An Exploration of the Performance between Shariah Banks and Conventional Banks During Global Financial Turbulence

It is believed that shariah banks have a higher resilience than that of conventional banks during global financial turbulence. However, this is not quite true. The objective of this paper is to explore the performance of shariah banks and conventional bank during the global financial turbulence since 2008 in terms of key financial indicators such as ROA, NPL, BOPO, CAR and others. The method of this study is descriptive analysis of some key financial indicators. The comparison of some key financial indicators during the global financial turbulence shows the performance of both banks. The result of this study is mixed that there some key financial indicators are better on shariah banks than that of conventional banks, however, some other indicators are much better on conventional bank than that of shariah bank. Keywords: Shariah Bank, Conventional Bank, Global Financial Turbulence