Theme


Resilience Strategies for Macroeconomic Instability

The 2024 AFRA conference will explore innovative solutions for navigating economic turbulence. The theme "Resilience Strategies for Macroeconomic Instability" highlights the crucial role accounting, finance, economics, and allied disciplines play in managing macroeconomic instability. The conference will offer discussions on strategies, best practices, and innovations to navigate uncertain economic times, with the main objective of promoting the exchange of knowledge for professionals and academics to adapt and thrive in dynamic economic environments. The aim is to explore resilient strategies for addressing the challenges of critical importance to macroeconomic instability.

 

Postgraduate Colloquium: 

The Postgraduate Colloquium provides a platform for postgraduate students to:

  • Present their research: Share their research projects or findings with peers and established scholars.
  • Gain feedback: Receive constructive criticism and suggestions to improve their research.
  • Develop presentation skills: Practice presenting their work in a conference setting.
  • Network: Connect with other researchers in their field and build relationships.

Session Chair: Professor Ihendinihu John Uzoma, FCNA, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria. A postgraduate colloquium paper titled “Using qualitative methods in fiscal and tax research” will be presented by Professor Vanessa van den Boogaard, Research Fellow, International Centre for Tax and Development/ Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto. All postgraduate colloquium submissions marked as PhD or MSc should 

 

 

Sub Theme

 

Accounting and Finance in Crisis Mitigation

  • The importance of robust financial reporting
  • Ethical decision-making during turbulent times
  • Emergency financing mechanisms for non-banking financial sectors
  • Sustainable Finance and Accounting Practices
  • Innovations in financial reporting and analysis
  • Exploring emerging tech transforms in accounting & finance for economic resilience
  • Ancillary issues

  • Climatic and environmental issues in finance
  • Financial education: Key to financial resilience and literacy
  • Navigating Regulatory Shifts for economic turnarounds
  • Fintech for a Stronger Social Economy
  • Islamic Finance: A Viable Funding Option
  • Islamic Finance: Redefining Financial Inclusion
  • Exchange Rate Volatility and Global Order

  • The drivers of exchange rate fluctuations
  • Cross-disciplinary issues on economic perspectives
  • Global tax reforms and digital economy
  • Financial Instability and Risk Management

  • The vulnerability of banking and derivatives markets
  • Regulatory measures to enhance financial stability
  • Systemic risks in the banking business model
  • Risk management in a volatile business world
  • Resilient Audit Strategies

  • Operational Resilience Audits
  • Assessment and Mitigation
  • Financial Reporting Resilience
  • Supply Chain Resilience Audits
  • Strategies for Monetary Policy

  • Counter-Cyclical Policies
  • Optimal Policy Rules
  • Monetary Policy Communication
  • Adaptive strategies for economic resilience
  • Tax Resilience Amid Fiscal Instability

  • Tax Policy Resilience
  • Fiscal Sustainability and Taxation
  • Digital Taxation Challenges
  • Inclusive Tax Reforms
  • Tax Compliance Strategies
  • Tax Incentives and Economic Recovery
  • Environmental Taxation and Resilience
  • Taxation and Social Safety Nets
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