Abstract:
Purpose The purpose ofthis study is to clarify the impact ofCPEC and other variables on the
measures of profitability of commercial banking sector ofPakistan.
Methodology & Design This has been done through taking the reference ofthe leading banks
ofthe commercial banking industry.
Findings The study is one of the studies associated with theory building approach as there
were no studies in the past associated with the profitability of any industry of Pakistan. The
findings of the study suggest that only bank's size and NPL/Total liabilities have positive
influence on ROA in the banking sectors ofPakistan while other factors do not have significant
influence on both ROA and ROE in the banking sector of Pakistan.
Recommendations
This research is immensely beneficial for policy makers of Pakistan so to have idea regarding
the actual impact ofCPEC as compared to the perceived impact ofCPEC and other factors on
the bank’s profitability (ROA & ROE). The future research in this domain might be done on
other measures of banking sector like on profitability of Islamic Banking sector as Islamic
Banking is on growth during recent times
