly relat- namely, regulatory quality (REGQU), political in-
ed to bank performance. stability (POLINS), and government effectiveness
(GOVEF), will be the focal point, where they indi-
Regarding the interest rate, a lot of empirical re- cate the degree of harmony within the institution.
search has been done. Bilal et al. (2013) pointed
to the positive effects of interest rate on bank As for the influence of regulation on bank profita-
profitability, while Noman et al. (2015) revealed bility, the literature review has led to some incon-
a significant adverse impact of interest rates on clusive results, where some authors have managed
bank performance. Thus, the following hypoth- to highlight the positive influence of regulation on
esis is put forward: bank performance, and some others have shown a
negative effect. Regulation mitigates the impact of
H8: Interest rates are positively and significantly managerial decisions on shareholder wealth, lead-
related to bank performance. ing to a regulation replacement by internal control
mechanisms that are not able to soften the blows
Unemployment can also be another macroe- of agency conflicts. The presence of regulatory au-
conomic indicator of the profitability of banks. thorities interfering with the discipline of a leader
Unemployment means the proportion of unem- limits the discretion of the latter. Demirguc-Kunt,
ployed labor. Normally, the unemployment rate Laeven, and Levine (2004) found low financial
stands prominent as a key factor in estimating intermediation cost in countries that have better
the economic condition. The higher proportion of property rights, strict judicial power, and great
unemployment will affect the cash flow streams commitment to the implementation of contracts.
of households, and it is also an indicator of the
relationship between production and demand However, Barth, Caprio, and Levine (2001) noted
(the lower the production, the lower the effective that bank nationalization had an adverse correla-
demand); so this situation will lead to a decrease tion with the banking sector development and pos-
in firm revenue. Furthermore, an increase in the itive association with bank inefficiency measures. As
unemployment rate leads to lowered total de- such, Arun and Turner (2002) argued that the inef-
mand and increased loan default rate; in effect, ficiencies associated with bank management forced
the firm’s profit will be at stake (Heffernan & Fu, governments in developing countries to retreat slow-
2008). Furthermore, Bordeleau (2010) argued ly from the banking sector. In this work, based on
that unemployment adversely influenced bank the arguments of these authors, it is established that:
performance, while Ferrouhi (2017), Owusu-
Antwi, Mensah, Crabbe, and Antwi (2015) re- H10: Regulation is significantly and positively re-
vealed that inflation did not have any effect on lated to bank performance.
bank profitability. Thus, for all this inconsistency,
the hypothesis is established as follows: Political instability is another type of country-spe-
cific risk that can change economies, bank outputs,
H9: High percentage of unemployment leads to and performance. Yahya, Akhtar, and Tabash (2017)
deterioration in bank performance. examine the influence of political instability on the

