The paper reviews the literature on importance of MSMEs to economic development and poverty alleviation.Two divergent views MSMEs, pro-MSMEs anti-MSMEs, have been identified in literature.Whereas believe significant role played by small business prosperity acountry, anti-MSMEs are view that larger organisations relatively than MSMEs.However, from reviewed businesses play key creating job (especially femaleemployment), contribute tax, export import revenues, facilitate distribution goods,...

This study provides an analysis of chaotic information transmission from the COVID-19 pandemic to global equity markets in a novel denoised frequency domain entropy framework. The current length data offers opportunity examine its role asymmetric behaviour patterns investors according time horizons and diversification potentials available them. We employ total daily confirmed cases 27 indices December 31, 2019, April 18, 2021. Our results corroborate idea that are stronger short medium term....

This paper expands on financial literacy, access to digital finance, and SME performance in the Central Region of Ghana. First, study analysed SMEs' platform knowledge utilisation. It examined relationship between performance. The discussed mediating influence finance literacy employed quantitative research approach. Using purposive sampling technique, a total 400 responses were gathered from SMEs Cape Coast, Mankessim, Assin Fosu, Agona Swedru, Kasoa. used self-administered questionnaires...

Abstract Financial literacy enables owner-managers of SMEs to understand and assess their own financial needs make rational decisions. The paper explores the in Cape Coast Metropolis how such influences performance businesses. study population were registered from National Board for Small Medium Enterprise, out which a sample 132 was selected through simple random sampling technique. data analyzed using Structural Equation Model. results showed positive relationship between firm’s ( t =...

This study explores how global economic policy uncertainty (EPU) shocks comove with stock returns (SR) of eight African countries—Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia. The employed daily data from December 2010 to 2019 using wavelet coherence analysis. results showed that EPU comoves most the SR markets was concentrated in longer term, especially during period between 2011 2019, although not substantially. findings indicate short-term investments stocks...

The digital economy has revolutionised financial service provision and compelled services institutions to adopt technologies that help deliver quality at a minimal cost. Due the recent disturbance in sector country, there is an urgent need for providers relevant reduce operational inefficiencies maintain quality. This article analyses implications of enhancing efficiency markets. Drawing existing literature, it concludes country have quite embraced integrated digitisation into their...

This paper employed wavelet coherence and partial to investigate the time‐frequency effect of global economic policy uncertainty on comovement five agricultural commodities such as maize, oat, rice, soybean, wheat using monthly data from January 1997 December 2019. In general, we observed heterogeneity in structures market at different scales which are profound high frequencies bivariate coherence. The analysis shows that is a driver commodity connectedness. implies extreme changes have...

The negative impact of mining activities on communities has received increased calls for firms to engage in management practices that are deemed be environmentally friendly. Using the ecological modernisation theory, study sought examine which accepted supply chain should encouraged ensure able sustain their performance economically, socially and environmentally. current study, therefore, used explanatory design gather primary data from 200 respondents. Data were analysed by means PLS-SEM...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role external debt and foreign direct investment play in influencing financial development Africa. Design/methodology/approach Annual data on debt, were extracted from World Bank Development Indicators 2002 2015. employed analysed within causal research design dynamic panel using generalized method moment estimation approach. Findings findings revealed that have a significant positive relationship with African economies. Governments sampled...

The study examines the antecedents of circular economy financing and investment supply role financial environment in Ghana. It employed survey technique to solicit views owners/managers integrated waste management firms. PLS-SEM was used analyse data obtained. results revealed readiness, preparedness influence supply. Country-level enhances relationship between readiness Moreover, country-level draws implications for state green related constraints its demand, supply, enabling environment....

Developing nations face institutional impediments in the implementation of sustainable procurement strategies. However, right environment, these countries can overcome any hindrance and successfully implement strategies to promote economic growth environmental stewardship. Accordingly, this study examines role isomorphism (mimetic, coercive, normative isomorphism) leadership among public sector organisations (PSOs) Ghana. The hypothesised relationships were analysed using partial least...

Entrepreneurship in Africa, part 2: entrepreneurial education and eco-systems This issue represents a of the special exploring dynamics Africa.The first explored behaviour small business practice ( Jones et al., 2018).This presents eight papers examining issues an African context.The growth effective entrepreneurship Africa is largely dependent on being able to develop curriculum encourage attitudes (Kabongo Okpara, 2018).There also recognition that existing university provision universities...

The paper empirically investigates the relationship between bank competition, stock market and economic growth in Ghana using time series data for period 1992 2009. Short long run were established within frameworks of Granger causality Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL)/ Dynamic Ordinary Least Square (OLS) approach respectively. It was found that competition development granger cause Ghana. Also, run, banking is good growth. However, there a disproportionate response to development....

The study focused examine the precursors of circular practices among waste management firms in Ghana. Its objectives were to assess internal financial environment and external as precursor its economy used a cross-sectional design quantitative research method. Data was collected from owners/managers integrated Environmental Service Providers Association Ghana database. On that note, 524 participated survey. data using closed-ended questionnaire consisting seven-point Likert-like scale....

The purpose of this research was to examine how monitoring and evaluation systems affect small medium-sized businesses in selected Ghanaian metropolises. design used explanatory. population for study comprised owner-managers SMEs Ghana captured the GEA AGI databases. From these two sources, a sampling frame created those metropolis. This gave total size 1,189. For frame, sample 423 comprising from Sunyani, Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Tamale metropolitan areas. SMEs. primary data collection...

Introduction This study examined the effects of circular economy practices on integrated waste management industry, drawing stakeholder theory. how performance Ghanaian companies is affected by strategies, particularly upcycling and was recovery. Methods About 7,190 firms registered with Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) formed population study, out which sample yielded 524 valid responses, analysed using PLS-SEM Partial Correlation Analysis. PLS adopted because it...

Rural communities play a significant role in terms of agriculture, climate change, ecological balance, tourism, and indigenous cultures. However, traditionally, rural underperform innovations entrepreneurship, largely due to the lack resources, infrastructure various inhibiting cultural political factors. With advent digital technologies, have received unique opportunities engage innovation entrepreneurial activities that are affordable, easy-to-use, easy-to-learn, easy-to-implement –...

This study focused on developing an insight into the decision making process which lenders employ in granting loans to SME borrowers. Questionnaires were administered selected bank branch managers of conventional banks, rural banks and savings companies. Findings from this has brought fore some interesting revelations. The results indicated that when loan are deciding whether accept or reject application, intended purpose loan, repayment previous schedule, type business activity, size...