New issue of the Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions journal

The editorial team of Virtus Interpress is pleased to announce the release of the fourth issue of volume 14 of the journal Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions. The scholars from the USA, Greece, Hungary, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Albania, Thailand, Vietnam, Oman, Jordan, Ghana, India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh have contributed to this issue, which makes this issue truly international.

This issue of Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions brings together a diverse set of papers that tackle these contemporary challenges, offering innovative insights into financial performance, risk governance, sustainability, and market efficiency. The authors collectively provide valuable contributions to understanding the evolving dynamics of finance, particularly in the context of emerging markets, digital transformation, and sustainable practices.

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Tshering Dekar, Kanitsorn Terdpaopong, Tanpat Kraiwanit, and Pongsakorn Limna examine how COVID-19 has influenced the performance of financial institutions.

Gatot Nazir Ahmad, Karuniana Dianta Arfiando Sebayang, Dicky Iranto, Vidvant Brahmantyo, and Limar Suci Rahayu investigate how gender diversity in leadership affects enterprise risk management.

The transition towards sustainable financing is further explored by Thuy Thi Thu Do, Tuan Minh Tran, Hoang Duc Le, Long Phi Tran, and Giang Truong Cao.

Sara Tasneem and Shamim Ahmad provide an econometric overview of how private commercial banks in emerging markets impact economic growth.

Hugh Grove, Maclyn Clouse, and Tracy Xu discuss the importance of risk governance for ESG investing, emphasizing how companies can integrate these factors into their decision-making processes.

Elona Shehu, Bukurie Çupi, and Brunilda Duraj employ detrended fluctuation analysis to study the risks and efficiency of the forex market.

Kavita Chauhan, Saurabh Singh, Vandana Dahiya, and Babita Singh explore the digitalization of retail banking, examining the role of eCRM, eService quality, and relationship quality.

Abedalqader Rababah, Islam AlKasasbeh, and Azeem Ahmad Khan focus on the adoption of e-wallets by SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stylianos Kafestidis, Aikaterini Chasiotou, Christos Konstantinidis, and Grigorios Lazos analyze international business expansion and merger investment risk strategies.

Osama Samih Shaban and Reem Saleh Zarnoun focus on the impact of sustainability reporting on financial performance.

Eduard Bossauer and Tim Alexander Herberger propose a new approach for measuring return expectations and capital costs in European private capital markets.

Yasmeen Ansari, Mansour Saleh Albarrak, and Sara Ali Alokley investigate the level of financial literacy among youths in developing economies.

Michael Yeboah, Benjamin Yeboah, Samuel Osei Owusu Atuahene, and Ernest Appiah Darko examine the macroeconomic and firm-specific determinants of capital structure in emerging markets.

Finally, Wisnu Mawardi, Rio Dhani Laksana, and Intan Shaferi explore the role of intellectual capital and growth in the performance of Sharia banks.

These papers collectively offer a rich and multifaceted view of contemporary financial challenges and opportunities and we are grateful to all the scholars who have contributed to this issue.