Measuring the mergers Islamic banks under the impact of financial globalization - Iraq case study

Abstract

The banking sector in general and Iraqi Islamic banks in particular face many challenges, intense competition, global changes imposed by financial globalization and liberalization, and the consequent negative effects on the banking system , in addition to its possible merits . consequently the main concern of those in charge of the banking systems is to address the fierce challenges and reduce the negative effects while trying at tha jame taim to take advantage of the pros presented to them through the application of new banking ideologies that lead to create large banking entities able to adapt to global developments and able to keep pace with development and growth under new variables and to raise the efficiency indicators of these banks and reduce their risks , major among tha findings of this study are that most of the Islamic banks in Iraq have the ability to merger with other Islamic banks in Iraq as to the results obtained from the advanced logistic regression model in the study show . The results of the experiences of integration of Arab Islamic banks mergers showed valuable results and worked to improve the efficiency of the banking indicators of the merged bank and building large entities capable of meeting all challenges (such as globalization and liberalization) and worked to rescue troubled banks and not collapse , The study recommends that the federal government of Iraq and the Central Bank of Iraq to play greater role in the of banking mergers to develop an advanced banking sector with due ability to address globalization and liberalization of financial and to face future financial crises and fierce competition by other banks.