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Developed financial markets act as a catalyst in promoting greater economic growth for nations. Healthy financial market growth among nations is found to improve good job creations and aid economic growth in line with Sustainable Development Goal 8. Developing economies could emulate the growth principles from developed economies on financial market development. This paper analyzes the impact of financial market development and economic growth in middle-income and high-income countries of ASEAN and CEE countries from 2002 to 2019. Annual time series data were sourced from World Bank using stock market development indicators. The panel data based on the random effect model was employed to determine the correlation between stock market development and economic growth. The findings of the study reveal that market capitalization and total stock traded from the total value positively impact economic growth. In contrast, the relationship between the stock traded of domestic share and GDP growth is negative. To foster greater economic growth, countries and policymakers need to focus on developing the financial market sector and maintaining the macroeconomic stability.

This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic variables and financial market development on economic growth in Indonesia using principal component analysis. A quantitative data was collected from World Bank dataset from 2002 to 2019. Data were analysed using statistical software R. Findings reveal principal component analysis is better than multiple linear regression in explaining the correlation among independent and dependent variables. This study also reveals stock traded of total value as percentage of GDP has the biggest effect on the performance on Indonesian economy during research period. In contrast, unemployment has the smallest impact on economic growth in Indonesia. The results assist in understanding the importance of macroeconomic variables and financial market development on the performance of Indonesian economy.

The financial sector is divided into two broad categories: equity and banking markets. The healthy functioning of these sectors plays an imperative role in any economy. This study aimed to examine the short- and long-term relationship between the Islamic financial sector (Islamic debt and Islamic equity market), and sustainable economic growth of the two economies with the largest Muslim populations. Quarterly data were collected from 2010 to 2019 for Indonesia and Pakistan. The study used autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) and the error correction method (ECM). The results revealed that in the long run, the Islamic banking sector imparts a significant and positive effect on achieving sustainable economic growth in both countries. However, in the short run, the Islamic stock market was found to have a positive relationship with Pakistan, while the Islamic banking sector had a positive and significant relationship with economic growth in Indonesia.

The pre-eminence of Islamic finance from the perspective of economic growth has been a long-standing debate. In recent decades, there has been a paradigm shift from interest-based banking to Islamic financial system. This study intends to examine the dynamic interaction of Islamic financial depth (IFD), Islamic financial intermediation (IFI), and asset quality with economic growth in a dual banking system. The paper employs autoregressive distributive lag regression (ARDL), error correction model (ECM) and Granger causality to examine the long and short run linkage by using the quarterly data of Pakistan from 2005 to 2019. The authors run two models to analyze the relative importance of financial depths (Islamic and conventional), financial intermediation (Islamic and conventional), and asset quality of both financial systems. A long-run relationship flowing from finance to growth in both Islamic and conventional finance models has been observed in our study. Furthermore, the findin...

The growing popularity of smartphones and the proliferation of technology have accelerated the development of the digital payment industry. Fintech enables customers to access financial services more efficiently and faster than traditional business, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic due to health protocols, including restrictions on physical contact. This study investigates financial literacy, fintech adoption, and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the financial health of consumers in Vietnam. The relatively higher level of the unbanked population in Vietnam and the lower level of adult financial literacy compared with the ASEAN region motivated this study. Based on judgment sampling, participants were approached using the mall intercept technique, and those familiar with fintech were selected for the research interview. Thirty participants were interviewed and were given a survey form to be filled online using their mobile phones. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS...

COVID-19 pandemic has led to uncertainties in the financial markets around the globe. The pandemic has caused volatilities in the financial market at varying magnitudes, in the emerging versus developed economy. To examine this phenomenon, this study investigates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on stock market returns and volatility in an emerging economy, i.e., Indonesia, versus developed country, i.e., Hungary, using an event-study approach methodology utilizing GARCH (1,1) model. In this study, the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) and the b (BUX) data were obtained from Investing and Bloomberg, covering two global events observed within the selected period from 27 September 2006 to 31 August 2021. The data is compared with the stock market volatility data from the global financial crisis in 2007/08. Findings reveal that the recent COVID-19 pandemic had negative stock market returns at a greater magnitude compared to the global financial crisis, in both the emerging and developed eco...

