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Wassim Benayed is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Economics, and Management at the University of Jendouba. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance from the High Institute of Management (ISG) of Tunis, as well as a Master's degree in Accounting from the Higher Institute of Accounting and Business Administration (ISCAE), University of Manouba. His research interests include corporate governance, banking regulation, dual banking systems, risk management, bank efficiency, and ethics. Dr Benayed has published several articles in Scopus-indexed journals and combines strong academic expertise with professional experience in corporate environments in Tunisia and Japan. Prior to his current position, he served as a fixed-term Assistant Professor in Accounting at the Military Academy in Fondouk Djedid, Tunisia.

Rim Ammar Lamouchi is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Mediterranean School of Business (MSB) in Tunisia. She holds both a master's degree and a PhD in Finance from the Higher Institute of Management in Tunis. Her research interests cover a wide range of topics, including International Finance, Financial Econometrics, Green Finance, the Oil Market, Islamic Finance, and Sustainable Finance. Dr Lamouchi has taught various finance courses at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Financial Modeling, International Finance, Islamic Finance, and Real Estate Investment. In addition to her academic contributions, she is an active reviewer for several prestigious journals, such as the finance research letter, the Journal of Academic Finance, Investment Management and Financial Innovations Journal, and the Journal of Governance and Regulation. Her expertise and global teaching experience enable her to bridge theory with practice, making significant contributions to the field of finance.

Amal Zaghouani Chakroun is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Mediterranean School of Business (MSB), South Mediterranean University (SMU). She holds a Ph.D. in Finance (Management Sciences) from IHEC Carthage. Her research interests include asset pricing, portfolio management, financial risk, corporate social responsibility, and international finance. She has published several articles and has been an active participant and speaker at national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops over the past five years. Dr Zaghouani was awarded the Best Research Dissertation in Finance at the Doctoriales Recherche (IHEC Carthage). She also serves as a reviewer for journals such as Applied Economics and Finance and Finance Research Letters. She previously worked as a Senior Management Assistant (Finance) at STEG and has teaching experience at IHEC, ESSAI, and MSB, where she has delivered courses in financial accounting, financial mathematics, corporate finance, economics, and related subjects. She holds certifications in the foreign exchange market (FOREX) and in Thomson Reuters Eikon (Version 4).