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Afzal Ahmed
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
Religion Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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Mergers and Acquisitions in Selected Frontier Markets of Asia Farhan Ahmed; Afzal Ahmed; Sahabia Kanwal
Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi Vol 7, No 1 (2018)
Publisher : Faculty of Economic and Business Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (296.559 KB) | DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v7i1.6074

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This paper aims to provide contemporary and comparative information on mergers and acquisition activities. The findings have shown that Vietnam is very active in mergers and acquisitions activities, for instance in Vietnam 2946 transactions were announced, and 2114 completed in the last decade. Furthermore, Vietnam has a distinctive element of merging local firms; Out of top 20 deals, in 18 transactions target firms and acquirer both were from Vietnam. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has the highest percentage of completed M&A transactions in the last decade compared to Pakistan and Vietnam. In case of Pakistan, the findings suggest that Pakistan has had the highest number of value-based Mergers and Acquisitions deals in comparison to Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Interestingly, even though the number of transactions is higher compared to Sri Lanka and Vietnam; however, mergers and acquisition have had no significant impact on the profitability of Pakistan companies.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v7i1.6074
Dividend Payout Policy of Conventional Banking and Islamic Banking in Pakistan Farhan Ahmed; Abdul Rafay; Afzal Ahmed
Al-Iqtishad: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi Syariah Vol 10, No 1: January 2018
Publisher : Faculty of Shariah and Law, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

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This paper investigates the difference between the dividend payout policy of Islamic banks and conventional banks in Pakistan for a period from 2012 to 2016 analyzing the data through regression using Least Square Method (OLS). Specifically, the study aims to study the impact of the profitability, liquidity, revenue growth and financial leverage on the dividend payout policy of the Islamic Banks and conventional banks of Pakistan and how Islamic banks dividend policy differs from conventional banks. This study concludes that the factors like liquidity and financial leverage should be considered and addressed accordingly, because these are key indicators to help policymakers and investors in assessing the performance of the Islamic Banking Industry. DOI: 10.15408/aiq.v10i1.6103
Co-Authors Abdul Rafay Farhan Ahmed Sahabia Kanwal