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The growing popularity of smartphones and the proliferation of technology have accelerated the development of the digital payment industry. Fintech enables customers to access financial services more efficiently and faster than traditional business, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic due to health protocols, including restrictions on physical contact. This study investigates financial literacy, fintech adoption, and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the financial health of consumers in Vietnam. The relatively higher level of the unbanked population in Vietnam and the lower level of adult financial literacy compared with the ASEAN region motivated this study. Based on judgment sampling, participants were approached using the mall intercept technique, and those familiar with fintech were selected for the research interview. Thirty participants were interviewed and were given a survey form to be filled online using their mobile phones. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS software version 23. Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, trust, brand image, government support, user innovativeness, and attitude are found to be significantly correlated with fintech adoption in Vietnam, while financial literacy was found to be not significantly correlated with fintech adoption. Furthermore, further analysis using multiple linear regression revealed user innovativeness and attitude have a positive impact towards fintech adoption, and in contrast, financial literacy showed significant negative impact on fintech. This inverse relationship could indicate that in Vietnam, fintech may play a role of bringing financial inclusion where people with lower financial literacy are able to use technology for financial transactions, which was previously inaccessible to them. This could also mean that Vietnamese with higher financial literacy do not see fintech as an important tool for their financial transactions, as they may already have strong access to traditional financial facilities. This research contributes to knowledge in the field of Fintech adoption in Vietnam at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak. To foster greater financial inclusivity and access for the Vietnamese consumers, policy makers could promote the development of fintech business infrastructure and regulatory sandboxes to foster fintech startups.

COVID-19 pandemic has led to uncertainties in the financial markets around the globe. The pandemic has caused volatilities in the financial market at varying magnitudes, in the emerging versus developed economy. To examine this phenomenon, this study investigates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on stock market returns and volatility in an emerging economy, i.e., Indonesia, versus developed country, i.e., Hungary, using an event-study approach methodology utilizing GARCH (1,1) model. In this study, the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) and the b (BUX) data were obtained from Investing and Bloomberg, covering two global events observed within the selected period from 27 September 2006 to 31 August 2021. The data is compared with the stock market volatility data from the global financial crisis in 2007/08. Findings reveal that the recent COVID-19 pandemic had negative stock market returns at a greater magnitude compared to the global financial crisis, in both the emerging and developed economy’s equity market. Stock markets in Indonesia and Hungary have experienced volatility during the crisis. While comparing the result between COVID-19 and the global financial crisis, we found that the volatility on the stock markets is higher in the COVID-19 pandemic than during the global financial crisis. The higher stock market negative returns and volatility during the COVID-19 pandemic triggered the lockdown and limited economic activities, which impacted supply and demand shock. The virus’s propagation and mutation are continually evolving, reminding us that the pandemic is far from over. Developed countries with larger fiscal space seem to find it easier to make responsive policies than countries with a tighter financial budget. Fiscal and monetary policies seem to be a quick solution to stabilize the economy and maintain investor confidence in the Indonesian and Hungarian capital markets. Furthermore, the extension of stock market volatility understanding ensures relevant information for investors, which benefits to mitigate the risk and build sustainable investments of the unprecedented events and enables the promotion of Sustainable Development Goal number 8 (SDG8) to communities, with access to financial products including the stock market, especially during economic and financial uncertainties

The stock market  has captured the attention of many practitioners and scholars in the past decade. It has become one of the most vital aspects of a modern market economy. The stock market provides companies with access to capital and gives opportunity for investors to have a slice of company ownership. The present paper investigates the impact of G-3 stock markets (US, Japan and Europe) to ASEAN-5 stock markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore). The data coverage is composed of daily closing stock index at G-3 stock markets and ASEAN-5 stock markets over the period from January 4, 2000 to December 31, 2014. The historical stock market data were analyzed by using Structured Equation Model (SEM). The empirical results suggest that the G-3 stock markets have a positive and significant impact on ASEAN-5 stock markets. For further, the researcher could add other Asia stock markets such as Nikkei225 Index (Japan), Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong), Kospi Index (South K...

