This paper aimed to study The suitability of (Z-score) index to measure banking
financial stability of Syrian Private Traditional Banks, To achieve this purpose, the
researcher built a model during the period from Q1-2010 to Q4-2014,using Cross-Sec
tional
series of Banking financial performance variables and analyzing it using Panel Data
Analyze.
The main results are:
The suitability of (Z-Score) index to measure financial stability of Syrian
Traditional Private Banks.
The financial stability of all Syrian Traditional Private Banks.
The significant positive relation between Book to market value(BM), Capital
Adequacy (Adec) and financial stability index (Z-Score).
The significant negative relation between Quality of loan portfolio (QUAL),
Deposit employment (NET/DEP) and financial stability index (Z-Score).
The absence of significant relation between(Z-Score) and banking performance
ratios: Cover ratio(COV), bank's Liquidity (LIQ), and profitability measured by the ratio of
Adjusted Return on Equity (Roe$).