Volume 17, Number 2 (2025)

CONTENTS

Blockchain Technology in Corporate Finance and Financial Reporting
João Pereira, Marco Rossi and Isabella Rossi

Strategic Cost Management for Sustainable Business Growth
Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Meena Gupta and Dr. Rekha Sharma

Investment Portfolio Diversification under Uncertain Market Conditions
Samuel Okoro, Esther Boateng and Kwame Mensah

Capital Budgeting Techniques and Investment Efficiency in Corporate Organizations
Dr. Gaurav Bansal, Dr. Nitin Arora and Dr. Shweta Jain

Business Analytics for Financial Performance Evaluation
Takashi Suzuki, Aiko Yamamoto and Yuki Tanaka

Corporate Financial Distress Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques
Liang Chen, Ming Zhao and Xia Liu

Financial Literacy and Investment Behaviour among Retail Investors
Dr. Rajeev Sharma, Dr. Seema Gupta and Dr. Pankaj Verma

Strategic Financial Planning for Business Resilience in Emerging Economies
Daniel Cooper, Emma Richardson and Oliver Hughes

The Influence of Exchange Rate Fluctuations on International Trade Performance
Dr. Suresh Kumar, Dr. Nidhi Sharma and Dr. Rakesh Mehta

Corporate Governance Reforms and Investor Confidence in Developing Markets
Hiroshi Nakamura, Emi Kobayashi and Kenji Watanabe

Financial Innovation and Digital Payment Systems: Trends and Future Prospects
Dr. Kiran Singh, Dr. Monika Sharma and Dr. Vivek Anand

Market Efficiency and Stock Price Behaviour: An Empirical Investigation
Pierre Dubois, Sophie Martin and Jean Moreau

Mergers and Acquisitions as Drivers of Corporate Growth and Value Creation
Dr. Arvind Joshi, Dr. Shweta Kapoor and Dr. Poonam Sharma

International Financial Reporting Standards and Corporate Transparency
George Papadopoulos, Eleni Nikolaou and Andreas Georgiou