Volume 6, Issue 1 (2026)
Table of Contents
Green Recovery and Sustainable Development in OECD States and Ukraine: Comparative Assessment, Policy Adaptation, and Environmental Reconstruction in a Post-Crisis Context
Authors: Olena Dovgal; Nataliia Goncharenko
Received: 22 September 2025 | Accepted: 23 November 2025 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.1 | Pages: 7–25
European Economic Integration and the Future of Uzbekistan's State Enterprises: Strategic Reforms, Institutional Convergence, and New Opportunities for Sustainable Growth
Authors: Rasulev Alisher Fayziyevich, Shomurodov Tokhir Boymurod Ugli, Babajanova Malika Ruzimovna, Abdukadoriya Kamola Azimovna, Rahil Najafov, Kamran Asadov
Received: 17 September 2025 | Accepted: 24 November 2025 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.2 | Pages: 26–40
Cross-Cultural Determinants of Mobile Banking App Adoption: A Comparative Study of University Students in Sri Lanka and the Digital Banking Context of Bulgaria
Authors: Nadia Mironova A.; Kumaradeepan Vasanthakumar
Received: 22 September 2025 | Accepted: 24 November 2025 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.3 | Pages: 41–50
Reforming Azerbaijan's Financial Sector: Structural Transformation, Alignment with International Banking Standards, and Demonstrable Improvements in Banking System Performance
Authors: Aybeniz Anvar Gubadova; Tunzala Tofig Gurbanova; Gulsum Mirdamet Mammadova; Nigar Ashurbeyli-Huseynova
Received: 22 September 2025 | Accepted: 24 November 2025 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.4 | Pages: 51–63
Developing Countries and Trade: Strategic Capabilities, Structural Barriers, and Systemic Constraints Shaping Central Asian Economies' Integration into Global Value Chains (GVCs) and Regional Value Chains (RVCs)
Authors: Yang Hong'en; Tokhir Shomurodov
Received: 15 July 2025 | Accepted: 24 November 2025 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.5 | Pages: 64–74
Digital Economic Transformation, Employment Dynamics, and Gender Inclusion: Empirical Analysis of Wage Labor Participation Across Networked Economies
Author: Leyli Allahverdiyeva
Received: 22 July 2025 | Accepted: 1 December 2025 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.6 | Pages: 75–83
Gross Value Added Growth, Real Wages, Structural Transformation, and Employment Dynamics in India: Linear and Nonlinear Evidence from ARDL and NARDL Analysis (1981–2022)
Authors: Ehab Nasief Alabd; Monica Verma
Received: 23 August 2025 | Accepted: 8 December 2025 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.7 | Pages: 84–92
Modeling Financial and Investment Support for Regional Socio-Economic Development: Challenges, Mechanisms, and Strategic Directions in Azerbaijan
Authors: Aygun Guliyeva; Eldar
Received: 16 September 2025 | Accepted: 6 January 2026 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.8 | Pages: 93–106
The Role of Blockchain Technology in Strengthening Security, Transparency, and Trust in Banking Transactions: A Conceptual and Empirical Review of Distributed Ledger Applications in Modern Financial Systems
Authors: Vanshika Thakur; Gosala Raju
Received: 8 October 2025 | Accepted: 22 January 2026 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.9 | Pages: 107–119
Economic Returns to Social Capital at the Global Level: A Trillion-Dollar Policy Framework for Institutional Reform, Anti-Corruption, and Sustainable Growth
Author: Steven H. Kim
Received: 23 September 2025 | Accepted: 24 January 2026 | DOI: 10.56334/bpj/6.1.10 | Pages: 120–128
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