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Fostering integrated governance quality through technology penetration : thresholds of democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ejemeyovwi, Jeremiah O.; Adegboye, Alex; Umukoro, Olaoluwa - 2021

In the quest for the attainment of democracy with its fully unleashed potentials, the role of information and communication technology (ICT) is integral within this current knowledge economy disposition. The study explores the effect of mobile technology penetration on governance quality from...

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A comparative study of export processing zones in the wake of sustainable development goals : cases of Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Asongu, Simplice; Mmusi, Tinaye S.; … - 2020

The objective of this research is to assess the extent to which export processing zones in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe integrate the Sustainable Development Goals in their implementation and operations. We focused on four Sustainable Development Goals-gender equality, decent work,...

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Effect of exchange rate volatility on tax revenue performance in sub-Saharan Africa

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Obeng, Camara Kwasi; Mwinlaaru, Peter Y. - 2021

policymakers in terms of its impact on tax revenue performance is exchange rate volatility. Using macrodata spanning 1984 to 2017 … exchange rate volatility is directly harmful to tax revenue performance, and indirectly through trade openness. …

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Global value chain participation and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Obeng, Camara Kwasi; Mwinlaaru, Peter Y.; Ofori, Isaac Kwesi - 2021

Global value chain (GVC) participation has been identified as one of the means by which developing countries can attain inclusive growth yet little attention has been paid to it in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Motivated by the dearth of studies on SSA, we investigate the effect of GVC participation...

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Do ICTs drive wealth inequality? Evidence from a dynamic panel analysis

Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Beleck, Alim; Tadadjeu, Sosson; … - 2021

Surprisingly, little is known about the cross-country effect of information and communication technology (ICT) on wealth inequality. At the same time, there is some tentative evidence suggesting that information and communication technology is positively correlated with income inequality....

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Environmental pollution policy of small businesses in Nigeria and Ghana : extent and impact

Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Belmondo, Tanankem; Orkoh, … - 2018

significantly improve their performance. …

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Determinants of Islamic banking performance in OIC member countries

Amadou, Bobbo; Yazid, Hamed Salim - 2023

The aim of this article is to identify the determinants of the performance of Islamic banks by examining the relative … ratio, profitability ratio and presence of compliance committee in sharia improve the performance of Islamic banks. ii …) Liquidity ratio and presence of Shariah compliance committee are found to be more important in influencing the performance of …

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Financial reforms and industrialisation : evidence from Nigeria

Folarin, Oludele E. - 2019

Nigeria adopted the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in 1986 after the crash in world oil price in the early 1980s. Financial reforms are part of the reforms implemented during the SAP. Since, industrialisation is seen as an engine of growth, we conduct an empirical assessment of the...

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ICT adoption, competition and innovation of informal firms in West Africa : comparative study of Ghana and Nigeria

Karakara, Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel; Osabuohien, Evans - 2020

Purpose - This study investigates how ICT adoption enhances the innovativeness of informal firms in West Africa, using the cases of Ghana and Nigeria. Design/methods/approach - The study used the World Bank Enterprise Survey data 2014 for Ghana and Nigeria with binary logistic regression...

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Manufacturing export and ICT infrastructure in West Africa : investigating the roles of economic and political institutions

Beecroft, Ibukun; Osabuohien, Evans; Efobi, Uchenna … - 2019

Investment in ICT infrastructure development is crucial to international trade through its provision of reliable interconnectedness via communication. This can be augmented via institutional intervention, which addresses opportunistic or rent-seeking behaviours of ICT infrastructure providers...

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