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Financial Liberalization and Banking Profitability: The Case of Tunisian Banks

Abdelaziz Hakimi

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The financial liberalization policy was undertaken in several countries like in Tunisia in order to have modern and dynamic financial system. However, the consequences of such a program are completely divergent from it’s waitings. In this paper, and on the basis of data relating to 9 Tunisian banks during the period 1980-2006, we will try to check the effect of financial liberalization on the banking profitability. The results of our estimate show a negative relation between financial liberalizatio and the profitability of the banks.

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The financial liberalization policy was undertaken in several countries like in Tunisia in order to have modern and dynamic financial system. However, the consequences of such a program are completely divergent from it’s waitings. In this paper, and on the basis of data relating to 9 Tunisian banks during the period 1980-2006, we will try to check the effect of financial liberalization on the banking profitability. The results of our estimate show a negative relation between financial liberalizatio and the profitability of the banks.

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The financial liberalization policy was undertaken in several countries like in Tunisia in order to have modern and dynamic financial system. However, the consequences of such a program are completely divergent from it’s waitings. In this paper, and on the basis of data relating to 9 Tunisian banks during the period 1980-2006, we will try to check the effect of financial liberalization on the banking profitability. The results of our estimate show a negative relation between financial liberalizatio and the profitability of the banks.

Key concepts: Profitability index, Liberalization, Financial system, Business, Order (exchange), Financial analysis, Finance, Financial ratio

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