Governance and Banking Performance in the Tunisian Banking System

Ben Mbarek Hassene^1, and Ben Mbarek Kais²

¹University of Tunis, ESSEC business school of Tunisia

²University of Jendouba, faculty of economic sciences and management of Jendouba

Cite this paper:
Ben Mbarek Hassene and Ben Mbarek Kais. Governance and Banking Performance in the Tunisian Banking System. Journal of Finance and Economics. 2016; 4(4):118-126. doi: 10.12691/jfe-4-4-4

Abstract

The notion of governance has been the subject of several disputes between researchers aimed at property assess the existing relationship between a system of governance within the company and the performance of the latter, it verify that good governance can ensure a proper functioning of the company and, therefore, to improve performance. In this context, a central question revolves around the assessment of the impact of the system of governance on the performance of the Tunisian banks saw that the financial sector has an important role in the economic development process.

Keywords:
governance performance bankig sector

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