... not had a significant impact on the economic growth of the region. Further evidence suggests that trade openness exhibited a significant positive correlation with economic growth, while gross capital formation, although positively associated, did not significantly impact it, indicating the complexity...

... the potentially negative impact of terrorism on trade openness. For brevity and lack space, how the positioning of this inquiry aligns with the trade-terrorism literature is discussed Section 2. Simplice Asongu can be contacted at: asongusimplice@yahoo.com © Emerald is granted the licence to publish...