The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. In this study, we examine the effect of COVID-19 indicators and policy response on the Saudi banking index. COVID-19 variables that were applied are: new confirmed and fatal COVID-19 cases in Saudi...

This study investigates the effects of ESG factors on stock return volatility from 2012 to 2020 using linear regression, GLE algorithm, and neural network models. This paper used the ESG factors and main control variables (ROA, EPS, and year) as independent variables. The regression model...