"An Empirical Study on Credit Risk Management and the Return On Equity in Syrian Private Banks"


Abstract in English

Credit risk management is one of the important topics in the banking sector and it is considered As an essential and decisive and proactive factor to reduce losses and earn an acceptable level of return to its shareholders. The objective of research to study the impact of credit risk management on the rate of return on equity in private banks in Syria and the nature of this effect. To achieve the goal of the search a Convenience sample was selected from private banks in Syria for which financial reports and risk management reports were available. The search results showed There is no statistically significant relationship between credit risk management and rate of return on equity in private banks in Syria in that time period At a significant level of 5% . but there is a statistically significant relationship between credit risk management and return on equity if the hypothesis is tested at a significant level of 10%. The results also showed a statistically significant relationship between the rate of non-performing loans and the rate of return on equity , And The capital adequacy ratio negatively affects the rate of return on equity.

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