What determines capital adequacy in the banking system of kingdom of saudi Arabia? a panel data analysis on Tadawul banks

The aim of this paper is to present an empirical evidence to explain some bank internal factors that influence the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of listed banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We used the data covering from 2008 to 2012 for the Saudi Arabian Banks that are listed in Saudi Arabian Stock Market, Tadawul.