Why Banks Need Adequate Capital Adequacy Ratio? A Study of Lending & Deposit Behaviors of Banking Sector of Pakistan

  • Sakina Narmeen Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
  • Irum Saba IBA Karachi, Pakistan
  • Rehana Kouser Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
  • Haris Khurram Department of Science and Humanities, National university of computer and emerging Science, Chiniot-Faisalabad, Pakistan
Keywords: Capital Adequacy Requirement, Leverage Ratio, Risk Based Capital Ratio, Change in Deposits, Change in loans

Abstract

This study focuses on the impact of Capital Adequacy Ratio on bank’s lending and deposit behavior and also on the importance of maintaining certain level of capital reserve. CAR is examined using two different ratios leverage ratio and risk-based capital ratio. This study is beneficial for the banking industry in determining enough CAR and to make decision for taking deposits and issuing loans. The sample of the study includes 25 banks of Pakistan; 20 conventional and 5 Islamic banks and the study period is of 10 years. Panel data methodology is used. Data is collected from secondary sources. Findings show that CAR has impact on change in capital and change in loans.

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Author Biographies

Sakina Narmeen, Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

MPhil Scholar, Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Irum Saba, IBA Karachi, Pakistan

Assistant Professor, IBA Karachi

Rehana Kouser, Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Professor, Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

Haris Khurram, Department of Science and Humanities, National university of computer and emerging Science, Chiniot-Faisalabad, Pakistan

Lecturer, Department of Science and Humanities, National university of computer and emerging Science, Chiniot-Faisalabad, Pakistan

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2018-06-30
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Narmeen, S., Saba, I., Kouser, R., & Khurram, H. (2018). Why Banks Need Adequate Capital Adequacy Ratio? A Study of Lending & Deposit Behaviors of Banking Sector of Pakistan. Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 4(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.26710/jafee.v4i1.343