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profitability of banks in Yemen, and found a positive considering the Iraqi economy and as recom-
association. Nevertheless, Şanlsoy et al. (2017) ana- mended by the literature. The data for the study
lyzed the influence of political instability in Turkey, were collected from annual reports, World
and found a significant negative relationship. Based Development Indicators (WDI), and Worldwide
on banks from MENA countries, Ghosh (2016) stud- Governance Indicators (WGI). Bank-specific
ied the association between political instability and variables are bank size, the ratio of equity to to-
the performance of a bank and found an inverse as- tal assets, liquid ratio, credit risk, and the to-
sociation. Likewise, Jebnoun (2015) explored the im- tal loans to total assets ratio. The data on these
pact of political instability in Tunisia and confirmed variables were obtained from the annual re-
a significant negative relationship. Hence, the next ports published on the ISX and on banks’ web-
hypothesis is as follows: sites. The data on economic indicators include
GDP growth, inflation rate, interest rate, and
H11: Political instability negatively and signifi- unemployment; all the data on these indica-
cantly influences bank performance. tors were obtained from the WDI. In addition,
governance data were obtained from the WGI.
Regarding legal implementation and regulato- Banks with data for less than ten years were re-
ry power, Levine, Loayza, and Beck (2000) in their moved from the study sample. The study sam-
cross-checking the South East Asian banks, indicated ple included Iraqi listed commercial banks with
that government restraints allowed banks to increase data available for the study period. 18 commer-
their credit facilities and retain large market shares, cial banks were involved, but there was an un-
and that brought higher returns. La Porta, Lopez-de- balanced panel for the data of some banks not
Silanes, Shleifer, and Vishney (1998) studied the per- available for the period.
formance bank determinants and found out that a
poor legal system can protect creditors, which leads 2.2. Variable measurement
to decrease in bank performance in the economy. In
the same vein, Demirguc-Kunt et al. (2004) found In the banking sector, since it consists of various
that a better legal system and effective regulatory sys- categories of banks, both external and internal fac-
tems are associated with less corruption, reducing the tors determine bank profitability. As mentioned
frictions or shortcomings that are common in the fi- early on the profitability of banks in the litera-
nancial system. As for Asian banks, anyone can as- ture, bank performance is usually tested by three
sume that fragile law enforcement and high corrup- measures, such as NIM, ROA, and ROE. However,
tion will be improved when effective regulatory and as shown in this paper, appropriate independent
legal systems appear, eventually and possibly assert- variables predictable to affect the performance of
ing a positive association with bank performances. banks have been nominated when it is referred to
Likewise, Chan and Abd Karim (2016) revealed that the current economic situation in Iraq and in ac-
government effectiveness and the efficiency of a bank cordance with previous literature. The value and
are positively associated. In the same vein, Lensink measurement of the study variables are shown in
and Meesters (2007) discovered that government ef- Table 1.
fectiveness reduces banks’ costs on dealing with bu-
reaucracy. Thus, it is hypothesized that: 2.3. Model specification
H12: Government effectiveness has a positive in- This paper explores the potential determinants
fluence on bank profitability. of performance for Iraqi banks using a panel da-
ta approach. The reason for using the panel data
approach is to shed light on the heterogeneity
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY of independent variables and to obtain more
precise findings by making more observations.
2.1. Data and sample Using the panel data approach to study the crit-
ical determinants of bank performance is what
Appropriate variables expected to affect the per- is newly introduced in this paper (Wooldridge,
formance of banks have been nominated after 1999; Baltagi, 1995).

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Table 1. Measurement of variables and a predicted sign

Variable Meaning Measurement Hypothesized sign


Dependent variable
ROA Return on assets ROA is defined as net profit before taxes to total assets
ROE Return on equity ROE is net profit before tax over total equity
NIM Net interest margin NIM is a percentage of the net interest to total assets ratio
Bank-specific variables
BNKZ Bank size Bank size is the natural log of total assets +
ETA Equity to total assets The equity to total assets ratio +
CRDR Credit risk Credit risk is a percentage of loan loss provisions to gross loans –
LIQU Liquidity ratio Liquidity ratio is the proportion of liquid assets to total assets +/–
TL/TA Total loans/Total assets Proportion of total loans to total assets +
Economic factors
GDPG GDP growth GDPG is an Economic Development Index +
INFR Inflation Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index +
INRA Interest rate Interest rate +
UNEMP Unemployment Unemployment rate –
Government variables*
Perception of the extent to which agents trust and abide by
REGQU Regulatory quality the rules of society, and in particular, the quality of contract +
enforcement
The likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated
POLINS Political instability –
violence, including terrorism
Government Perception of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil
GOVEF +
effectiveness service and the degree of its independence from political pressures

Note: * means the score of total indicators for countries ranged from about –2.5 to 2.5.

