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Symbolism and Substance: How Geopolitics, Organisational Design, and Continental Coherence Shape Africa's Multilateral Reform Aspirations

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What factors shape African agency in global multilateral reform processes? Rather than a supposed pawn of geopolitical competition, Africa's proactive diplomacy for multilateral reforms is garnering increasing interest. Yet we know surprisingly little about variation in the pursuit of African agency by the African Union (AU) and African Groups
Ueli Staeger
wiley   +1 more source

Manual of selective fishing gears and review of industry-led selective fishing gear development

open access: yes
Manual of selective fishing gears and review of industry-led selective fishing gear ...
openaire   +1 more source

Risk Scenarios for European Rearmament

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has launched a flurry of initiatives to ramp up European defence spending. Efforts to bolster European defence have further intensified in response to the United States' increasingly hostile stance towards its erstwhile European allies.
Mette Eilstrup‐Sangiovanni
wiley   +1 more source

The Questioning of Special Items During Conference Calls: High Quality or Highly Questionable? Réexaminer des éléments exceptionnels lors des conférences téléphoniques : une pratique d'excellence ou très contestable?

open access: yesContemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accounting standards require firms to distinguish recurring revenues and expenses from nonrecurring gains and losses, which are often referred to as special items. However, not all special items are genuinely nonrecurring. Exploiting the setting of earnings conference calls, we explore whether analysts can identify opportunistic special items,
Jiajia Fu, Yuan Ji, James Potepa
wiley   +1 more source

From Red Tape to Efficiency: The Influence of Professional Managers on Audit Report Lag in Chinese State‐owned Enterprises

open access: yesAbacus, EarlyView.
This study examines the impact of professional managers on audit report lag in Chinese state‐owned enterprises (SOEs). Using a novel, manually constructed dataset of A‐share listed SOEs from 2006 to 2020, we find that the presence of professional managers is associated with significantly shorter audit report lag.
Hao Han, Kun Luo, Bo Qin
wiley   +1 more source

IFRS 16 and Lease Substitution: Evidence From Australian Listed Firms

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the economic consequences of IFRS 16 Leases for Australian listed firms, focusing on preparers' responses before adoption. Transitioning from the lease expense method to lease capitalisation significantly affected reported assets and liabilities, particularly for firms with long‐term or high‐value leases.
Sebastian Onie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

MODERNIZATION OF STATIONARY FISHING GEAR AS A FACTOR IN INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF FISHING IN THE SHALLOW WATERS OF THE NORTH CASPIAN

open access: yesЮг России: экология, развитие, 2014
In the last 15-20 years of the twentieth century in the Volga-Caspian region, the fishing has changed dramatically fishing conditions that have led to considerable changes of the fisheries in this region.
N. V. Pryamuhina   +2 more
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