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Volume 20, Numéro 1, Pages 200-210
2024-06-04

Assessing The Efficiency Of Islamic Banks In Achieving Economic Growth - Al Salam Bank Of Algeria As A Model

Authors : Saidi Khadidja .

Abstract

Several papers have been written by researchers about how the banking industry affects GDP, but the impact of this on Algeria's economic growth has not received much attention. This study investigates the efficiency of Islamic banking (AL SALAM Bank of Algeria in order to achieve economic growth in Algeria, we need to use annual time series data covering the period from 2016 to 2022. Private sector financing from Al SALAM Bank as an indicator for Islamic bank financing; GDP as a proxy for economic growth. The Ordinary least square technique (OLS) is applied to examine this link. The results validate that AL SALAM Bank financing has a positive significant effect on GDP in Algeria, which supports the Schumpeter’s supply-leading hypothesis.

Keywords

Islamic Bank financing, Economic Growth, Algeria, Schumpeter hypothesis, OLS