Journal of
Economics and International Finance

  • Abbreviation: J. Econ. Int. Finance
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9812
  • DOI: 10.5897/JEIF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 371

Table of Content: July-September 2025; 17(1)

August 2025

Development finance institutions (DFIs), political conditions, and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Sub-Saharan Africa

This study investigates the dynamic relationship between development finance institutions (DFIs), foreign direct investment (FDI), and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 1990 to 2018, using a quantitative panel dataset of annual data for five SSA countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe) and a fixed-effects model estimated in STATA. Specifically, the analysis examines whether DFIs...

Author(s): Carmen Berta C. De Saituma Cagiza and Ilidio Cagiza

August 2025

Impact of non-performing assets on the profitability of Nepalese commercial banks

This study's primary goal is to determine how Nepalese commercial banks are affected by non-performing assets (NPA). This study's population consists of five commercial banks. The BASEL III Disclosure and each bank’s annual report provided the secondary data used in this study. Multiple regression analysis is the data analysis method employed in this investigation. Non-performing loans (NPL) served as the...

Author(s): Jhalanath Gautam

September 2025

The impact of oil revenue and non-oil revenue on the economic growth of Ghana

This study investigates the impact of oil and non-oil revenue on Ghana's economic growth from 2010 to 2023 using quarterly data and the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. The analysis reveals that non-oil revenue significantly drives economic growth in both the short and long run. Specifically, a 1% increase in non-oil revenue leads to approximately 1.22 and 1.93% increases in gross domestic product (GDP)...

Author(s): Maxwell Danso Boakye

September 2025

Examining financial literacy and financial behavior among basic school teachers in Ghana

Financial literacy has become increasingly important as financial systems grow more complex. This study investigates the financial literacy and behavior of basic school teachers in Yeji, Ghana. A structured questionnaire was administered to 100 teachers, covering basic knowledge, investment knowledge, self-assessed financial skills, attitudes, and behaviors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and...

Author(s): Prince Kojo Asiedu