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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no7.059

The Effect of Lending Structure Concentration on Credit Risk: The Evidence of Vietnamese Commercial Banks  

LE, Thi Thu Diem (School of Economics and Law, Tra Vinh University)
DIEP, Thanh Tung (School of Economics and Law, Tra Vinh University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.7, 2020 , pp. 59-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper examines whether lending structure can lower credit risk by employing econometric techniques of panel data for the Vietnamese banking system at the bank level used by economic sectors from 2011 to 2016. New light is being shed on assessing the impact of each industry's debt outstanding on credit risk. Adopting findings from previous studies, we assess credit risk from two different sources, including loan loss provision and non-performing loan. Moreover, we also focus on observing lending structure in many different aspects, from concentrative levels to the short-term and long-term stability levels of lending structure. The Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator was applied to analyze the relationship between concentration and banking risks. In general, the results show that lending concentration may decrease credit risk. It is interesting to observe that the Vietnamese commercial bank lending portfolios have, on average, higher levels of diversity across different sectors. In particular, the increase in hotel and restaurant lending contributes to decrease credit risk while the lending portfolios of banks in agriculture, electricity, gas and water increase credit risk. This study suggests the need for further analysis and research about portfolio risks in lending activities for maintaining efficiency and stability in the commercial banking system.
Keywords
Financial Economics; Lending Structure; Bank Risks; Credit Risks; Commercial Banks;
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