CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Kenneth S. Adeyemi, Lateef Olabisi Adedeji

“…Based on this, it is suggested that managements of DMBs should pursue financing policies that reduce reliance on debt finance and increases the use of retained profit as internal equity sources, in order to achieve the optimal level of capital structure for better and sustainable performance. …”
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Mathematical models of digital transformation asymmetric information game in energy enterprises by Caicai Guo, Riqiang Li, Bei Yuan

“…Taking multiple games as a breakthrough, this paper studies the whole decision-making process from ex-ante assumptions to ex-post analysis through the perspectives of government-enterprise game, subsidy effect, capital market and debt market. The results shown that government subsidies which supporting digital transformation can encourage enterprises to lower their digital transformation investment, thereby enhancing the market value. …”
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The effects of financial distress on financial performance: An empirical analysis of SMEs in Sheema, Buhweju, Rubirizi, and Bushenyi districts by Mpora, Eliab Byamukama, Bwengye, Anny Katabaazi, Atukunda, Emilly, Ngirababo, Rwusira Dan

“…Specifically, it examined the effects of excessive debt, inadequate capital, poor management practices, unwise expansion, intense competition, litigation, and unfavorable contracts on SMEs. …”
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RATIOS AS A TOOL FOR THE EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT OF MILLS COMPANY by EGU USANG INAH, AGIM, DAVID AGIABEKONG, IYANG GODWIN USHIE

“…The study revealed that the financial performance and the returns from investment was encouraging, the efficiency with which inventory, receivables and trade payable were managed was good, the selected company was having a poor liquidity control measures and its debt capacity was high but not excessively high beyond control. …”
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Examining The Impact of Liquidity And Solvency Ratios on Firm’s Profitability: Insights From The Indonesian Tech Companies by Miranda tanjung

“…Therefore, the study fills a research gap by identifying a positive correlation between solvency ratios and ROA, indicating that moderate debt levels can enhance profitability through leverage. …”
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Applying equity principles leads to higher carbon removal obligations in Canada by Kasra Motlaghzadeh, Neil Craik, Juan Moreno-Cruz, Vanessa Schweizer, Jay Fuhrman, Keith W. Hipel

“…Gigaton-scale CDR efforts post-2050 are needed to address Canada’s carbon debt under various burden-sharing principles. Cumulative negative emissions (2050-2100) could increase from 7.5 GtCO2 in the Net-Zero scenario to 20.3 GtCO2 in equity-informed scenarios. …”
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POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES AND THE PREVAILING CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN NIGERIA: AN ASSESSMENT by `WOYINMO TIMI AMAKOROMO, VICTOR IHEANYICHUKWU ASIEGBU, CELESTINE OGECHUKWU OKAFOR

“…Thus, such a worrisome trajectory appears to be linked to so many factors such as corruption, debt burden, rising rate of unemployment especially among youths, overdependence on oil, lack of political will to address poverty, ethno-religious conflicts among others. …”
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TESTING POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING CREDITWORTHINESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BY APPLYING KRALICEK DF INDICATOR by Arijana Salkić

“…We calculated the success of the model for properly categorized companies (the percentage of correct classification for companies that regularly settle their debt, for default companies and the overall average). …”
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TESTING POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING CREDITWORTHINESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BY APPLYING KRALICEK DF INDICATOR by Arijana Salkić

“…We calculated the success of the model for properly categorized companies (the percentage of correct classification for companies that regularly settle their debt, for default companies and the overall average). …”
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Critical Study of the Implementation of the Right of Self-Determination in Protecting Indonesia’s Environmental and Economic Sovereignty by Sudarmo Sudarmo, Febrianty Yenny, Putri Viorizza Suciani, Muhtar Mohamad Hidayat, Salahuddin Salahuddin

“…Additionally, the burden of foreign debt further hinders the effective exercise of this right. …”
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IN THIS ISSUE: Indigenous knowledge at the food systems forefront by Duncan Hilchey

