Call for Papers

Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, has the esteemed honor of hosting the 26th Malaysian Finance Association International Conference (MFAIC 2024) and the inaugural International Conference of Global Business and Digital Economy (ICGLOBDE 2024).

We welcome the submission of academic papers spanning the breadth of financial economics, global commerce, and digitization’s transformative impacts on business. These conferences facilitate dynamic and collegial discussions on financial systems, globalization, and emerging digital landscapes in the 21st century by gathering renowned scholars, industry leaders, and policy experts from Malaysia and worldwide.

Participants benefit immensely from up-to-date research integrations, elucidations of contemporary real-world developments, and interdisciplinary perspectives synthesizing finance, business, technology, regulation, sustainability, ethics, and education. Expert dialogues will inform impactful policy recommendations and frame promising avenues for future research collaborations.

We hope you will contribute your invaluable expertise to these opportune conferences at the nexus of theory and practice. We can collectively advance ethical, equitable, and stability-enhancing transformations for financial and economic systems regionally and globally by fostering open academic debate and knowledge transfers between scholars and practitioners.

The conferences welcome research illuminating our digitally interconnected world from vantage points spanning financial economics, commerce, business strategy, risk management, fintech innovations, governance, social welfare, education, development, sustainability, geo-economics, regulations, Islamic finance, and beyond. We eagerly look forward to your submissions and camaraderie.

Sub-Themes

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Business
2. Corporate Finance
3. Corporate Governance & Accounting
4. Digital Finance
5. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Climate Finance
6. Financial Economics
7. Financial Inclusion and Well-being
8. Financial Markets and Investments
9. Business and Management
10. Islamic Finance

Ph.D. Colloquium 

The Ph.D. colloquium is open only to existing Ph.D. candidates to present their full thesis/dissertation or proposal with preliminary findings. A purely conceptual stage is not acceptable.

Further information regarding the conference is available at the following links:

• Introduction
• About MFAIC
• Call for Papers
• Awards and Publication Opportunities
• Tentative Program
• Important Dates
• Submission Guidelines
• Registration and Payment