The integration of the financial industry and financial technology (Fintech) plays a pivotal role in increasing financial services reach and inclusion for the large unbanked population in Indonesia. Fintech adoption optimization expands the financial access to formal financial institutions, especially to vulnerable groups such as the unbanked population who predominantly reside in rural areas far from formal financial institutions. Fintech is viewed as a game changer to bring finance to the unreached communities via information technology and digital financial landscape. In this causal research, data collection was done via online questionnaires to 485 Fintech users between December 2020 and April 2021. Data analysis and path modelling was performed using smartPLS 3.0 software. Result shows user innovativeness as a significant predictor, directly and indirectly affecting the adoption of Fintech in Indonesia, while user attitude found the most important factor towards Fintech adoptio...

The trade war between the US and China by imposing tariffs has the potential to affect global financial stability. As the largest economy in the world, the US and China had been trading goods and services globally. Then, when these countries have retaliated, the tariff war will affect the global supply chain, international trade, economy, and the stock market. This research examined the effect of the US-China trade war on ASEAN stock prices using an event-study approach. The result shows that the ASEAN stock market has positive abnormal returns during pre-event period (12%). In contrast, ASEAN stock markets shifted to negative abnormal return (-7.4%) in the short-term window, indicating that the stock market is efficient. Stock price reflects the information from the market quickly. However, the impact of the trade war on the ASEAN stock market is insignificant.

Literasi keuangan merupakan pengetahuan penting guna meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat di masa depan. Beberapa variabel fundamental literasi keuangan mencakup pemahaman tentang inflasi, numerasi atau suku bunga, diversifikasi risiko dan bunga majemuk. Generasi muda (Milenial)memiliki level pendidikan lebih baik dibandingkan generasi sebelumnya, termasuk ilmu pengetahuan tentang keuangan. Menurut laporan Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) terkait Proyeksi Penduduk Indonesia menyebutkan bahwa penduduk dengan rentan usia 20-34 tahun secara sederhana dapat dikelompokkan menjadi milenial. Generasi milenial pada waktunya akan memiliki tanggung jawab keuangan pribadi. Mereka akan membuat keputusan-keputusan keuangan penting yang dapat mempengaruhi tingkat kesejahteraan di masa depan.

Literasi keuangan memiliki kontribusi penting tidak hanya bagi pelaku bisnis tapi juga untuk semua kalangan masyarakat. Masyarakat dengan tingkat literasi keuangan yang tinggi akan menerka dampak minimal saat terjadi krisis keuangan. Selain itu, tingkat literasi keuangan yang tinggi memberikan informasi penting agar dapat menjangkau berbagai sumber pendanaan dan juga informasi seputar instrumen keuangan di Indonesia. Instrumen investasi di sektor keuangan ini menjadi penting karena dapat memberikan manfaat bagi banyak pihak, baik pemerintah maupun masyarakat. Investasi yang meningkat mampu mendorong ekspansi usaha dan menciptakan lapangan kerja, serta pendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi. Bagi masyarakat, pemahaman tentang investasi memberikan ruang alternatif agar uang mereka bisa bertumbuh setiap waktu. Mahasiswa merupakan generasi muda yang akan menjadi aset masa depan bangsa dan perlu memiliki pengetahuan seputar literasi keuangan agar mereka bisa mengambil keputusan keuangan dengan te...

