International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies (IJEFS)
ISSN: 1309-8055 (Online)
Subject: Humanities, Social Sciences

Vol 18, No 2, 2026

INFLUENCE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF FINANCIAL MANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY AND MODERATING ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY
Mohanad Mohammed Sufyan Ghaleb & Abdisamat Sattarov

THE DYNAMIC OF MACROECONOMIC AGGREGATES IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE): COMPREHENSIVE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Abdullah Hassan & Malek Abu Naseir & Mohamed El Rashid & Nada Salim

EFFECT OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION, FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING EFFECTIVENESS, AND STAKEHOLDERS’ SATISFACTION ON INVESTMENT DECISIONS: MODERATING ROLE OF DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
Mohanad Mohammed Sufyan Ghaleb & Tuygunoy Mamadjanova

FINTECH ADOPTION, BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION, AND BANK PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM COMMERCIAL BANKS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
Bichen Fan & S M Ferdous Azam & Jacquline Tham

HOW GEOPOLITICAL RISK SHAPES THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC POLICY UNCERTAINTY ON CARBON INTENSITY IN SAUDI ARABIA: ASYMMETRICAL ANALYSIS
Mohammed Sultan Alsubaie

THE DETERMINANTS OF EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY IN THE MENA REGION: NEW EVIDENCE USING A DYNAMIC PANEL DATA
Ahmed Saleh Hasan & Zulkefly Abdul Karim & Abdul Hafizh Mohd Azam & Mohd Fahmi Ghazali

THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDITING IN AI RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEEPFAKE EVALUATION: A STUDY OF COSO AND AIRMF FRAMEWORKS
Tiba Abdul Karem Mohamed Jafar & Ibithaj Ismail Yaqoob & Zahra Hasan Oleiwi & Jaafar Abdulhussein Hiloalkiabi & Athmar Abdulrahman Sharhan

THE IMPACT OF PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING STRATEGIES ON CONSUMER DECISION-MAKING IN THE AESTHETIC MEDICINE INDUSTRY
Ali Aboudi Nehme & Dijla Jasim Mohammed & Suzan Saber Haydar & Khalan Jalil Rostam

R&D DISCLOSURE PATTERNS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THAI LISTED COMPANIES
Kulwadee Lim-u-Sanno & Manop Saengchamnong & Banpot Wiroonratch

IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE TRAINING INVESTMENT ON FIRM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM QATAR
Habil Slade & Mariam Sohail & Samrena Jabeen & Sherine Badawi & Syed Raziuddin Ahmad

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: A MODIFIED MODEL OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CLOUD COMPUTING, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Abdulkareem Abdulghani Oudah & Hussien Talib Alhamada & Mohammed Qasim Yahya Alqureani

THE IMPACT OF TIGHTENING GLOBAL MONETARY POLICIES ON THE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY OF THE IRAQI ECONOMY
Mamdooh Attallah Faihan & Jawad Shakir Frayyeh & Mohammed Jumaah Raheem & Sebyan Tareq Saeed Al-Aaraji & Wisam Al‑Anezi & Ahmad Hussein Battal

THE IMPACT OF BANK LIQUIDITY ON THE VALUE FOR A SAMPLE OF IRAQI PRIVATE BANKS
Rusul Natiq Abdul Sattar Hajim & Mamdooh Attallah Faihan

LOAN DEFAULTS AND BANK PERFORMANCE, A PARDL ANALYSIS: IS IT A CRITICAL CONDITION FOR BANKS’ FINANCIAL HEALTH?
Dimakatso Sekwati & Prof Oliver Takawira & Emmanuel Amo-Bediako

ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE BENCHMARKING AS AN APPROACH TO ENHANCING GREEN STRATEGIES: AN APPLIED STUDY ON A SAMPLE OF INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
Alaa Muhammad Ubaid & Abdalla Ghalb Jawad & Mustafa Hassan Malk & Thanaa Nasser Nayef & Hakeem Hammood Flayyih

THE IMPACT OF DISCLOSURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RISKS ACCORDING TO THE K-10 MODEL ON INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN THE BANKING SECTOR
Jaafar Abdulhussein Hiloalkiabi & Zahra Hasan Oleiwi & Ibithaj Ismail Yaqoob & Muna Jabbar Mohammed & Ali Husam Mohammed

HEALTH INVESTMENT, LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A FINANCIAL-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Jianfeng Yao & Agir Kurmaj & Keila Pires

THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE IN ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES): EVIDENCE FROM IRAQ
Thawra Latef Jassim & Hussein Ali Abed & Ahmed Jassim Al-Yasiri