Full length Research Paper

To what extent Saudi banks committed to the decisions of the Basel II Committee

¹*Dr. Badi Salem Alrawashdeh and ²Nora Bint Abdul Rahman

¹College of Business Administration, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University.
²Deanship of Scientific Research, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University

*Corresponding author's E-mail: badi1979raw@gmail.com

Accepted May 06, 2013

Abstract

This research aims to reveal the degree of commitment of Saudi banks to the decisions of the Basel Committee, which holds control of the financial and banking developments, and also working on the development of the banking performance in order to maintain the integrity and safety of the international banking system, and to prevent the occurrence of banking crisis. This research was done by reference to the annual report of two national banks and two foreign banks from banks operating in Saudi Arabia. The results showed that Saudi banks are committed to the application of Basel decision regardless the bank nationality.

Keywords: The implementation of the decisions of the Basel II Committee. Conditions committed to the decisions of the commission of Basel II.