Topic: Banking Financial and Technical Efficiency – Research Paper Discussion

Guest Speaker: Dr Chithra Suresh

Podcaster: Fatema Al Bastaki, BES Board Secretary

Questions:

• How significant is the banking sector to the economy, and why does banking efficiency matter to different stakeholders?
• How has the GCC sector been performing and what are the key factors that influence its growth?
• How can we define and measure banking efficiency?
• What tools have been used to measure financial and technical efficiency?
• What are the key outcomes of the study and what advice do you have for researchers/regulators?