Corporate reliance on bank loans: Evidence from listed companies in Ghana

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Abstract

This paper examines the incidence of bank financing among Ghanaian listed companies and the determinants of listed firms’ reliance on bank borrowing. The empirical results from a regression model reveal that bank loans account for one-third of debt financing. This suggests that bank loans are important in financing Ghanaian listed firms. The results also show that asset structure, growth opportunities and interest rates have significantly positive associations with bank debt ratio, while age of the firm, size of the firm, profitability and firm risk are significantly and negatively related to bank debt ratio. The results generally indicate that bank loans represent an important source of financing Ghanaian listed firms.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbera1177
Pages (from-to)479-489
Number of pages11
JournalSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Bank loans
  • Debts
  • Financing
  • Ghana

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