Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of monetary policy on the financial performance of commercial banks listed in the Nairobi securities Exchange in KenyaMethodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey of the commercial banks listed on the NSE. The total population consisted of all 11 commercial banks listed on the NSE as at 30 June 2015. Since the population of the study was small, the study used secondary data which was readily available from both the Central Bank of Kenya and the Nairobi Securities Exchange. All the listed commercial banks were included hence a census study.Results: The findings from the study confirmed that monetary policy tools such as CBR, CRR and OMO had varying degrees of relationship with the financial performance of the commercial banks listed on the NSE. The study also revealed that OMO rates positively influenced returns of the listed commercial banks at the NSE .This study also established that OMO rates were positively correlated with the financial performance of the commercial banks listed on the NSE while the Central bank rate and the CRR rate negatively influenced the financial performance of commercial banks listed on the NSE.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study therefore recommended that the Country should handle its macroeconomic policies appropriately as the changes in the macroeconomics like CBR, CRR and OMO bring about devaluation of the currency and affect the performance of the commercial banks listed in NSE.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of operational risk management practices on the financial performance in commercial banks in TanzaniaMethodology: The research problem was studied by use of a descriptive research design. The population of the study consisted of all commercial banks in Tanzania. The study used the sample size of 34 commercial banks in Tanzania. Therefore all the commercial banks participated in equally. Questionnaires were the primary data collection tool in this study. The data gathered from the respondents shall be analyzed and presented using descriptive statistics.Results: The study found that the three independent variables in the study credit risk, Insolvency risk and Operational efficiency influenced the financial performance for the period under study. Credit risk Insolvency risk   and Operational efficiency influenced commercial banks financial performance for the period of study.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study therefore recommends that the commercial banks should handle their operations appropriately as the changes in the factors like Insolvency and Credit risk bring about an effect on the profitability of commercial banks hence affecting their financial performance

This paper examines the effect of capital structure on the financial performance of the non-financial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange and how this relationship is moderated by firm size. In addition, the paper evaluates the existence of equilibrium and disequilibrium relationship among the variables. The study analyzed unbalanced panel data sourced from across 53 non-financial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange which covers the period from 2010 to 2017. Total debt to total equity, total equity to total assets, and total debt to total assets were used for assessing capital structure of the listed non-financial firms. Firm size was measured using natural logarithm of total sales. Financial performance attribute was measured by Tobin's Q. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, multiple and simple regression analysis. Regression analysis was used to ascertain the direction and magnitude of the relationships. The study revealed that leverage had a significant positive effect on the financial performance of the NSE listed non-financial firms. Furthermore, firm size has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between capital structure and financial performance. The study concludes that firms should strive to increase their leverage since it has a statistically significant positive effect on financial performance of the nonfinancial firms listed on the NSE. The study further concludes that firms should strive to grow their firm size by increasing their total sales. This is because it has a statistically significant positive effect on the financial performance of NSE listed non-financial firms.