The panel data approach specification can be writ- Performance Model in ROA terms:
ten as follows:

β 0 + β1 BNKZ it + β 2 ETAit +
Yit = β 0 + β1 BNKZ it + β 2 ETAit +
ROAit = (2)
+ β3 LIQU it + β 4CRDRit + β5TL / TAit + + β3 LIQU it + β 4CRDRit + β5TL / TAit +
(1)
+ β 6GDPGt + β 7 INFLRt + β8 INTRt + + β 6GDPGt + β 7 INFLRt + β8 INTRt +
+ β9UNEMPt + β10 REQU t + + β9UNEMPt + β10 REQU t +
+ β11 POLINSt + β12GOVEFt + ε it , + β11 POLINSt + β12GOVEFt + ε it .

where Yit is bank profitability measured by NIM, Performance Model in ROE terms:
ROA, and ROE; β1 – β12 are coefficients of explan-
atory variables; BNKZ denotes bank size (total as-
sets natural log), ETA is the proportion of the eq- ROE =
it β 0 + β1 BNKZ it + β 2 ETAit +
uity to total assets ratio, LIQU is liquidity (refers to
the liquid assets to total assets ratio, CRDR is cred-
+ β3 LIQU it + β 4CRDRit + β5TL / TAit + (3)
it risk, TL/TA is the total loans to total assets ratio, + β 6GDPGt + β 7 INFLRt + β8 INTRt +
GDPG – GDP growth rate, INFLR – inflation rate, + β UNEMP + β REQU +
9 t 10 t
INTR – interest rate, UNEMP – unemployment,
REQU – regulatory quality, POLINS – political in- + β11 POLINSt + β12GOVEFt + ε it .
stability, GOVEF – government effectiveness, and
εit is an error term. Performance Model in NIM terms:

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β 0 + β1 BNKZ it + β 2 ETAit +
NIM it = ard deviation, and mean value are used as a de-
scriptive analysis to explain each variable. Table 2
+ β3 LIQU it + β 4CRDRit + β5TL / TAit +
(4) shows the descriptive statistics.
+ β 6GDPGt + β 7 INFLRt + β8 INTRt +
+ β9UNEMPt + β10 REQU t + 3.2. Correlation analysis
+ β11 POLINSt + β12GOVEFt + ε it . The interrelationship between variables was ex-
amined using the Pearson correlation. Correlation
3. FINDINGS analysis is carried out to detect any autocorrela-
tion among the study variables (see Table 3).
3.1. Descriptive statistics
3.3. Multiple regression analysis
A descriptive study is a measurement of central
dispersion and tendencies. It is often useful to de- Before the regression development, some tests re-
fine a chain of data set parsimoniously in a nat- lated to the quality of the adjustment would be im-
ural order, which would allow an individual to portant. Key tests were conducted by Newey (1985):
get an idea of the elementary features of the data. normality test, multicollinearity test, serial corre-
Dispersion measurements are the variance, range, lation test, and heteroscedasticity test for all three
and standard deviation. This study includes stand- models (ROA, ROE, and NIM). The results of the
ard deviation as a measure of dispersion and a diagnostic test show no data issues. In adddition,
mean as a measure of central tendency. The mean Hausman specification test was used to select a suit-
refers to the measurement of central tendency and able method (fixed or random effects approach) for
gives a general idea of unnecessary data in adopt- both models, ROA and ROE. The null hypothesis
ing one with each of the data observations. In this of the Hausman specification test means that the
study, maximum value, minimum value, stand- Random Effects approach is more appropriate to use.
Table 2. Descriptive statistics

Variables Unit. Mean St. dev. Minimum Maximum


Dependent variables: Bank performance
Return on equity Ratio 0.187 0.073 –0.023 0.280

Return on assets Ratio 0.055 0.038 –0.124 0.087

Net interest margin Ratio 0.028 0.089 –0.139 0.857


Independent variables: Bank-specific characteristics
Bank size Log of total assets 0.285 0.283 0.002 1.83

Equity to total assets Ratio 0.641 2.881 0.054 40.275


Liquidity Ratio 0.947 0.095 0.626 1.210
Credit risk Ratio 1.508 19.117 3.10E–05 269.14
Total loans to total assets Ratio 0.591 1.113 0.0004 7.028

