Journal Article10.1016/J.INTFIN.2018.04.005
Diversification and bank stability in the GCC
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined bank diversification strategies and links to financial sector stability using a sample of listed and unlisted banks operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over 2001 to 2014.
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About: This article is published in Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. The article was published on 01 Nov 2018. The article focuses on the topics: Diversification (marketing strategy).
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