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Determinants Of Non-performing Loans in Pakistan

Version 1 : Received: 27 July 2020 / Approved: 28 July 2020 / Online: 28 July 2020 (12:34:23 CEST)

How to cite: Islam, T.; Zafar, F.; Fatima, N.; Tahir, N. Determinants Of Non-performing Loans in Pakistan. Preprints 2020, 2020070682. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0682.v1 Islam, T.; Zafar, F.; Fatima, N.; Tahir, N. Determinants Of Non-performing Loans in Pakistan. Preprints 2020, 2020070682. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0682.v1

Abstract

Many countries have been facing the problem of bank insolvency across the globe. Asset deterioration is one of the main reasons for insolvency of banks. The objective of the paper is to ascertain the determinants of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the banking sector of Pakistan for the period 2006-16. Other than the bank specific and macro variables proposed by the literature, the roles of weighted maturity and output gap are for the first time examined. We find significant impact of output gap on NPLs however weighted maturity has insignificant role in shaping the future NPLs. Bank specific drivers of NPLs include bank size and capital adequacy ratio.

Keywords

Business fluctuations; financial stability; output gap; weighted maturity

Subject

Business, Economics and Management, Economics

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