Z Macroeconomic indicators
GDP growth Ratio 6.136 3.850 0.7 13.93
Inflation Ratio 10.903 18.139 –10.067 53.23

Interest rate Ratio 9.250 21.713 –14.277 53.54

Unemployment Ratio 15.842 1.071 14.983 17.97

Government variables
Regulatory quality Percentile rank –1.227 0.143 –1.507 –1.006

Political instability Percentile rank –2.347 0.327 –2.825 –1.842


Government effectiveness Percentile rank –1.317 0.226 –1.770 –1.115

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Table 3. Correlation matrices of variables
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Probability 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 ROA 1
2 ROE 0.56** 1
**
3 NIM 0.59 0.86*** 1
4 BNS 0.23** 0.18*** 0.19*** 1
*
5 EQ/TA –0.12 –0.01 –0.07 –0.38*** 1
6 LIQUI –0.08 0.11 0.11 –0.04 0.04 1
7 CRED RISK –0.05 0.01 0.07 0.02 –0.01 0.02 1
**
8 TL/TA –0.14 –0.15** –0.17** –0.46** 0.01 –0.08 –0.03 1
9 GDPG 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.06 –0.05 0.10 –0.09 –0.05 1
10 INFL –0.06 –0.02 –0.03 –0.01 0.09 0.03 –0.08 –0.15 0.35 1
11 INTRA –0.05 –0.10 –0.09 –0.02 –0.05 0.04 –0.02 0.13*** –0.25*** –0.37*** 1
12 UNEMP –0.02 0.06 0.03 –0.02 0.13* 0.15 0.07 –0.21*** –0.05 0.68*** –0.40*** 1
13 REGQU 0.04 –0.04 –0.09 0.07 –0.13* –0.04 –0.04 –0.05 –0.04 –0.55*** 0.33*** –0.82**** 1
14 POLINS –0.02 –0.04 –0.02 0.03 –0.08 –0.10 –0.09 0.16*** 0.36*** –0.47*** 0.26*** –0.77*** 0.644**** 1
15 GOVEF –0.04 –0.05 –0.02 0.00 –0.09 –0.16 –0.08 0.24*** 0.07 –0.67*** 0.35*** –0.96*** 0.732*** 0.853*** 1

Note: ***, **, and * mean that correlation is significant at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively. See Table 1 for definition and measurement of variables.
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Table 4. Estimation results


Variable Model (1), ROA Model (2), ROE Model (3), NIM
BNKZ 0.015***(0.005) 0.071***(0.000) 0.168***(0.002)
EQ/TA 0.002*(0.084) 0.024***(0.002) 0.034*(0.095)
CRDTR –0.002**(0.016) –0.001***(0.000) –0.001(0.413)
LIQ –0.006(0.776) 0.249(0.112) 0.502(0.265)
TL/TA 0.002(0.159) 0.019(0.148) 0.046***(0.004)
GDPG 0.001***(0.004) 0.005**(0.029) 0.012**(0.011)
INFLR –0.003***(0.000) –0.002***(0.000) –0.004***(0.000)
INTR –0.003(0.493) –0.001***(0.000) –0.002***(0.001)
UEMP –0.016***(0.001) –0.081**(0.014) –0.150***(0.003)
REGQU 0.052***(0.000) 0.031(0.782) 0.093(0.471)
POLINS –0.037***(0.000) –0.106**(0.020) –0.253***(0.000)
GOVEF 0.070***(0.001) 0.331***(0.004) 0.781***(0.000)
Constant –0.305***(0.000) –1.799***(0.000) –3.873***(0.000)
R2 0.675 0.689 0.751
F-statistic 2.907***(0.001) 1.886**(0.038) 2.194**(0.013)
Hausman test 52.48(0.000) 20.62(0.008) 24.20(0.011)
Time-FE test 2.17(0.024) 2.17(0.024) 2.64(0.006)

Note: ***, **, and * mean significance at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively. P-value (in parentheses) and the variable definitions
are explained in Table 1.

