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The Effect Covid-19 and Sectoral Financing on Islamic Bank Profitability in Indonesia
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has created a new economic crisis
worldwide. Islamic Bank which was reportedly resilient against
the financial crisis is expected to be stable in this period. Apart
from that, Islamic Bank in Indonesia has channeled financing
fund to various business sectors with different portions leading to
a question whether they have different impact on Islamic Bank’s
profitability. This paper aims to discover the impact of COVID-19
pandemic and financing to business sectors on Islamic Bank
profitability in Indonesia. An ARDL approach is employed for
analysis. The result of the study shows that COVID-19 pandemic
has a negative relationship with Islamic Bank profitability in the
long-run. Furthermore, financing to transportation, warehousing
and communication sectors is associated with higher profitability
in the short-run. On the other hand, financing to wholesale and retail trade sectors hurt Islamic Bank profitability. Based on this
result, it is suggested that Government impose some measures
in stabilizing Islamic Bank’s performance during COVID-19
pandemic. In addition, Islamic Banks are expected to make
adjustment on financing to business sectors ratio accordingly in
order to maintain the profitability of Islamic Bank.
Publication Details
JournalJournal of Islamic Economic Laws
Volume5 (1)
Pagespp. 38-60
ISSN2655-9617
KeywordsCOVID-19, profitability, business sector, ARDL
Item ID2777
Deposited06 Jul 2023 03:41