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Plant protection in post-Soviet Kazakhstan: the loss of an ecological perspective [PDF]

, 2009
This thesis examines why and how plant protection issues are embedded in political, economic and social contexts. It analyses the domain of plant protection in Kazakhstan under two different socio-economic and political formations, namely the Soviet ...
Toleubayev, K.
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Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang, Chen Lin, Kingsley Imandojemu, Omozele Lynda Showunmi, Romanus Osabohien, Felix Orole   +5 more
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Ecological and biological features of some rare and endemic plant species of south-east Kazakhstan

BULLETIN of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Chemistry. Geography. Ecology Series
The article presents the results of ecological and biological analysis of species composition of five rare and endangered endemic plant species of southeastern Kazakhstan listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
G. A. Sadyrova, B. E. Shimshikov, B. M. Tynybekov, A. S. Nurmakhanova, K. S. Orazbekova, M. Tastybay, M. Imanaliyeva, N. Bekbossyn   +7 more
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Institutional Development and the Astana International Financial Center in Kazakhstan [PDF]

, 2019
This article investigates the most recent instance of the transplantation of English corporate and financial law into a different legal environment. The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) in Kazakhstan was launched in 2018. The AIFC has largely
Flora Huang (1962016), Bekmurzayeva, Zhanyl, Yeung, Horace, Janaidar, Dina, Horace Yeung (7657259), Huang, Flora, Dina Suleimenova (7780316), Zhanyl Bekmurzayeva (7780313)   +7 more
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Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu, Lu Zhang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kazakhstan

, 2010
Is the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev’s authority under threat as a result of the popular uprisings that occurred between 2003 and 2005 in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan?
Rico Isaacs (17160625)
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Climate‐Related Disclosure and Bank Performance: Does Bank Type Matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether climate‐related disclosure (CRD) affects the financial performance of conventional banks (CBs) and Islamic banks (IBs) differently. Using a unique hand‐collected dataset on CRD for 591 banks (422 CBs and 169 IBs) from 24 countries over a 4‐year period, we examine how the relationship between CRD and financial ...
Rasim Simsek, Sabur Mollah, Abongeh Tunyi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors of investment attractiveness of the East Kazakhstan region

Хабаршысы. Экономика сериясы, 2023
The article discusses the problems of increasing the investment attractiveness of the regions of Kazakhstan. Based on the data of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the indicators of the dynamics of investments in fixed assets in the sectoral, technological and territorial ...
T.S. Sokira, Zh.Zh. Belgibayeva, G.S. Smagulova, A.A. Belgibayev   +3 more
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Sustainable and Resilient Supply Networks: Digitalisation, Regulation and Climate Vulnerability in a Global Context

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing frequency of global crises has intensified concerns regarding climate vulnerability and the resilience of global production systems. This study examines the heterogeneous effects of supply chain development and supply chain digitalisation on climate vulnerability across countries, while accounting for institutional and investment ...
Ziwei Li, Zhi Zhan, Kingsley Imandojemu, Romanus Osabohien, Damilola Felix Eluyela   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè, Massimiliano Cerciello, Nathalie Lévy, Simone Taddeo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source