“…Given prior banking studies (e.g. Islam & Nishiyama, 2016;Nassar et al, 2014;Kumari, 2014;Hussain, 2014;Ben Khediri & Ben-Khedhiri, 2011;Fungáčová & Poghosyan, 2011;Maudos & Solís, 2009;Zhou & Wong, 2008;Hawtrey & Liang, 2008; among others) regarding factors influencing interest margins of banks, We estimate the following linear regression model:…”