Structural imbalances in Ukraine’s financial market and their interrelationship with the effectiveness of state regulation in 2020–2024

Academic resilience and emotional intelligence are considered important personal resources for furthering students’ academic performance. However, many educational organizations seem to trivialize the performance implications of these constructs in teachings and curriculum. Consequently, it can decrease not just their academic performance but also their employability, as they lack the generic competencies to adapt and survive in a stressful context. Even so, empirical evidence on integrating academic resilience, emotional intelligence, and academic performance remains unexplored in the Nigerian university context. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the linkages between academic resilience, emotional intelligence, and academic performance in Nigeria. The partial least square (PLS) modeling method was utilized for testing the stated hypotheses with data collected from 179 final year undergraduate students in the regular B.Sc. Business Administration and B.Sc. Marketing program at Delta State University, Nigeria. From the PLS results, the study reported that academic resilience was positively related to emotional intelligence (β = 0.125, p = 0.007), academic resilience (β = 0.231, p = 0.000) and emotional intelligence (β = 0.260, p = 0.000) were positively related to academic performance, and emotional resilience mediated the positive relationship between academic resilience and academic performance (β = 0.057, p = 0.005). While academic resilience predicted academic performance, it also predicted emotional intelligence, which affected academic performance significantly and positively.

The selection of financing is a top priority for businesses, particularly in short- and long-term investment decisions. Mixing debt and equity leads to decisions on the financial structure for businesses. This research analyzes the moderate position of company size and the interest rate in the capital structure over six years (2013–2018) for 29 listed Pakistani enterprises operating in the sugar market. This research employed static panel analysis and dynamic panel analysis on linear and nonlinear regression methods. The capital structure included debt to capital ratio, non-current liabilities, plus current liabilities to capital as a dependent variable. Independent variables were profitability, firm size, tangibility, Non-Debt Tax Shield, liquidity, and macroeconomic variables were exchange rates and interest rates. The investigation reported that profitability, firm size, and Non-Debt Tax Shield were significant and negative, while tangibility and interest rates significantly and positively affected debt to capital ratio. This means the sugar sector has greater financial leverage to manage the funding obligations for the better performance of firms. Therefore, the outcomes revealed that the moderators have an important influence on capital structure.

The implementation of Basel III regulations has become a crucial factor influencing the financial performance of the banking sector in Bangladesh. The primary objective of this study is to examine the impact of Basel III implementation on the financial performance of the banking industry in Bangladesh. The research utilizes secondary data from 20 commercial banks in Bangladesh, including state-owned, private, and Islamic banks. It offers a diverse and representative sample of Bangladesh’s banking sector, covering the period from 2014 to 2023. This variety ensures a comprehensive understanding of different banking models and their challenges, representing the scenario of the whole industry. A multivariate regression model with fixed effects, determined by the Hausman test, was employed to analyze the relationship between capital adequacy (CRAR, Core Capital Tier-1, Tier-1, and Tier-2 Capital Ratios) and bank-specific factors (size, provisions) on performance indicators (ROA and NPL). The findings reveal that higher capital adequacy, particularly the Tier-1 Capital Ratio, and CRAR, positively influences bank profitability (measured by ROA) and reduces NPLs. Conversely, larger bank size correlates with lower ROA and higher NPLs, and increased provisions also lead to higher NPLs. These results underscore the significance of Basel III in enhancing the financial performance and stability of the banking sector in Bangladesh, suggesting that more substantial capital buffers can improve profitability and reduce risks associated with non-performing loans.