Determinants of the performance of banking firms in Benin

Abstract: The objective of this book is to analyze the determinants of the performance of Beninese banks based on secondary data collected on 10 Beninese banks. The study uses a linear regression econometric approach. The estimation of a panel data model that highlights the effects of banking determinants on the performance indicators of the Beninese banks. The objective of this paper is to analyze the determinants of the performance of Beninese banks based on secondary data collected on 10 Beninese banks. The study uses an econometric approach of linear regression. The estimation of a panel data model that highlights the effects of banking determinants on performance indicators, in particular ROA. The results show that liquidity, bank size, market share, capitalization and banking sector size contribute to the improvement of banking performance in Benin. They do not induce a good management of bank charges and bank products which can affect the performance of banking firms in Benin.