“…Profit is considered to be the ultimate destination of the commercial banks’ performance (Ongore & Kusa, 2013; Robin et al, 2018), and over the last several years, bank’s profitability has been comprehensively studied in various countries across the globe (Almaqtari et al, 2019). Almost all studies lay stress on the internal or bank-related factors and external or macroeconomic factors influencing commercial banks’ performance (Abdullah et al, 2014; Al-Homaidi et al, 2018; Almaqtari et al, 2019; Anbar & Alper, 2011; Antoun et al, 2018; Athanasoglou et al, 2008; Brahmaiah & Ranajee, 2018; Caporale et al, 2017; Curak et al, 2012; Demirgüç-Kunt & Huizinga, 1999; Dietrich & Wanzenried, 2014; Ebenezer et al, 2017; Flamini et al, 2009; Gul et al, 2011; Jara-Bertin et al, 2014; Kamarudin et al, 2016; Le & Ngo, 2020; Luft & Omarkhil, 2018; Molyneux & Thornton, 1992; Masood et al, 2015; Muhammad, 2015; Ongore & Kusa, 2013; Pasiouras & Kosmidou, 2007; Petria et al, 2015; Rashid & Jabeen, 2016; Saeed, 2014; Saona, 2016; Subbarayan & Jothikumar, 2017; Yahya et al, 2017; Yao et al, 2018).…”