The total model significance was tested using the tables are not exhibited as they are too space-con-
Fisher test. The values of 2.9, 1.8, and 2.1 for mod- suming. Firstly, it is checked if the link between
el 1, model 2, and model 3, respectively, indicate bank-specific characteristics (bank size, equity to
that the ratio of variance in the dependent varia- total assets, liquidity, credit risk, and total loans
bles explained in models is less than 0.05. Also, the to total assets), economic variables (inflation, GDP
R2 value for three models, which approximates 1, growth, interest rate, and unemployment) and gov-
indicates that these models are well adjusted. Thus, ernment variables (regulatory quality, political in-
the estimated results are shown in Table 4.- stability, and government effectiveness) and perfor-
mance is non-linear. Here, quadratic terms of all
After the diagnostic tests, this study estimates the variables are entered into Equation (1), Equation
panel data approach for ROA, ROE, and NIM. The (2) and Equation (3). In the non-tabulated results,
results are shown in Table 4. The explanatory var- the fixed effects estimates of modified Equation (1),
iables are unchanged for all models. To compare Equation (2) and Equation (3) with the quadratic
the results of fixed effect and random effect ap- terms, find no significant coefficients on any of the
proaches, the Hausman specification test is used quadratic bank-specific, economic factors, and gov-
to select the suitable model. The Hausman test in ernment variables. This finding suggests that the
the case of ROA, ROE, and NIM models is read influence of bank-specific characteristics, econom-
as 52.48, 20.62, and 24.20, respectively, with p-val- ic factors and government factors on bank perfor-
ue less than 0.05; this suggests that the fixed-effect mance is linear. Secondly, alternative measures are
approach is suitable. Thus, the fixed-effect ap- used for bank size. Thus, bank size is dichotomized
proach is more suitable for all three models, and, at the median of total assets. Banks can be classified
therefore, a fixed effect approach for all the study as small when the total assets are below the median,
models (NIM, ROA, and ROE) is used. whereas banks can be considered substantial when
their total assets exceed the median. Finally, the re-
3.4. Robustness checks gressions of the primary model are re-tested using
the alternative bank size measurement, which is a
To enhance the strength of the study results, the dummy variable, not a log of total assets, hypothe-
association between bank-specific, macroeconom- sizing if total assets exceed the median, and 0 other-
ic and government determinants and bank perfor- wise. In all these cases, the main findings remained
mance were explored. It should be stated that the similar to those shown in Table 4.

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4. DISCUSSION that Iraqi banks will improve their performance


