The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial Banks

Focusing on a panel sample of 41 commercial banks over the period of 2000-2018, this study examined the effect of capital adequacy on the resilience of commercial banks in Africa under changing Basel levels (II, III, and the proposed Basel IV). The study created sample representative banks for the p...

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Main Authors: Damilola Oyetade, Adefemi A. Obalade, Paul-Francois Muzindutsi
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Language:English
Published: Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iaşi / Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi Publishing house 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Annals of Economics and Business
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Online Access:http://saeb.feaa.uaic.ro/index.php/saeb/article/view/1339
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description Focusing on a panel sample of 41 commercial banks over the period of 2000-2018, this study examined the effect of capital adequacy on the resilience of commercial banks in Africa under changing Basel levels (II, III, and the proposed Basel IV). The study created sample representative banks for the proposed Basel IV and used two measures, namely Z-score and CAMELS, to capture bank resilience. Using the panel logistic regression and fixed effect model, we found that capital adequacy, liquidity, earnings management efficiency, and macroeconomic conditions are key determinants of the resilience of commercial banks in Africa. Additionally, Basel compliant banks tend to be less prone to macroeconomic factors. Based on the positive and significant impact of all Basel capital ratios on Zscore, the results suggest that a high level of capital requirements increases African banks' resilience, and banks with higher capital can absorb risk exposures.
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spelling doaj-art-11e15c973e8a410ca8b538dda3a5fed52025-08-20T03:52:39ZengEditura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iaşi / Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi Publishing houseScientific Annals of Economics and Business2501-31652022-03-0169111113210.47743/saeb-2022-0001370The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial BanksDamilola Oyetade0Adefemi A. Obalade1Paul-Francois Muzindutsi2University of KwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalFocusing on a panel sample of 41 commercial banks over the period of 2000-2018, this study examined the effect of capital adequacy on the resilience of commercial banks in Africa under changing Basel levels (II, III, and the proposed Basel IV). The study created sample representative banks for the proposed Basel IV and used two measures, namely Z-score and CAMELS, to capture bank resilience. Using the panel logistic regression and fixed effect model, we found that capital adequacy, liquidity, earnings management efficiency, and macroeconomic conditions are key determinants of the resilience of commercial banks in Africa. Additionally, Basel compliant banks tend to be less prone to macroeconomic factors. Based on the positive and significant impact of all Basel capital ratios on Zscore, the results suggest that a high level of capital requirements increases African banks' resilience, and banks with higher capital can absorb risk exposures.http://saeb.feaa.uaic.ro/index.php/saeb/article/view/1339bank riskbasel capital requirementsresilienceafrican banks.
spellingShingle Damilola Oyetade
Adefemi A. Obalade
Paul-Francois Muzindutsi
The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial Banks
Scientific Annals of Economics and Business
bank risk
basel capital requirements
resilience
african banks.
title The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial Banks
title_full The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial Banks
title_fullStr The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial Banks
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial Banks
title_short The Impact of Changes in Basel Capital Requirements on the Resilience of African Commercial Banks
title_sort impact of changes in basel capital requirements on the resilience of african commercial banks
topic bank risk
basel capital requirements
resilience
african banks.
url http://saeb.feaa.uaic.ro/index.php/saeb/article/view/1339
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