The impact of multi-layer governance on bank risk disclosure in emerging markets: the case of Middle East and North Africa

By Ahmed A. Elamer, Collins G. Ntim, Hussein A. Abdou, A. Zalata, Mohamed H. Elmagrhi. Accounting forum, 2019

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ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of multi-layer governance mechanisms on the level of bank risk disclosure. Using a large dataset from 14 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries over a period of 8 years, our findings are three-fold. First, our results suggest that the presence of a Sharia supervisory board is positively associated with the level of risk disclosure. Second and at the bank-level, we find that ownership structures have a positive effect on the level of risk disclosure. At the country-level, our evidence suggests that control of corruption has a positive effect on the level of bank risk disclosure. Our study is, therefore, a major departure from much of the existing accounting literature that offers new crucial insights that show that firms’ disclosure choices are not mainly shaped by firm-level (internal) governance arrangements, but also country-level (external) governance and religious factors. Our findings have important implications for corporate boards, investors, regulatory authorities, standards-setters and governments relating to the development, implementation and enforcement of corporate and national governance standards.

Subfields: Accounting

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  1. Ahmed A. Elamer
  2. Hussein A. Abdou
  3. Chris Pyke
  4. Collins G. Ntim
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