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Research paper thumbnail of Macroeconomic and Bank Specific Covariates of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) in Pakistani Commercial Banks: Panel Data Evidence

Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research

Non-performing loans has become an important part of commercial banking of a country. This paper ... more Non-performing loans has become an important part of commercial banking of a country. This paper empirically tests the macroeconomic and bank-specific covariates of non-performing loans for a panel of 13 commercial banks for period of 2003-2012. Using fixed effects with Driscoll and Kraay standard errors, the influence of macroeconomic and bank-specific covariates is found meaningful. Recommendations include the policy steps to complement the sound financial system with a healthy macroeconomic environment to reduce non-performing loans in commercial banks in Pakistan. Moreover, need is highlighted for a policy approach with emphasis on the apposite credit culture and lending policy designed with pertinent economic and financial factors.

Research paper thumbnail of Testing SoC Interconnects for Signal Integrity Using Extended JTAG Architecture

Computer-Aided Design …, 2004

As technology shrinks and working frequency reaches the multigigahertz range, designing and testi... more As technology shrinks and working frequency reaches the multigigahertz range, designing and testing interconnects are no longer trivial issues. In this paper, we propose an enhanced boundary-scan architecture to test high-speed interconnects for signal integrity. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Query optimization in database systems

ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)

Efficient methods of processing unanticipated queries are a crucial prerequisite for the success ... more Efficient methods of processing unanticipated queries are a crucial prerequisite for the success of generalized database management systems. A wide variety of approaches to improve the performance of query evaluation algorithms have been proposed: logic-based and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Macroeconomic and Bank Specific Covariates of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) in Pakistani Commercial Banks: Panel Data Evidence

Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research

Non-performing loans has become an important part of commercial banking of a country. This paper ... more Non-performing loans has become an important part of commercial banking of a country. This paper empirically tests the macroeconomic and bank-specific covariates of non-performing loans for a panel of 13 commercial banks for period of 2003-2012. Using fixed effects with Driscoll and Kraay standard errors, the influence of macroeconomic and bank-specific covariates is found meaningful. Recommendations include the policy steps to complement the sound financial system with a healthy macroeconomic environment to reduce non-performing loans in commercial banks in Pakistan. Moreover, need is highlighted for a policy approach with emphasis on the apposite credit culture and lending policy designed with pertinent economic and financial factors.

Research paper thumbnail of Testing SoC Interconnects for Signal Integrity Using Extended JTAG Architecture

Computer-Aided Design …, 2004

As technology shrinks and working frequency reaches the multigigahertz range, designing and testi... more As technology shrinks and working frequency reaches the multigigahertz range, designing and testing interconnects are no longer trivial issues. In this paper, we propose an enhanced boundary-scan architecture to test high-speed interconnects for signal integrity. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Query optimization in database systems

ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)

Efficient methods of processing unanticipated queries are a crucial prerequisite for the success ... more Efficient methods of processing unanticipated queries are a crucial prerequisite for the success of generalized database management systems. A wide variety of approaches to improve the performance of query evaluation algorithms have been proposed: logic-based and ...

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