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Reconciling Domestic Energy Security and Regional Geopolitics in Eastern Africa’s Electricity Trade and Integration

This study argues that while regional electricity trade within the Eastern Africa Power Pool has enhanced domestic energy security, particularly for smaller nations, achieving resilient low-carbon transitions requires a differentiated, sequenced integration strategy that addresses regulatory, political, and geopolitical barriers through harmonized regulations and de-risking mechanisms.

Galila Khougali, Steve Pye, Paul Dodds2026-10-01
📈 economics

The Impact of Digital Transformation on Non-Financial Performance: A Management Accounting Perspective

Drawing on Organizational Information Processing Theory, this study of 150 Saudi accounting professionals reveals that digital transformation significantly enhances non-financial management accounting outcomes—specifically accounting information quality, cost reduction, and decision-making effectiveness—with the most profound impact observed on decision-making, thereby supporting Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.

Hanadi Alshamlan2026-10-01
📈 economics

European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: risks or opportunities for Brazil?

This article argues that while the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism poses significant compliance risks to Brazilian exporters due to current regulatory gaps and weak carbon measurement systems, it simultaneously offers a strategic opportunity to accelerate Brazil's domestic carbon market and strengthen its global climate governance leadership to ensure fairer trade terms for energy-intensive industries.

Celio Andrade, Andre Souza, Eduarda Fernandes, Eduardo Baltar, Jhulie Ferreira, Anna Netto, Drielli Peyerl2026-10-01
📈 economics

The mediating role of digital financial inclusion in enhancing sustainable performance among people with disabilities in Indonesia

Grounded in the resource-based view, this study of 170 entrepreneurs with disabilities in Indonesia demonstrates that financial literacy and access to financial services enhance sustainable business performance primarily by fostering digital financial inclusion, which serves as a critical mediating mechanism for advancing inclusive entrepreneurship.

Ahmad Idris, Lina Saptaria, Arni Surwanti2026-10-01
📈 economics

Coordinated Investment Frameworks for AI Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Co-Deployment: Financing Grid Stability Under Hyperscale Compute Demand in U.S. Electricity Markets

This study proposes a quantitative planning framework demonstrating that coordinated investment in transmission, generation, and AI infrastructure—specifically sequencing transmission expansion 14–18 months ahead of renewable additions and utilizing state-anchored financing—can reduce projected unmet AI electricity demand in U.S. markets from 62.4 GW to 5.8 GW by 2030, thereby preventing significant capacity reliability gaps and stranded assets.

Stefan Anim-Sampong, Kwaku Mensah-Bonsu, Prosper Abuanor2026-10-01
📈 economics

A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Framework for Financing Selection in Pharmaceutical Companies: Evidence from Firms Listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange

This study develops an integrated multi-criteria decision-making framework using fuzzy Delphi, AHP, and TOPSIS methods to identify key financing criteria and prioritize alternatives for pharmaceutical companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange, revealing that financing efficiency is the most influential factor and company formation is the optimal financing strategy.

Mehdi Mogaddam2026-10-01