through effective credit risk management, which
Table 4 shows that bank profitability is positively improves forecasting of future risks.
and significantly affected by the size of banks for
all models (ROA, ROE, and NIM) at the 1% level. The study findings also show that the liquidity ra-
This result is similar to the findings of Jadah and tio is slightly related to the performance of banks,
Mohammed (2016), Jadah, Murugiah, and Adzis as evidenced by all models. Therefore, the fourth
(2016). The positive association between bank size hypothesis on the liquidity ratio, which is largely
and bank performance indicates that big banks related to bank performance, is rejected, which in-
benefit from the scale of economies and, therefore, dicates that the liquidity ratio does not determine
have high performance. the Iraqi bank’s performance. This finding agrees
with the previous study by Bukhari and Qudous
In addition, the regression results of the current (2012). Nevertheless, these findings are not con-
study show that the capitalization of banks, char- sistent with the results found by Gyamerah and
acterized by the ratio of total equity to total assets Amoah (2015) and some other scholars, who con-
(EQ/TA), is significantly associated with banks’ cluded a significant influence of liquidity on bank
profitability (measured by ROA, ROE, and NIM). performance. However, the study findings show
The positive association is because banks with high that the total loans to total assets ratio (TL/TA)
equity capital are safer and are unlikely to face a significantly and positively influence NIM on-
bankruptcy crisis. This helps banks to reduce cap- ly, implying that Iraqi banks can maximize their
ital costs and boost their performance. This find- net interest margin significantly through the in-
ing is in tandem with the results of many scholars creased lending activities. This finding is con-
who revealed a positive link between the ratio of sistent with expectations, and it is in line with
equity to total assets and bank performance. This previous research results of Şanlsoy et al. (2017).
means that well-capitalized banks can: However, the results contradict the conclusions of
Vong and Chan (2009).
1) use investment opportunities;
The regression result in Table 4 shows that GDP
2) avoid the expected bankruptcy costs for their growth significantly and positively affects the
customers and for themselves; this will lower performance of banks in all models (NIM, ROA,
the cost of capital; and and ROE). This indicates that the results of Table
4 support the sixth hypothesis. This means that
3) overcome the problems resulting from un- GDP growth determines Iraqi commercial bank
foreseen losses, compared with other banks; performance. There is also the indication that a
this will positively affect the cost of capital good economic environment helps banks to get
and increase their profitability. high profits. This finding is similar to previous
studies of Petria et al. (2015), Athanasoglou et
In addition, the findings illustrate an adverse asso- al. (2008), who provide support to the argument
ciation between credit risk and bank performance that there is a positive link between GDP growth
in model 1 (ROA) and model 2 (ROE), while there and bank profitability. Nonetheless, it contradicts
is an insignificant association in model 3 (NIM). Ferrouhi (2017), and Vong and Chang (2009), who
These findings are consistent with earlier literature, found that economic growth is insignificant when
such as Petria et al. (2015), Jara-Bertin et al. (2014). it comes to justifying the variations in bank’s
Thus, this result can be interpreted by the circum- profitability. However, the study findings show a
stances in which financial institutions are exposed significant inverse association between inflation
to high-risk loans, and more unpaid loans give an rates and Iraqi banks’ performance. This means
idea that these loans have become losses, which re- that the seventh hypothesis is not accepted, im-
duces the income of commercial banks. Findings plying that the inflation rate determines the Iraqi
on bank responsibility encourage focus on credit banks’ performance. This finding is in line with
risk management following the negative influence the conclusions of Bilal et al. (2013), who explored
on bank performance. These results also show an adverse association between inflation rate and

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bank profitability. It is far from the results of past


study results reveal that political instability had
empirical studies by Gyamerah and Amoah (2015), a significant and negative impact on the perfor-
Jara-Bertin et al. (2014), who exposed that infla- mance of Iraqi banks. Thus, the eleventh hypoth-
tion rate is positively and significantly associated esis about the negative impact of political insta-
with bank profitability. bility on the performance of banks is accepted.
The findings do agree with some other studies
Regarding the other explanatory variables, interest and, at the same time, disagree with other sim-
rate (INTRR) does not have any association with ilar works. That said, political instability weak-
the profitability of Iraqi banks in terms of ROA. ens economic growth, which leads to an increase
It has a negative association with ROE and NIM. in NPLs. Consequently, Iraqi bank performance
The adverse influence of interest rate on bank has an adverse impact.
profitability is consistent with the past literature
that reveals an negative association (Bordeleau, Finally, the study reveals that, in all the study
2010). Therefore, the eighth hypothesis is rejected. models, the influence of government effectiveness
However, this is not consistent with the findings is positive. This is consistent with the expected re-
of Bilal et al. (2013), who explore positive links sults in the twelfth hypothesis. In fact, it is esti-
between interest rates and bank performance. mated that the effectiveness of government inter-
Similarly, the results of this study indicate that vention has a positive influence when it comes to
the high unemployment rate worsens the perfor- improving financial performance. This result de-
mance of Iraqi banks. Hence, the ninth hypothe- serves mention, as this condition is not fulfilled in
sis is accepted. This result confirms those obtained Arab countries. This is supported by Levine et al.
in other similar studies (for instance, Bordeleau, (2000), who state that a better institutional envi-
2010). However, the findings are inconsistent with ronment helps to develop markets and stimulate
Owusu-Antwi et al. (2015), who found an insig- financial development, leading to high efficiency
nificant association between unemployment and of the banking industry. In the same vein, Lensink
bank performance. and Meesters (2007) studied the link between in-
stitutions and bank performance and revealed
As for the quality of regulation, the study findings that government effectiveness reduced banks’
demonstrate that it has an insignificant influence costs on dealing with bureaucracy. The finding is
on Iraqi banks’ profitability, as measured by ROE, in good agreement with the study by Chen (2009),
NIM, except for model 1 (ROA). Regulatory pol- who states that government effectiveness leads to
icies, thus, can lead to increased bank perfor- higher banks’cost-efficiency. In addition, Barth et
mance in the ROA model. The finding on the al. (2001) found that the effective government led
regulation quality is dissimilar to the finding of to high institutional quality, gradually leading to
Demirguc-Kunt et al. (2004). Nevertheless, the higher bank efficiency.

