出版社:“Victor Slăvescu‿Centre for Financial and Monetary Research
摘要:Commercial banks play an important role in the development
of a country. A sound, progressive and dynamic banking system is a
fundamental requirement for economic development. Thus, the
purpose of this study was investigating the impact of investment
diversification on financial performance of 17 Ethiopian Commercial
Banks covering the period of 2013-2017.Quantitative research
approach was used and the data was analysed by using panel
random effect regression model. The finding of the study shows that
investment in financial assets, government security, insurance, loan
portfolio and investment size have positive significant impact on
financial performance of Banks in Ethiopia. Whereas, interest and
exchange rate volatility have negative significant impact on financial
performance of commercial Banks in Ethiopia. The study concludes
that investment diversification positively affects the financial
performance of commercial banks in Ethiopia. Therefore, banks
should focus its work to promote the confidence in portfolio
diversification, develop marketing policies that encourage its use and
establish the best combination of assets that can yield an efficient
portfolio.