Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Finance) by Title
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Capital structure and financial performance of South African state-owned entities.
(2019)Abstract available on the PDF. -
Competition, regulation and stability in Sub-Saharan Africa commercial banks.
(2017)Abstract available on the PDF. -
Credit referencing, bank lending methodologies and SME access to finance in Ghana. Ukubheka izikweletu, Izindlela Zokuboleka ebhange, kanye Nokufinyelela Kwama-SME Kwezezimali eGhana.
(2021)Academic as well as policymakers acknowledge the importance that access to credit to entrepreneurs plays in stirring the economic growth and development in both developed and developing countries. Despite the increasing ... -
Credit risk modelling for private firms under distressed economic and financial conditions: evidence from Zimbabwe.
(2021)Since the outburst of the recent 2007 - 2008 global financial and economic crisis, modelling of credit risk for private non-financial firms under economic and financial stress has been receiving a lot of regulatory and ... -
Effectiveness of credit risk management practices of Ghanaian commercial banks in agricultural finance.
(2021)Lending to the agricultural sector by commercial banks in Ghana is characterised by high credit risk even though empirical evidence suggests that commercial banks can minimize this exposure by using appropriate practices ... -
Financial sustainability, liquidity and outreach of deposit-taking microfinance institutions: evidence from low income Sub-Saharan Africa.
(2020)The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals regard microfinance provision as a developmental tool in fighting poverty and financial exclusion which are particularly rife in Low-Income Sub-Saharan Africa (LISSA). ... -
Firm investment behavior: the role of leverage, liquidity and cash flow volatility: African evidence.
(2017)The main corporate financial strategic pillars that drive a firm’s value are mainly financing and investment. Conventional finance theories hold that leverage is power that amplifies investment. Cash flows and liquidity ... -
The impact of exchange traded funds on the microstructure of their constituent shares: a South African case.
(2020)The creation of the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has revolutionised the global asset management industry since its inception three decades ago, with the result that this investment product has propelled passively managed ... -
Liquidity management practices of banks in emerging market economies under Basel III liquidity regulations.
(2017)During the 2007 to 2009 global financial crisis, several banks experienced liquidity problems, largely as a result of liquidity management practices they pursued prior to the crisis. In an effort to strengthen banks’ ... -
Modelling export growth in South Africa with a focus on third-country effects and stock market liquidity.
(2020)After considering the potential benefits of exports in ameliorating lacklustre economic growth, this thesis analyses South Africa’s exports to the world and to its trading partners. It notes that gaps in erstwhile studies ... -
The national health insurance scheme in South Africa: a pre-implementation evaluation of systemic threats, financial affordability and stakeholders’ sentiments.
(2022)The impending national health insurance scheme is intended to provide all South Africans with access to high-quality, affordable services, regardless of socioeconomic status. However, there are concerns that the scheme ... -
The nexus between mobile phones diffusion, financial inclusion and economic growth: evidence on African countries.
(2018)The following thesis comprises three discrete empirical essays on the interplay among mobile phones diffusion, financial inclusion and economic growth in Africa. The first essay examines the condition of financial inclusion ... -
The potential impact of Basel IV requirements on performance and resilience of commercial banks in Africa.
(2020)Capital adequacy is considered an important determinant for the performance and resilience of banks because the banking sector plays a substantial role in the stability and growth of the economy. Literature shows that ... -
Significance of infrastructure investments in emerging markets to institutional investors.
(2020)The worldwide financial crisis of 2007/8 and the subsequent economic slump led to significant funding and solvency challenges for institutional investors as their financial positions were adversely affected. The former ... -
Value relevance of financial statements of non-financial firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
(2020)The year 2010 marks a full calendar year after the 2007-2009 global financial crisis (GFC). The GFC was characterised by huge losses across all equity indices on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The losses were not ...