Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the Influence of financial structure on
bank performance in commercial banks in EAC countries
Methodology: The study used cross country data analysis of 100 commercial banks and
collected secondary data from annual published audited financial statements for the period
1997-2011
Results: The results from the balanced panel data set indicae a positive and significant
relationship between financial structure and RoE.
Policy recommendation: The study recommended that the bank regulators need to encourage
banks to list on their respective stock exchanges so as to increase banks share and also to
enable them source for funding in the capital markets.
