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International Competitiveness of the UK Financial Services Sector

open access: yes
This report examines relationship between outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) of the UK financial services sector and their competitiveness. The UK's financial services sector is currently facing significant challenges, as evidenced by a series of ...
Douch, M., Gao, B., Wu, Y.
core   +1 more source

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of network coverage on adoption of Fintech and financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesJournal of Economic Structures
Digital finance plays a major role in improving access to, usage and quality of financial services in developing countries. The use of these platforms has been associated with a positive impact on economic growth and people’s welfare.
Onkokame Mothobi, Kago Kebotsamang
doaj   +1 more source

Legal Digital Identity as bounded Socio-Technical Design Space [PDF]

open access: yes
The self-sovereign identity movement popularised a vision of digital identity centred on user control, privacy, and decentralisation. However, once digital identity must produce legal effect, these ideals cannot be treated solely as technical features ...
HÖLZMER, Pol
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Digital Finance Adoption in Brazil: An Exploratory Analysis on Financial Apps and Digital Financial Literacy

open access: yes
Digital transformation has fundamentally altered how individuals manage their finances. The expansion of financial technologies and the digitalization of banking services underscore the need for digital financial literacy, defined as the ability to ...
Iasmin Camile Berndt   +6 more
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Brazil : Access to Financial Services

open access: yes, 2004
This study seeks to evaluate present levels of access to financial services, and government policies adopted which impact upon access. Based on these findings, it explores options for increased future access to
World Bank
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Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large Retailers Financial Services [PDF]

open access: yes
Over the last few years, large retailers offering financial services have considerably grown in the financial services sector. Retailers are increasing the wideness and complexity of their offer of financial services.
Mario Risso
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: Decentralization Technologies in Finance

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editorial reviewedThis chapter first gives a brief overview of the evolution of the financial sector, highlighting key milestones such as the introduction of automated teller machines (ATMs), the rise of online and mobile banking, and the impact of ...
SCHÖNRICH-SEDLMEIR, Johannes   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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