Restricting energy imports and total primary energy supply are the two direct policy options used for the improvement of energy security. Restricting energy imports directly reduces energy import dependency, which leads to diversification of energy resources and ultimately enhances energy...

This study investigates various asymmetries that surround the board of directors, managers and shareholders and inhibit corporate governance effectiveness. It suggests to overcome a fundamental misconception that information asymmetry is the only form of asymmetry affecting corporate governance...

In the 1990s, the hot issue in international finance was the growing interest of portfolio managers in the emerging stock markets. The interest in the emerging markets gained rapid attention, which is evident from the global trends, towards the opening up of economies and financial markets, free...

This paper reviews literature as well as explores analytical findings on the theory of national competitive advantage to define the trend and pattern of international trade from an emerging market perspective. For this purpose, RMG sector of Bangladesh is taken as an example industry, as its...

One of the major constraints to an increase in Pakistan's agricultural production is low fertilizer input. Despite spectacular growth of fertilizer consumption during the '60s the rate of fertilizer application in Pakistan remains below the optimal rate [8, pp. 77-90] and far below the rates in...