The article analyzes Mexico under globalization, particularly on the free mobility of capital. It argues that globalization has detrimentally impacted the productive and external sectors, causing the economy to become excessively reliant on volatile capital inflows from abroad. The Mexican...

Purpose: This study aims to demonstrate the impact of Foreign Investment (FI) on the disclosure of digital Financial Inclusion (FIN) through mobile banking (MB) and the performance of banks, as well as the direct impact of disclosing digital FIN indicators through MB on bank performance....

This inquiry was inspired by the quest to examine the interaction effects of economic globalization and governance on the performance of the Nigerian economy from 1996 to 2021. The study employed the modern Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) approach to analyze the annual time-series...

Purpose - This paper aims to empirically investigate the factors attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach - This study uses secondary data from the World Bank and the Global State of Democracy Indices of 16 West African countries...

Purpose - Cambodia's sustained and robust growth performance since the post-reform era in 1993 has been attributed to the boom in inward foreign direct investment (FDI) attracted to the country's labor-intensive industries, where it has comparative advantages. The purpose of this study is...

In seeking to reach upper middle-income status by 2030 and high-income status by 2045, Vietnam aspires to become a modern and industrialized nation with a higher quality of life for its citizens. After this brief introduction, the following section provides a background on the trends in the...

The green transition of the EU economy will require substantial investment to 2030 and beyond. Estimates of green investment needs vary between institutions and are surrounded by high uncertainty, but they all point to a requirement for faster and more ambitious action. Green investment will...

In this research, the direct and indirect effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in India are examined, covering the period from 1980 to 2014. To quantify the indirect outcome of the existence of FDI on CO2 emissions, in this study, the three...

The relationship between inflation and foreign direct investment (FDI) is not clear-cut in theory. In the U.S., rising inflation coupled with increased economic recovery boosted FDI immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic but suppressed it afterwards. To shed light on the relationship between...

This study employs spatial econometric techniques to examine the heterogeneous effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on industrialization across China's four major regions - East, Central, West, and Northeast - using panel data from 31 provinces (1998-2016). Our findings reveal significant...

With five years remaining to reach the year 2030, only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been achieved. Due to Multinational Enterprises' (MNEs) considerable influence on the global economy and their impact on global sustainability, it is important to examine how MNEs...

This Perspective argues that the ASEAN-led RCEP agreement and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific have created significant momentum for ASEAN to further reinforce its central role in advancing Asia-Pacific economic integration.

Globalization has significantly influenced economic policy in Latin America. After the debt crisis of the 1980s, capital controls were removed leading to a substantial increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the region. Chile, in particular, has extensively promoted free international...

Many countries want to move toward the "digital economy," an arduous journey that can be facilitated by FDI's catalytic power. This Perspective suggests that countries should make sure that their promotion, incentive and entry policies are aligned to this strategic objective and it provides...