Pasar Modal merupakan instrumen keuangan yang memperjualbelikan surat berharga seperti saham, obligasi yang diterbitkan oleh pemerintah maupun swasta. Keberadaan pasar modal memberikan manfaat bagi perusaaan yang membutuhkan dana. Sedangkan bagi investor pasar modal mejadi alternatif investasi yang dapat memberikan potensi keuntungan di masa depan. Bagi pemerintah, pasar modal dianggap menjadi barometer ekonomi suatu negara. Edukasi dan sosialisasi pasar modal, khusunya saham bagi pengurus PKK Kecamatan Sako Palembang perlu dilakukan untuk meningkatkan literasi dan inklusi pasar modal pada masyarakat. Kedepannya, masyarakat yang sudah mengikuti pelatihan tertarik untuk mulai melakukan investasi di sektor pasar modal sehingga partisipasi masyarakat di industri pasar modal Indonesia akan meningkat. Kata kunci : Literasi Keuangan, Pasar Modal, Saham

Teknologi Blockchain atau yang dikenal sebagai distributed ledger merupakan sistem pencatatan yang tersebar luas di jaringan. Blockchain menjadi salah satu teknologi yang memiliki sistem keamanan yang sulit diretas karena setiap jaringan memiliki enkripsi yang berlapis. Selain faktor keamanan, teknologi Blockchain juga memberikan manfaat lain seperti membuat proses transasksi menjadi lebih efisien dengan cara menghapus peran penghubung (middleman). Selain itu, Blockhain juga mampu diimplementasikan di berbagai industri, termasuk Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM). Eksistensi UMKM di Indonesia sangat penting guna membantu penyerapan tenaga kerja, sarana distribusi perekonomian bagi masyarakat dan membantu penerimaan devisa negara. Mengingat pentingnya peran UMKM bagi Indonesia, maka Edukasi Blockchain bagi pelaku UMKM perlu dilakukan sehingga keberlangsungan dan perkembangan bisnis UMKM di Indonesia dapat terus ditingkatkan.Kata kunci : Blockchain, UMKM

Teknologi sudah menjadi bagian terintegrasi dari kehidupan manusia. Perkembangan teknologi tidak hanya merubah model bisnis yang bergerak di bidangnya, tapi juga sudah merambah ke berbagai bidang, termasuk Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM). Keberadaan UMKM di Indonesia dipercayai mampu memberikan kontribusi yang sangat besar bagi perekonomian Indonesia. Oleh karena itu, agar para pelaku UMKM terus dapat bertahan di dunia dengan perubahaan teknologi sangat cepat, maka pelaku UMKM harus terus belajar dan siap untuk merubah model bisnis mengikuti perkembangan zaman. Salah satu perubahan tersebut dengan mendigitalisasi produk yang mereka jual. Edukasi bagi UMKM di kota Palembang terkait bagaimana mengkoneksikan produk mereka secara digital penting untuk dilakukan agar bisnis UMKM tidak hanya bertahan di tengah persaingan tapi juga bisa tumbuh dan berkembang ke skala yang lebih besar.Kata kunci : E-Commerse, Digitalisasi, UMKM

Financial knowledge plays a pivotal role to survive in modern society. The study measures the financial literacy level of public and private university students in Indonesia by distributing an online questionnaire to 608 respondents. The questions of financial literacy refer to the Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, which covered three subjects, namely numeracy and compound interest, inflation, and risk diversification. For this purpose, the level of financial literacy was conducted using descriptive statistics (Eviews). The result shows that there is 12% of the respondents from public universities answered all questions correctly, which is relatively high compared to private university students are at 10%. In addition, more than half of respondents are able to answer the question about numeracy and compound interest correctly, and inflation is 39%. On the other hand, the score is only 27% for the correct answer related to risk diversification. Financial illiteracy consequences are ...

Developed financial markets act as a catalyst in promoting greater economic growth for nations. Healthy financial market growth among nations is found to improve good job creations and aid economic growth in line with Sustainable Development Goal 8. Developing economies could emulate the growth principles from developed economies on financial market development. This paper analyzes the impact of financial market development and economic growth in middle-income and high-income countries of ASEAN and CEE countries from 2002 to 2019. Annual time series data were sourced from World Bank using stock market development indicators. The panel data based on the random effect model was employed to determine the correlation between stock market development and economic growth. The findings of the study reveal that market capitalization and total stock traded from the total value positively impact economic growth. In contrast, the relationship between the stock traded of domestic share and GDP growth is negative. To foster greater economic growth, countries and policymakers need to focus on developing the financial market sector and maintaining the macroeconomic stability.

