This study examines the relationship between financial literacy and access to finance among small business owners in Ghana. Financial literacy was measured through items on budgeting, cash-flow management, interest, financial statements, borrowing costs, insurance and investment...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82349
Behavioural finance explains how cognitive biases can lead investors to make systematic errors when making investment decisions, potentially resulting in poor or harmful outcomes. Biases such as overconfidence and regret or loss aversion distort investors’ perceptions and judgeme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82345
Artificial intelligence has moved from specialised analytical support to a strategic infrastructure for banking, yet evidence of transformation remains more uneven than the prevailing innovation narrative suggests. This critical narrative review examines how artificial intelligen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82346
This study evaluates the corporate governance quality of five conventional commercial banks in Bangladesh using a disclosure-based composite governance index. The study adopts a quantitative, cross-sectional, disclosure-based design using secondary data collected from the audited...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82343
This study empirically investigates the effects of selected macroeconomic determinants on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Kenya. Using annual time-series data covering 1986–2021, the study applies an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model to capture short-run dyna...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82344
This study examines the relationship between financial literacy, behavioural biases, and the use of formal financial services among tribal households in Gumla district, Jharkhand. A descriptive and exploratory design was employed. Primary data were collected from 60 households ac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82341
This study examines the dynamic relationship between government expenditure on agriculture and agricultural growth in Rajasthan using annual time-series data for 1980–2018. Four functional specifications were estimated to assess the relationships among agricultural expenditure, a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82342
Aims: This study examines the effects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance and company size on company value, measured by Price to Book Value (PBV), and tests whether profitability, measured by Return on Assets (ROA), moderates these relationships in Indones...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82340
The Iraqi banking sector plays a vital role in maintaining financial stability and supporting economic development. However, rising credit risks require reliable forecasting tools capable of strengthening early warning systems. Despite the widespread application of time-series fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82338
Sustainable housing finance mechanisms are important instruments for improving access to affordable housing and supporting socioeconomic development. This study examined the influence of sustainable housing finance mechanisms on socioeconomic development among residents of Machak...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i82339