Browsing Dissertations for Finance by Subject "United Arab Emirates (UAE)"
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An application of Data Envelopment Analysis to study the Technical Efficiency of UAE banks in the pre and post crisis period
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)The rapid growth and development of the UAE banking sector over the past decade has seen increased competitiveness, technological advancements, booming economic conditions as well as a global financial meltdown resulting ... -
Corporate Governance and the Board efficiency in U.A.E Banks
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-05)This study titled CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE BOARD EFFICIENCY IN UAE BANKS, and reached many of the results, where it became clear that the governance of banks is the process of organizing and arranging the relationship ... -
Crowdfunding Market in the UAE: Triangulation Study for the Success Factors in the Market
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-05)Crowdfunding is considered a new funding type in the UAE financial industry. It started to gain the attention as an emerging market that holds capitalization opportunities for SMEs and start-ups. Research has shown that ... -
A data envelopment analysis of banks in the UAE A Study of the Relative Operational and Intermediary Efficiency of National Banks of the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-06)Similar to all countries that are in the mid development or developing stage, commercial banks play a key role in the economy. Proper analysis of the performance and that the efficiency of these banks is important to all ... -
ERM practices in Non-Financial Institutions in UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-04)Enterprise risk management (ERM) has been the topic of increased media attention in recent years. Many organizations have implemented ERM programs, consulting firms have established specialized ERM units, and universities ... -
Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in the UAE Islamic Banks: A Comparative Study
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-05)Abstract This study aims to explore the corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure of Islamic banks in the United Arab Emirates. Many researches have been conducted in the area of CSR disclosure of Islamic banks all ... -
Financial literacy in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-06)This research examined financial literacy in the UAE. Financial illiteracy was known to be the main reason behind financial problems in many countries around the world. The research examined whether financial literacy has ... -
A Financial Statement Analysis on Three Major Construction Companies in the UAE (Arabtec Holding PJSC, Drake & Scull PJSC and Emaar Properties PJSC)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-04)Financial statement analysis has been carried out with respect to three construction companies that are operating in UAE that are, Arabtec Holding PSJC, Drake & Scull PSJC and Emaar Properties PSJC. In this research, ... -
Global Financial Crisis: A survey on the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) In the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-04)International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is the most accepted and widely followed accounting standards all over the world. Since it play a vital role in raising the accounting quality because of its tight requirement ... -
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Startups Business: Evidence form the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-12)Manuscript type: Empirical Research questions/Issue: How much did the COVID-19 pandemic had an effect on sales ? What was the impact on small & medium businesses ? Were there different results for small businesses than ... -
Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on GCC- UAE's Banking Sector
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-02)The rationale behind this paper is to inspect the impact of the global financial crisis on GCC countries, UAE in particular & its banking sector. To assess the extent of that effect, this paper provides some comparison ... -
Investor psychology: a study of investors’ overconfidence in Dubai financial market, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-05)"The economist may attempt to ignore psychology, but it is sheer impossibility for him to ignore human nature. If the economist borrows his conception of man from psychologist, his constructive work may have some chance ... -
Macroeconomic Conditions and Soundness of UAE Banking Sector
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)Using a panel data for 19 UAE national banks covering the period 2005-2010, this research analyzes the impact of selected macroeconomic and bank-specific variables on financial soundness indicators (FSIs) related to banks. ... -
The new accounting standard IFRS 9 and its impact on how banks should provision for credit losses
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)On Jan, 2018 the new accounting standard International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9) was implemented aiming in simplifying calculation of impairment and other financial measurements. The aim of this study is to ... -
A study of Risk Management in the United Arab Emirates Banking Industry
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-04)Purpose- This research is an attempt to discuss risk management and its importance to the fundamental operation of banks in UAE & whether the Basel II agreement is still relevant in the current financial crisis, and whether ... -
A Study on a Currency peg in the GCC Region with a Special Focus on UAE and its Impact on Economic Development
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-02)When there is trading operations which involves exports and imports for a country then currency is required for the purpose of exchange of goods and services. The currency in which two countries exchange goods and services ... -
A study on assessing and critiquing ways of selecting equity fund managers
(The British university in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-04)The research could be premature to some of the financial industries such as the UAE, as mutual fund management as a brand and business is still in the pioneer level of the industry cycle. The research might be more applicable ... -
A Study on Liquidity Risk Management in UAE Banks
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2013-04)Following the global economic meltdown in late 2007, when many banks failed to meet their payments obligations and funds were drained out from depositors, many regulators started implementing liquidity risk management ... -
A Study on Restrictions on Financing Entrepreneurs’ Startup Companies & Reasons Behind Limiting UAE National Entrepreneurs To A Certain Type Of Business
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-05)The United Arab Emirates economy is considered one of the highest in the Arab world due to the oil industry. The UAE government’s rules and regulations, such as tax-free income, has promoted more business growth and succeeded ... -
Tracking Error in Index Funds
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-04)The present research investigates the tracking error in UAE index funds and explores the tracking error related models. Five tracking models were used and divided into two major types. The first type is the Quadratic ...