Abstract
Financial sector of kingdom of Bahrain intensely supports the growth of the economy. It contributed 27% of Bahrain GDP in 2018.The wellbeing of an economy can be examined by financial performance of the bank. Financial performance is the result of its policies and operations in monetary terms. The aim of the study is to examine the financial performance of the banks in Kingdom of Bahrain- A Case study approach. For the evaluation of the performance of bank, secondary data was collected from the annual audited report of the bank for the period of 2011 to 2017. It focuses on two important indicators the profitability and liquidity. As the shareholders are in need to maximize their return on investment and the depositors need to get back their savings according to their needs focuses on liquidity. To measure the profitability, return on asset and return on equity is the variable and loan to deposit and loan to asset to evaluate the liquidity. For this ratio analysis is being used to measure as it is evident from the previous studies. The study used percentage analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation the result of the analysis portrayed that return on asset and return on equity are positively correlated and negatively correlated with loan to asset.
Highlights
Bahrain, the island of pearls and it is considered as the financial hub of GCC countries
The financial sector contributes 16.7% GDP in 2017 and 27% of Bahrain's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, it moves in a positive direction as the assets increased to US$188.2 billion in 2018 according to Central Bank of Bahrain
The Ahli United Bank B.S.C (AUB) is head quartered in Al-Seef district, Kingdom of Bahrain
Summary
The island of pearls and it is considered as the financial hub of GCC countries. The financial sector of the country is well-built and diversified. It provides extensive array of financial products and services, this makes the region as the leading financial center in the Gulf region. Bahrain has only oil and gas as the natural resource. The GDP for 2017 was US$35.3 billion which shows a growth rate of 9.8% compared to the previous year. The financial sector contributes 16.7% GDP in 2017 and 27% of Bahrain's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, it moves in a positive direction as the assets increased to US$188.2 billion in 2018 according to Central Bank of Bahrain
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