The study examines how the sub-indices of the Global Innovation Index (GII) affect the total value of fintech (financial technology) start-up fundraising in thirty-five European countries, including an eleven-country ...

Cryptoassets, as a novel manifestation of financial technology, pose a challenge to traditional legal frameworks, especially in their decentralised nature and the unique way they are held and transferred. Their emergence ...

This study explores the relationship between leadership, organizational flexibility, and strategic planning, and the power of these elements to promote successful digital transformation in the context of the United Arab ...

This article investigates the empirical validity of Okun’s law regarding youth unemployment in 11 Central and Eastern European countries between 2000 and 2023. Using panel data disaggregated by age cohorts and gender, the ...

Understanding the determinants of trade flows between countries is of particular interest to policymakers, central bankers, business owners and investors. The study examines the long-run impact of the real exchange rate, ...

A sustainable energy sector is crucial for a country’s stable and environmentally friendly socioeconomic development. Economic security (ES), the basis for the functioning of the state, is one of the major factors affecting ...

This study examines how fiscal and monetary policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis influenced banks’ income smoothing through loan-loss provisions (LLPs) in the European Economic Area (EEA). Using a panel of 1,122 commercial ...

This study investigates the nonlinear impact of financial inclusion on environmental pollution across 61 developing countries from 2005 to 2022. Using a threshold regression model, the findings reveal a critical threshold ...