The Impact of Bank Governance on Banking Performance: Evidence from Listed Banks in Morocco

The purpose of this article is to measure the impact of the important banking governance mechanisms, on the bank’s performance case of listed banks based in Morroco.The study assessed the relationship between selected corporate governance mechanisms: ownership structure, …board member and bank performance using specially CAMELS APPROACH. The database of our sample (7 banks/ covering a period from 2004 to 2024) was collected from S&P Capital IQ.Our study is a continuation of our previous work, notably those carried out during the preparation of our doctoral thesis, which focused on the analysis of the impact of banking governance and risk-taking on bank performance in the MENA region. During this study, we selected 43 variables from a total of 141 banks listed in the region. The results revealed the significant impact of the presence of sovereign wealth funds and independent administrators on the financial performance of banks.Through the present study, we seek to carry out a more restricted analysis, centered on the case of Morocco, in order to verify if these same results are maintained in the national context. Keywords : Board Members ; Ownership Structure ; Corporate Governance Mechanisms ; Bank Performance ; Agency theory ; Camels approach ; State owned structure ; Sovereign wealth funds ; Independant directors ; Employee Stock Option Plan ownership.