CONCLUSION
The research subject defines the purpose of this study, and, in this range, the determinants of bank per-
formance were analyzed using a data approach and a panel of eighteen Iraqi banks for 13 years (from
2005 to 2017). An unbalanced panel of 220 observations was used for econometric analysis. The results
show that most bank-specific characteristics, economic factors, and government variables have a statis-
tically significant impact on the performance of Iraqi commercial banks. The regression results of this
study show that the size of Iraqi banks and the total equity to total assets ratio are among key deter-
minants of Iraqi bank’s profitability. There is support for the that that large banks have exploited the
economies of scale and that well-capitalized banks faced low costs of obtaining external finance, and
such a feature can lead to increased performance. However, the total loans to total assets ratio (TL/TA)
is significantly related to bank performance in terms of NIM only. Otherwise, it will not be significant.
Consequently, the loan ratio cannot justify the variability of Iraqi banks’ performance. Moreover, re-
garding the influence of external factors on bank profitability, the findings indicate that the influence

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of GDP growth and government effectiveness has a positive association with the performance of Iraqi
banks. Nonetheless, inflation, interest rates, unemployment, and political instability have a negative
impact on the performance of Iraqi banks.

In order for Iraqi banks to achieve their goals, it is useful to be able to recognize factors that determine the
performance of successful banks in developing policies to strengthen and maintain the stability and strength
of the banking sector in Iraq. While all this shows a close relationship between the welfare of the banking
sector and economic growth, factors affecting the profitability of the financial sector, both for administrators
and stakeholders in banks, cannot be excluded. Raising awareness of these factors is key to helping regulators
and bank administrators develop good future strategies to make Iraq’s banking sector more profitable.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors acknowledge the support from Ministry of Higher Education in Iraq, University of Kerbala,
AL-Furat AL-Awsat Technical University, and Imam AL-Kadhum College for Islamic Studies. Furthermore,
we appreciate the support by Prof. Dr. Sivarajasingham Selliah, Assistant Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abrar Ul
Haq, and Dr. Mohammed Hasan.

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Conceptualization: Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy.
Data curation: Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi, Noor Sabah Hameed Al-Dahaan.
Formal analysis: Hamid Mohsin Jadah.
Funding acquisition: Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi, Noor Sabah Hameed Al-
Dahaan, Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy.
Investigation: Hamid Mohsin Jadah.
Methodology: Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi, Noor Sabah Hameed Al-Dahaan,
Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy.
Project administration: Hamid Mohsin Jadah.
Resources: Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Noor Sabah Hameed Al-Dahaan, Noor Hashim Mohammed
Al-Husainy.
Software: Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi.
Supervision: Hamid Mohsin Jadah.
Validation: Hamid Mohsin Jadah.
Visualization: Hamid Mohsin Jadah.
Writing – original draft: Hamid Mohsin Jadah.
Writing – reviewing & editing: Hamid Mohsin Jadah, Manar Hayder Ali Alghanimi, Noor Sabah
Hameed Al-Dahaan, Noor Hashim Mohammed Al-Husainy.

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