The Impact of International Risk on Financial Sector
- Adel Al Khattab
- Mahmaod Al-Rawad
- Muhammad Alalaya
- Khamis Al-Khattab
Abstract
Although the MENA is considered a high-risk region, the effects of the political risk on business, in particular financial sector, have not received enough attention in previous studies. This paper, therefore, critically examines international risk affecting the financial sector in Jordan. Such an investigation and the institutions’ responses to international risks may compensate the previous gap. In line with the aim of this paper, the phenomenology philosophy was adopted and the inductive approach was followed. The entire target population of the 64 financial institutions which are listed at Amman Stock Exchange for the year 2013 has been studied. The key risks that have affected the financial institutions operating in Jordan include: the Gulf War, the international financial crisis and the Arab Spring. Not all of the financial institutions, however, are affected equally by these risks. Differences among the financial institutions in risk exposure to these risks arise from the differences of their scope and scale. These differences, therefore, have led to differences in financial institutions’ responses. A number of strategies and policies have been adopted. The paper represents one of the first such investigations in the context of Jordan. The research findings provide a review and understanding of how financial institutions in developing countries respond to particular international risk.
- Full Text: PDF
- DOI:10.5539/ibr.v8n3p165
Journal Metrics
h-index (January 2024): 102
i10-index (January 2024): 947
h5-index (January 2024): N/A
h5-median(January 2024): N/A
( The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations. Click Here to Learn More. )
Index
- Academic Journals Database
- ACNP
- ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes)
- CNKI Scholar
- COPAC
- CrossRef
- EBSCOhost
- EconBiz
- ECONIS
- EconPapers
- Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB)
- EuroPub Database
- Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
- Genamics JournalSeek
- Google Scholar
- Harvard Library
- IBZ Online
- IDEAS
- Infotrieve
- Kobson
- LOCKSS
- Mendeley
- MIAR
- Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD)
- PKP Open Archives Harvester
- Publons
- Qualis/CAPES
- RePEc
- ResearchGate
- ROAD
- Scilit
- SHERPA/RoMEO
- SocioRePEc
- Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)
- The Keepers Registry
- UCR Library
- Universe Digital Library
- ZBW-German National Library of Economics
- Zeitschriften Daten Bank (ZDB)
Contact
- Kevin DuranEditorial Assistant
- ibr@ccsenet.org