Browsing by Author "Elgammal, Mohammed M"
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Are donor funds used effectively? An examination of Islamic and conventional microfinance institutions
Mohamed, Toka S.; Elgammal, Mohammed M. ( Emerald Publishing , 2023 , Article)Purpose This study aims to compare the nexus between donations to Islamic and conventional microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their credit risk, financial performance and social outreach. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
Credit risk in Islamic microfinance institutions: The role of women, groups, and rural borrowers
Mohamed, Toka S.; Elgammal, Mohammed M. ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Using international data, we find that Islamic MFIs experience reduced credit risk by offering more groups loans, serving more women, and serving more borrowers in rural locations. Conventional MFIs benefit from fewer group ... -
Do financial distress and liquidity crises affect value and size premiums?
Elgammal, Mohammed M.; Bas, Tugba; Gough, Orla; Shah, Neeta; Dellen, Stefan van ( Routledge , 2016 , Article)This study investigates the impact of liquidity crises on the relationship between stock (value and size) premiums and default risk in the US market. It first examines whether financial distress can explain value and size ... -
Does the extent of branchless banking adoption enhance the social and financial performance of microfinance institutions?
Mohamed, Toka S.; Elgammal, Mohammed M. ( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)We examine the impact of the extent of branchless banking adoption on the social and financial performance of an international sample of microfinance institutions (MFIs). We find that increasing the number of branchless ... -
The Effect of New and Traditional Sources of Financing on the Performance of Small and Entrepreneurship Businesses: The Case of Qatar
Elgammal, Mohammed M.; Al Bakri, Anas A.; AlJanahi, Al Dana Y. ( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)Purpose: This paper investigates how entrepreneurial finance in Qatar affects the performance of small and entrepreneurship businesses (SEB). It is the first study examining the financial decisions of SEB in Qatar, ... -
Foreign Direct Investment Determinants in Oil Exporting Countries: Revisiting the Role of Natural Resources
Eissa, Mohamed Abdelaziz; Elgammal, Mohammed M. ( Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd , 2019 , Article)This article explores the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in oil-dependent economies and revisits the role of natural resources in attracting FDI to countries of this kind. Panel data from the six Gulf ... -
The impact of ownership structure and corporate governance on capital structure decisions in the UAE
Elgammal, Mohammed M.; Al-Najjar, Basil ( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates how ownership and corporate governance influence the capital structure decisions within an emerging market context, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2008 to 2019. We employ panel models ... -
Key determinants of inflation and monetary policy in the emerging markets: Evidence from Vietnam
Elgammal, Mohammed M.; Eissa, Mohamed Abdelaziz ( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)The study explores the key determinants of inflation in Vietnam for a period of ten year (2000-2011) using the explanatory variables: past inflation, real income, money supply, exchange rate, interest rate and world oil ... -
Online peer-to-peer lending: A review of the literature
A. Basha, Shabeen; Elgammal, Mohammed M.; Abuzayed, Bana M. ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study reviews the literature of online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending from 2008 until 2020 as an emergent but fast spreading phenomenon in the context of digital finance. Previous literature is geographically skewed towards ...