...Syeda Arooj Naz; Saqib Gulzar; M. Kabir Hassan Purpose This paper analyses the role of Sukuk issuance in driving economic growth amid the Global Financial Crisis (2007–2009), considering both short-term fluctuations and long-term outcomes during periods of financial distress. Design/methodology...

...Vandana Arya; Ravinder Verma; Vijender Pal Saini Purpose The study examines the association between trade (exports and imports), foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries using data...

...Dinh Le Quoc Purpose This article employs a panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model to examine the relationship between digital financial inclusion (DFI), economic growth (EG), and gender equality (GE) across different levels of financial development. Design/methodology/approach Based...

...Olalekan Charles Okunlola; Imran Usman Sani; Olumide Abiodun Ayetigbo Purpose The study examines the impact of socio-economic governance on economic growth in Nigeria. It measures socio-economic governance from the perspective of fiscal policy, using indicators such as investment in education...

... on economic growth from 1994 to 2017, which also aims to address the endogeneity issue. Findings On the one hand, our research finds that Cambodia's FDI has been attracted to sectors in which it has a comparative advantage during the aforementioned period. On the other hand, both FDI and the comparative...

... for China, South Korea and Japan using more quantitative metrics and integrated institutional reforms into phases. Moreover, Aoki’s phases were more closely tied to economic transformation theories and terminologies. In this regard, this study uses Aoki’s model. Economic growth Middle-income trap (MIT...

... that required returns on financial assets are impacted by the level of liquidity. Gaston and He (2015) note that a relatively high level of liquidity is needed to aid an efficient transfer of funds from surplus-spending units to deficit-spending units in order to elevate economic growth. When market liquidity...

...Randolph Nsor-Ambala; Godfred Amewu Purpose This study aimed to explore the effect of Financial Innovation (FI) on economic growth in Ghana, with a dataset spanning 1960–2019, adopting a broader conceptualization of FI as the ratio of broad money to narrow money. Design/methodology/approach...

...Mesbah Fathy Sharaf Purpose Within a multivariate framework, this study examines the asymmetric and threshold impact of external debt on economic growth in Egypt during the period 1980–2019. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) bounds...

...Kesuh Jude Thaddeus; Chi Aloysius Ngong; Njimukala Moses Nebong; Akume Daniel Akume; Jumbo Urie Eleazar; Josaphat Uchechukwu Joe Onwumere Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine key macroeconomic determinants on Cameroon's economic growth from 1970 to 2018. Design/methodology/approach...