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Implementing community-based health program in conflict settings: documenting experiences from the Central African Republic and South Sudan. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res, 2023
Rab F, Razavi D, Kone M, Sohani S, Assefa M, Tiwana MH, Rossi R.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the firm‐level and country‐level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on bid premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. We document considerable variations in bid premiums. Higher carbon emissions are associated with higher bid premiums, suggesting that acquirers may perceive ...
Ndubuisi Ezenwa, Ibrahim Ayoade Adekunle, Robin Maialeh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

"Everything had stopped, no meeting, no gathering": Social interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Bangladesh. [PDF]

PLoS One
Altare C, Kim K, IMPACT CAR Team, IMPACT DRC Team, IMPACT Bangladesh Team, Spiegel PB.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Operating Capacity, Pricing and Supply Elasticity in Container Shipping Markets

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the channels through which changes in operating capacity influence freight rates in the container shipping market using a novel dataset to create an operating capacity index at the shipping‐route level. Our analysis reveals that when supply elasticity is low, an increase in operating capacity tends to drive freight rates upward,
Cong Sui, Shang Wang, Jingmin Liang, Nikos K. Nomikos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How did health service utilization and delivery change during the COVID-19 pandemic? Frontline healthcare workers' perceptions from the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Bangladesh. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Altare C, Bates M, Crockett H, Gankpe GF, Hasan MA, Basadia LM, Agbogan JA, Petry M, Abaradine AAA, Tonon B, Bruneau S, Antoine C, Spiegel P.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Could Crimea-Congo haemorrhagic fever be a biohazard in the Central African Republic ? [PDF]

, 1986
Georges, A.J., Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
core   +1 more source

The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Trade Credit

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In light of escalating global geopolitical tensions, understanding how firms respond to external shocks has become a critical issue for policymakers, corporate managers, and investors. This study investigates the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on firms' reliance on trade credit (TC)—an essential form of short‐term financing, particularly ...
Wafa'a B. Al‐Yafei, Hamdi Bennasr
wiley   +1 more source

Wild Poliovirus Type 1, Central African Republic

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
Ionela Gouandjika-Vasilache, Jean Kipela, Regis Mbay Daba, Vicroire Mokwapi, Emmanuel Nambozuina, Joseph Cabore, Omer G. Pasi, Didier Menard   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infections with Soil-Transmitted Helminths in BaAka Pygmies Inhabiting the Rain Forests in the Central African Republic. [PDF]

Pathogens
Wilczyńska W, Korzeniewski K.
europepmc   +1 more source