Risk and Sustainability of Financial Markets, Institutions, and Enterprises in the Post COVID-19 Era

Dear Colleagues,

COVID-19 has had an impact on virtually all of the active sectors located across the world. Businesses and markets all across the world have been completely disrupted as a result of the potentially devastating effects of the pandemic waves. Everyone agrees that every market should adapt to the shifting economic realities that have emerged in the post-COVID-19 age. The financial market and its subgroups, such as financial institutions and enterprises, were among those who had the most severe adverse effects during COVID-19 and are anticipated to experience considerable changes in the aftermath. Risk linked with the financial industry and institutions was one of the most significant components that the pandemic altered in this particular market. COVID-19 illustrates how precarious firms' viability maybe during a crisis.  

In the post-COVID-19 era, sustainability is central to the establishment of new strategies and policies for economic growth including financial markets, institutions, and enterprises. Investors, regulators, and corporations should collaborate to increase institutional/organisational strengths and transparency in financial and economic markets through business practice. In addition, to proper modelling of investment decisions and the development of innovative and effective financial instruments for investors, new approaches for incorporating risk assessments, the sustainability of financial and economic markets, and ethical concerns in the development of artificially intelligent agents must be considered. This Special Issue will collect fresh research on the subject of risk and sustainable financial markets, institutions, and enterprises, as well as how business redesign the supply chain issue and adopt advanced level technology in the post-COVID-19 era.  

Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collect theoretical, review, and empirical concepts that will assist financial markets, financial institutions, and business sustainability in terms of operations and supply chain issues in the post-COVID era. One of the anticipated results of this call is to assist practitioners and academics within the financial markets and organisational operational issues in reviewing the lessons learnt from the COVID-19-related events to avoid encountering a similar catastrophic situation in the future. In addition, this Special Issue seeks fresh perspectives on secure ways for current financial markets, institutions, and organisations to adapt to the newly adjusted global business framework.  

Dr. Md Mahmudul Alam
Dr. H. M. Belal
Guest Editors

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• financial markets and institutions
• micro, small, and medium enterprises
• islamic finance
• emerging markets
• socially responsible funds
• start-up financing
• alternative financing
• personal financing and financial literacy
• financial technology (FinTech)
• green financing and sustainable investments
• financial sustainability of business
• vulnerability and adaptation of business
• financial fraud and security
• business sustainability mechanism during COVID-19
• COVID-19 and the stability of the financial system (asset markets, equities markets, commodities markets, monetary policy, banking sector, etc.)
• financial risk analysis (modelling, calculation, simulation, forecasting, and assessment)
• post-COVID-19 business risks and strategy
• sustainable supply chain
• supply chain risk, issues, and resilience
• value delivery and logistics management
• organisational transformations and risk assessment (e.g., digital transformation, servitization, productization, technological adaptation and practice, etc.)
• corporate governance
• government policy