The stock market has captured the attention of many investor and scholars. It has become one of the most crucial aspects of a modern market economy. This study aims to determine the LASSO technique applications on the stock market in Indonesia. Furthermore, this research also compare linear regression techniques using the least squares method and using the LASSO approach to find out which model is the most appropriate and simple in making the estimation. The data is composed of daily closing stock price over the period from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2014. The results suggest that the best model in Indonesia Stock Market data of 2000-2014 is using LASSO techniques due to more simpler and the result of estimation relatively similar with least square regression model.

Financial services play a pivotal role to improve people’ s lives. Despite its importance, about 40% of Indonesian population remains
financially excluded from credit. Although there have been numerous studies analyzing barriers to financial services in Indonesia,
none of these focus on understanding consumer vulnerability in
the context of both fintech and bank loan. This study identifies
different factors contributing to consumer vulnerability for fintech
and long-term bank loan customers. Age has different roles in determining the loan vulnerability, with a higher risk for fintech loan
customers and lower risk for property mortgage (KPR). This paper
helps fintech companies and policy makers to understand the factors contributing to consumer vulnerability both short-term and
long-term credit loans.

Financial knowledge plays a pivotal role to survive in modern society. The study measures the financial literacy level of public and private university students in Palembang, Indonesia by distributing an online questionnaire to 608 respondents. The questions of financial literacy refer to the Standard & Poor's Rating Services, which covered three subjects, namely numeracy and compound interest, inflation, and risk diversification. For this purpose, the level of financial literacy was conducted using descriptive statistics (Eviews). The result shows that there is 12% of the respondents from public universities answered all questions correctly, which is relatively high compared to private university students are at 10%. In addition, more than half of respondents are able to answer the question about numeracy and compound interest correctly, and inflation is 39%. On the other hand, the score is only 27% for the correct answer related to risk diversification. Financial illiteracy consequences are poor financial decisions that can impact their future finance.

The advance in financial service industry and commodity price's fluctuation play a pivotal role for the development of economic growth. This study attempted at analyzing the relationship among stock market development (market capitalization, total value traded ratio and turnover ratio), commodity price (Coal, CPO, Oil, Rubber, and Gold) on economic growth in ASEAN-5 countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. All the annual data has been taken from World Bank over the period of 2000 to 2018. The panel data was applied by using Eviews 9. The result revealed that market capitalization, total value traded ratio, oil and rubber have positive impact, while turnover ratio, crude palm oil, and gold have negative impact on economic growth. This research will help investors and policy makers to understand the impact of stock market development and commodity price for economic growth in ASEAN-5 countries.

The trade war between the US and China by imposing tariffs has the potential to affect global financial stability. As the largest economy in the world, the US and China had been trading goods and services globally. Then, when these countries have retaliated, the tariff war will affect the global supply chain, international trade, economy, and the stock market. This research examined the effect of the US-China trade war on ASEAN stock prices using an event-study approach. The result shows that the ASEAN stock market has positive abnormal returns during pre-event period (12%). In contrast, ASEAN stock markets shifted to negative abnormal return (-7.4%) in the short-term window, indicating that the stock market is efficient. Stock price reflects the information from the market quickly. However, the impact of the trade war on the ASEAN stock market is insignificant.

ASEAN region takes benefit from a great financial integration; however, this region has been subjected to external economic shock. This study focused on analyzing the impact of macroeconomic indicators and stock market development on economic growth in ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines, and Vietnam) for the period from 2008 to 2018. The panel data was employed to determine how market capitalization, turnover ratio, real interest rate, and inflation have impact on economic growth in ASEAN. This study revealed that all stock market development variables have positive impact on economic growth, but the correlation between real interest rate and inflation was negative. As a result, this study recommends that ASEAN authorities should focus on stock market development as well as control macroeconomic variables prudently to boost economic growth.