African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Determinants of financial performance in private banks: A case in Ethiopia

Tewodros Biset Amene
  • Tewodros Biset Amene
  • Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, Oda Bultum University, Ethiopia.
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Gedion Abayneh Alemu
  • Gedion Abayneh Alemu
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Economics, Jigjiga University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 11 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2019
  •  Published: 14 May 2019

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