Dear Colleagues,

Financial inclusion is a development goal that must be achieved by 2030, especially in emerging economies, as an extension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). With the emergence and widely spread acceptance of electronic (digital) devices, funding such an objective and its subsequent achievement will have enormous benefits, which will foster growth and development. One of the important concerns around growth and development in less developed and emerging economies is the weakness in transferring funds from surplus units to economic deficits. A wide range of high-quality financial products and services is a major development catalyst. The diversity of financial services and products will characterize an inclusive financial industry, thus increasing competition between financial suppliers in a liberalized economy.

Appropriate strategizing in the planning phases allows us to account for activities such as financial-inclusion-related practices, reporting methods, forensic accounting, green accounting, corporate governance, banking strategies, corporate creativity, etc. Furthermore, most companies are already starting to evaluate sustainability risk management (SRM). This latest risk assessment aims to increase the interest of shareholders, but it also includes environmental and social survival aspects. The definition of sustainable development is broader and encompasses not just environmental risk concerns but also social responsibility problems as well as other important evolving challenges such as national security, globalization, and reputational risk.

This Special Issue on “Accounting, International Finance, and Economic Development with Applications”, edited by Wing Keung Wong, Husam Rjoub, and Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, will be devoted to advancements in the modeling of accounting, international finance, and economic development with applications. This Special Issue will also bring together practical, state-of-the-art applications of mathematics, probability, and statistical techniques in accounting, international finance, and economic development with applications.

We invite investigators to contribute original research articles that advance the use of mathematics, probability, statistics, and econometrics models in the areas of accounting, international finance, and economic development with Applications. All submissions must contain original unpublished work not being considered for publication elsewhere.

Prof. Dr. Wing-Keung Wong
Dr. Husam Rjoub
Prof. Dr. Kittisak Jermsittiparsert
Guest Editors

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