“…We see this column and the first special collection of papers as the beginning of an ongoing effort to solicit and publish the work of Indigenous food system researchers, and we are grateful for the support of First Nations Development Institute to make this happen. A special debt of gratitude goes to Keith Williams for his Herculean work serving as associate editor for this special section, including mentoring authors and editing their manuscripts. …”
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Economic consequences of the First World War by Nikolić Srboljub, Mihajlović Milan, Epler Igor, Milanović Nikola

“…By analyzing historical data, economic reports, and secondary sources from the literature, the aim was to present a comprehensive overview of the war's effects on the economy, considering direct and indirect costs, inflation, public debt, unemployment, and changes in property ownership structures. …”
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Balancing the books or winning votes: unveiling the power of fiscal strategies in local elections and the fate of prudent mayors by Krzysztof Kluza, Hanna Kociemska, Wojciech Rafał

“…Furthermore, increasing debt has no significant effect on re-election chances. …”
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Determinant of Financial Distress on The Retail Public Companies: Indonesia Case by Audry Arsyila Utomo, Noer Azam Achsani, Aruddy

“…This research uses the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) as a proxy for financial distress. …”
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Whole of Government: An Effective Strategy for Ensuring Child Support Post-Religious Court Rulings by Istiqomah Sinaga, Asmuni Asmuni, Dhiauddin Tanjung

“…Although parental responsibility in providing child support was determined by a religious court, many parents have simply ignored the specific level of obligation until such time that any debt had been declared satisfied on behalf of indebtedness once accrued — i.e., when they are no longer able to fulfill weekly financial 'honey-do lists'. …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…Designed as a quantitative measurement of how the position of young people has changed across the EU, its 13 indicators include housing costs, government debt, spending on pensions and education, participation in democracy, and access to tertiary education. …”
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Balancing Explainability and Privacy in Bank Failure Prediction: A Differentially Private Glass-Box Approach by Junyoung Byun, Jaewook Lee, Hyeongyeong Lee, Bumho Son

“…Our main findings are as follows: 1) In the absence of privacy constraints, the models consistently identified Asset Turnover, Total Debt / Invested Capital, and ROE ratios as the most influential factors in predicting bank failure, in that order; 2) When the privacy budget <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\epsilon \leq 1$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, only EBM maintained significant performance; 3) The reduction in explainability due to privacy protection was more pronounced for variables with initially lower explanatory power, while Asset Turnover retained its explanatory power even at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\epsilon = 0.01$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Creative Marketing and Financial Performance of Small Medium Enterprises in Rwanda: A Case Study of Selected Businesses in Nyamata Town. by Tenywa, Bashir

“…The results revealed that timing and credit terms has a positive and statistically significant influence on financial literacy (β =.821: p = .003) which indicates that emphasizing financial literacy through setting aside funds and handling debt will increase one's capacity to start small businesses independently, increase the purchasing power of personal belongings, be able to manage debts, be free to make financial decisions, raise one's standard of living, be able to access health and other services, and be able to take on leadership roles. …”
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Monetary Policy and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study Centenary Bank, Kabale Branch. by Kemigisha, Phiona

“…The stud) findings on the relationship between monetary policy and financial performance. the highest number of respondents mentioned that monetary policy regulates the supply of money and the lowest number of respondents mentioned that monetary policy leads to stabilization of inflation and promotes the growth of public debt. The study recommended that monetary policy has a significant effect on the financial performance of commercial banks therefore; Centenary bank Kaba le branch should study and incorporate the ever-changing operating environment of the bank when making changes or adjustments in the monetary policies of the bank and the management of the Centenary bank Kabale branch should reduce unnecessary operating costs and ensure it adopts fixed and less costly contracts to reduce on the operation cost levels in the bank. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…They find that reforms have reduced the implicit debt to be paid by future generations in all cases, but the burden is shared differently. …”
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