This research aims to elucidate the factors influencing technology transfer, conceptualized as the influx of high-technology imports. The research question posed is: What are the principal determinants that influence the volume of high-tech imports from China to African nations, and how reliable ... Read More

This article investigates the long-term relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations and green energy in South Africa. It explains long-term impact of green energy policies of government on educational quality, agricultural development, unemployment rate and... Read More

As the business world grows in complexity, business leaders are resorting to a robust risk management approach known as enterprise risk management (ERM). ERM is a systematic approach to holistically managing an organisation’s risks. Since its inception, scholars have been paying much attention t... Read More

The South African government policy of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) has been criticised in terms of its effectiveness, bureaucracy and corruption, and criticised for the risks that B-BBEE is perceived to create for the businesses and industries that implement it. The objective... Read More

Cash grant assistance has drawn the interest of academia, policymakers, and development organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa because of its impacts on the long-term economy. These kinds of humanitarian aids serve to immediately alleviate shocks, while improving economic conditions and stimulating ... Read More

This study explores whether Sub-Saharan Africa’s financial architecture gap explains its anomalous macro economic structures by undertaking an empirical panel econometric analysis of an original analytical model. Both bank funding and its interaction with banking sector returns expand the primary... Read More

We investigate the impact of foreign ownership of the financial soundness of the BRICS banking sector. Although the BRICS countries are integrated into the global financial markets and have an increased share of the world GDP, it is still not clear what the real role of foreign ownership is in te... Read More

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), considered the largest free trade area globally by participating countries, entered into force in May 2019. This paper investigates the macroeconomic and sectoral impacts of the AfCFTA on Nigeria and South, specifically targeting their core export... Read More

This study's focus is on the analysis of South Africa's finance-growth nexus. To contribute to the essential discussion that may prompt consideration of the financial sector reform agenda that fosters growth, this topic is being researched during this challenging economic period of slow real econ... Read More

Climate-induced poverty is escalating in Africa, posing significant challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Carbon pricing has been identified as a promising strategy to generate revenue and mitigate its impact on vulnerable households through revenue recycling. However,... Read More

This paper examines the impact of psychological biases of overconfidence and loss aversion, and financial literacy on financial decision-making among pre-tertiary school teachers in Ghana. This study explored the financial decision making of non-investor population which presents a deviation from... Read More

Female entrepreneurship in emerging economies faces significant barriers, primarily stemming from inadequacies within the internal business environment, entrenched cultural norms, emerging market trends, and management inefficiencies. These challenges constrain women’s capacity to effectively ad ... Read More