Money laundering continues to pose major challenges for financial institutions and regulators, with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reporting that 2–5% of global GDP is made up of illicit financial flows worldwide. The US financial sector is navigating the changing t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51787
This study investigates the survival strategies of traditional markets amid the rise of modern retail establishments. Utilizing an ethnographic approach, the research explores how traditional markets in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, leverage personalized service, flexible pricing,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51784
The merger of Allahabad Bank and Indian Bank, effective from April 1, 2020, is a significant event in India’s public sector banking consolidation. This study examines the merger's impact on Indian Bank’s financial performance using the CAMEL framework, which assesses Capital Adeq...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51785
The study examined the impact of monetary policy on economic development in Nigeria from 1986 to 2023. The independent variables were money supply, exchange rate, private sector loans, inflation rate, and gross domestic product, while the dependent variable was Gross Fixed Capita...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51786
Aims: Behavioral finance assumes that investors choose investments as on their varied opinions and sentiments about the market. This study tries to determine the impact of investor sentiment on stock market returns by constructing an Investor sentiment index for the Indian market...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51782
Aim: This study investigates how media literacy is integrated into the TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) curriculum and how its incorporation could encourage adult learners in U.S. community colleges to learn more effectively, enhance cultural consciousness,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51783
Bangladesh's micro-credit model is widely regarded as the birthplace of contemporary microfinance as it is acknowledged to significantly contribute to poverty alleviation and incorporate financial inclusion in pursuing decent results for the sustainable development goals, includi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51780
Domestic women workers are those who engage in cleaning the house, cooking, washing, and taking care of children, elderly, or sick members of a family, they work on a full-time, part-time, or hourly basis, and sometimes on a contract basis in private households (ILO-2020). In the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i51781
Credit risk presents a significant threat to commercial banks, a situation that is particularly evident in Kenya. Given the banking sector's critical role in any economy, effective credit risk identification is essential. Credit risk accounts for more than 50 per cent of the tota...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i41779
This study examined the impact of financial reporting quality on the cost of capital among listed Iraqi banks, recognizing the cost of capital as a vital determinant of financial stability, investment decisions, and economic growth. The research focused on how faithful representa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i41778