This paper seeks to understand why Asian foreign investment is concentrated in financial markets outside of the region … economies; emerging market economies; European economies; and Asia-Pacific economies. The lack of liquidity in Asian financial … distances and large trade flows between Asian economies. Initiatives to improve the liquidity of Asian financial markets …

Corporate Finance and Financial Development: An Introduction -- Entrepreneurs' dynamic capabilities, financial resource … Diffusion Drive the Finance-Growth Nexus? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa -- Foreign direct investment, tourism, and financial … of Industrial Production, Financial Development and Carbon Emission in Nigeria -- Corporate finance and financial …

This paper focuses on the relevance to emerging economies of three major financial reforms following the global … financial crisis of 2007 - 2009: (1) the improved capital requirements intended to reduce the risk of bank failure ("Basel III … cross-border financial institutions to improve supervisory cooperation and convergence. The paper also addresses the …