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According to Ali (2014), capital markets, across the globe, channel funds from savers to firms, which use the funds to finance projects. Efficient capital markets, therefore, make it easier for firms to raise capital because the markets determine the prices at which existing and potential...

The current study investigates bank employee’s perceptions of the importance of the determinants of non-performing loan (NPL) in Zambia’s banking sector. The espoused critical factors in the study were identified based on theories such as the Theory of Asymmetric Information, Deflation Theory and...

This study investigates the monetary policy transmission in Zambia by examining the magnitude and speed of the pass-through from the Bank of Zambia policy rate to commercial bank interest rates using the Johansen cointegration approach. The study also investigates the symmetric/asymmetric...

Commercial banks perform an important part in financial intermediation. Zambia, like any other nation, needs a stable banking system in order to finance private and public investments. The fruitfulness of the banking system in channelling funds from depositors to lenders is often gauged by...

Given that empirical work has revealed that the relationship between bank profitability and exchange rate fluctuations is inconclusive. This study assessed the impact of exchange rate volatility on bank profitability in Zambia. Monthly-secondary time series data was collected from the Bank of...

The study examined the determinants of restoring the culture of saving in banks among Zimbabweans over the post-independence Zimbabwe. The findings showed that there was inadequacy of savings products in the market to meet different savings requirements of the diverse population. The study also...

The purpose of this study is to conduct a detailed evaluation of Liquidity Crisis in Zambia with particular reference to the impact of the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis. The research will also seek to find out the impact of the Liquidity Crisis on the economy and more specifically the banking...

Net interest margins (NIM) have been an interesting issue and of great debate. In Zambia, NIM has generally been high thus, having low savings rate and high lending rates. This is not good for the economy because on one hand, it discourages savings thereby, reducing the levels of monies available...

The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of real exchange rate volatility on Zambia’s agricultural exports in an export demand framework this includes relative prices which are a measure of competitiveness and foreign incomes capturing foreign economic activity between 1991 and 2011.The...

This study investigated the empirical evidence on the effect of exchange volatility on private capital inflows in Zambia. The investigation used monthly time series data for the period 1992-2012 relating to exchange rate, gross domestic product, foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio...