scholarly journals THE ROLE OF NATIONAL TASK FORCE IN RESPONDING TO ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 224-237
Author(s):  
THARISHINI KRISHNAN ◽  
SALMA YUSOF ◽  
HERLIN ANAK AMAN ◽  
KDR SUGENDERAN NAGALAN
Keyword(s):  
Security Policy ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Security Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Border Security ◽  
National Task ◽  
Illegal Activities ◽  
The Impact

Border security is an essential component of Malaysia’s defence and security policy. During the COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysia’s border security management was tested with the increase of illegal entry into the country. The central argument of this paper is that, whilst Movement Control Order (MCO), or lockdown as it is more commonly known, aims to restrict movement, this limited movement was exploited for illegal entries into the country, leading to the establishment of the National Task Force (NTF), which coordinated various enforcement agencies to safeguard Malaysian territory. On this ground, this paper aims to analyse the role of the NTF in responding to increasing illegal activities amidst the pandemic. The discussion is divided into: (a) identifying illegal entries during the pandemic; (b) the impact of illegal entries to border management in Malaysia; (c) examining the roles of the NTF in responding to the illegal activities; and (d) the impact of the NTF in border security management in Malaysia. As a preliminary study, this paper only uses secondary data collection in addressing the problem statement. Keywords: National task force; COVID-19 pandemic; Illegal activities; Illegal immigrants; Border security managemen

Republic of Moldova in the Context of Regional Security Challenges in Eastern Europe

2018 ◽  
pp. 299-304
Author(s):  
Stefan Tibuleac
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Security System ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Strategic Uncertainty ◽  
European Security ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

This article analyzes the most current security issues for the Republic of Moldova that are part of the regional security context of Eastern Europe –the region that can be considered the epicenter of international tensions through which the„geopolitical line of fracture”passes. The geographical position of the Republic of Moldova makes this state particularly sensitive to any negative trends in theregion. Growing of international tensions creates security threats and complicates economic development. From a historical point of view, Moldova has repeatedly fallen victim by the confrontation of the great powers. Therefore, the Republic of Moldova has a vital interest in preventing a new conflict in Eastern Europe. This article is based on a number of assumptions made by changes in the European security environment, such as the „shift of weight” to the East, strategic uncertainty, increasing the role of non-state actors, the situation in eastern Ukraine, etc. Based on these assumptions, this article makes an attempt to outline the potential role of the Republic of Moldova in the Eastern European security system, taking into account the desideratum for integration of the republic into the European Union. Other relevant factors will be taken into account for shaping the role of the Republic of Moldova in the European security system, namely: the security deficit; the impact of NATO and EU security policy; the rebirth of the project to create a regional defense alliance, etc. This article will largely take into account the military aspects of security. Keywords: Republic of Moldova, national security, Eastern Europe, NATO, Intermarium, defence, threats, risks, challenges

scholarly journals THE ROLES OF OTORITAS JASA KEUANGAN TO OVERCOME FICTIVE INVESTMENT BENGKULU CITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Herawan Sauni ◽  
Dimas Dwi Arso
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Empirical Approach ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Set Up

This research is purpose to know the role of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan in overcome fictitious investment in Bengkulu city and To know the efforts of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan to protect the consumers that take fictitious investment in Bengkulu city. This research uses empirical approach, that is research in the place by using interviews to get answers about the role of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan to overcome fictitious investment in Bengkulu city and the efforts of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan to protect consumers that has done fictitious investment in Bengkulu City. This research uses two types of data,that is primary data and secondary data. Then, its data to be analyzed in a research report that is qualitative descriptive. The results of the research is the role of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan to  overcome fictitious investment in Bengkulu City that is preventive and repressive efforts. The preventive efforts for example to socializing and educating people to alert investment and coordinating with law enforcers and other regulators. The repressive efforts, for example set up an Alert Investment task force in every area. Then the efforts of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan to protect consumers that have  fictitious investment in Bengkulu City is regulated in POJK Number 1 / POJK.07 / 2013 about Perlindungan Konsumen Sektor Jasa Keuangan

scholarly journals Somaliland: a self-declared country’s fight against COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-87
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Task Force ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
National Task ◽  
Unfavorable Effect ◽  
Trade Partner ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

Somaliland despite having a weak health system, managed COVID-19 better than some well-resourced countries in the continent by establishing a National Task Force to direct efforts in early detection, surveillance, risk communication and infection control of the virus. The Ministry of Health has been able to garner personnel with medical skills to increase the response workforce and also supervise the activities of medical facilities across the country. However, these measures have shown unfavorable effect on the economy. Somaliland is in active trade with other African countries and neglecting the impact of the virus can greatly affect the trade partner countries. Appropriate relief funds should be offered by capable countries to lessen the economic impact of the pandemic in the country. In the meantime, it is time to reframe the health system of Somaliland and improve sectors that have been underfunded like emergency, intensive care units and the surgical departments.

Can financial inclusion reduce the presence of corruption? Evidence from selected countries in Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 1345-1362
Author(s):  
Folorunsho M. Ajide
Keyword(s):  
Random Effect ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Least Square ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Control Of Corruption

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of financial inclusion (FI) on control of corruption in selected African countries.Design/methodology/approachThe study employs secondary data spanning over a period of 2005–2016. These data are sourced from IMF's International Financial Statistics, World Bank Development Indicators, Global Financial Development Database, Transparency International and International Country Risk Guide. The author uses Sarma (2008) approach to construct the FI index for 13 countries in Africa. The author applies random effect, robust least square and instrumental variable (IV) estimations to examine the impact of FI on control of corruption in Africa.FindingsThe author finds that financial inclusion improves the control of corruption. The author tests for possible FI threshold to avoid the case of extreme FI in Africa. The results show that there is a threshold level if reached, FI would have negative impacts in the control of corruption. This may likely happen mainly due to weak institutions in Africa. The results are robust to alternative proxy for control of corruption and various alternative estimation techniques.Practical implicationsThe finding indicates that FI can serve as part of toolkits for reducing corruption in Africa.Originality/valueThis study stresses the important role of FI in the economic system. It is the first paper that empirically suggests the role of FI in controlling corruption in Africa.

Doing good across organizational boundaries

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 2389-2412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo K.S. Lam
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Signalling Theory ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to theoretically hypothesise and empirically test the impact of sustainable supply chain practices (SSCPs) on firms’ financial risk. Design/methodology/approach This research adopts signalling theory to explain the signalling role of SSCPs and the moderating role of the signalling environment in terms of supply chain characteristics. It collects and combines longitudinal secondary data from multiple sources to test the direct impact of SSCPs on firms’ financial risk and the moderating role of supply chain complexity and efficiency. It conducts various additional tests to check the robustness of the findings and to account for alternative explanations. Findings This research shows that SSCPs help firms reduce financial risk but do not affect their returns. Moreover, the risk reduction of SSCPs is greater for firms with more complex and efficient supply chains. The findings are robust to alternative variable measurements and analysing strategies. Research limitations/implications This research reveals the role of SSCPs in reducing financial risk, urging researchers to pay more attention to the financial risk implications of supply chain practices in general and SSCPs in particular. Practical implications This research encourages firms to engage in SSCPs to reduce financial risk and enables them to assess the urgency of their SSCPs investments in view of the complexity and efficiency of their supply chains. Originality/value This is the first research examining the impact of SSCPs on financial risk, based on longitudinal secondary data and signalling theory. The empirical evidence documented and the theoretical perspective adopted offer important implications for future practice and research on SSCPs.

scholarly journals Effects of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Ghana: the role of institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Evans Kulu ◽  
Samuel Mensah ◽  
Prince Mike Sena
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Output Growth ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
The Impact

The role of institutions in both the inflow and the impact of foreign direct investment is of great im¬portance. The quality of institutions in a country can direct investment towards improving growth. This paper analyzes the individual and combined effect of foreign direct investment and institutions on economic growth in Ghana. The paper used the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) tech¬nique for secondary data obtained from 1995 to 2019. All data series, except for the quality institution index, were drawn from the World Bank Development Indicators. Institutional Quality Index data was obtained from the Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Index website. The results of the ARDL model indicate that foreign direct investment and a quality institutional index together have a significantly positive effect on a country’s economic growth compared to their individual effects in both the short and long run. The study recommends that government policies should be aimed at attracting foreign direct investment while strengthening institutions and regulations to enhance output growth.

scholarly journals Aspek Perizinan dalam Pendirian Perseroan Terbatas dengan Sistem Online Single Submission

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Made Karina Thalia Crisandyna ◽  
I Nyoman Sumardika ◽  
Desak Gde Dwi Arini
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Limited Liability Company ◽  
Force System ◽  
Regulatory Aspects ◽  
National Task ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Goals And Objectives

The acceleration and increase in investment and business needs to be done by implementing an integrated business licensing service online or online single submission (OSS). This study aims to determine the licensing process of establishing a Limited Liability Company with the OSS system and the constraints faced by the directors in OSS and their mitigation efforts. This research is an empirical legal research using empirical juridical approach type and using primary data sources and secondary data. Data collection is done by direct observation in the field and then analyzed using qualitative analysis methods. The results of this study indicate that the licensing process of establishing a Limited Liability Company is carried out online by accessing the OSS website and completing the data as contained in the system. The OSS Institution will then issue an NIB to obtain a Business License and a Commercial or Operational License including to fulfill the requirements for a Business License and a Commercial or Operational License. Furthermore, the obstacles faced in the OSS system are related to regulatory aspects, system aspects, governance aspects, lack of socialization, additional costs in adjusting the goals and objectives of the Limited Liability Company, and accessing them that occur twice, both online and file submission. In the context of overcoming existing obstacles, a task force was formed consisting of the National Task Force, Ministry / Institution Task Force, Provincial Task Force, District / City Task Force, system renewal, seminars and briefing on the OSS system.

scholarly journals Analisis Persepsi Bisnis Terhadap Persepsi Konsumen Melalui Indeks Tendensi Bisnis (ITB) dan Indeks Tendensi Konsumen (ITK) di Indonesia.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Agung Gatra Diarga
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Business To Consumer ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Impact

The condition of the global economy is greatly affected by the movements of economic agents itself. After the global crisis that happened years ago, 2018 the state of the global economy not fully recovered. In the moment the role of economic agents so influenced by the information received and how that information is processed, so that will affect the perception on an object of that information. And in the end will have an impact on decision making right or not. In this research will analyze perception on the impact of business to consumer perception shown through indicators of the business tendency index on consumer tendency index. The research was conducted using secondary data from the central bureau of statistics by focusing on a span of years the global crisis that is 2017-2019 or pre until post crisis. The method used is descriptive statistics analysis. The result of which is known that the perception business have a positive influence on consumer perception in the view through the business tendency index on consumer tendency index  

scholarly journals AN ASSESSMENT ROLE OF AMISOM IN THE PEACEBUILDING PROCESS IN SOMALIA: A STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1073-1081
Author(s):  
Abdullahi Ali ◽  
Neelam Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reconciliation Process

Purpose of the study: The aim of this study is to examine the role of AMISOM in Somalia's peacebuilding process in terms of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) and reconciliation among Somali clans. Methodology: This study uses a descriptive design with document analysis to attain the research objectives. Secondary data is used. The data are collected from books, articles, journals, and literature on peacebuilding. Main findings: The results show that AMISOM has no significant role in disarming, demobilizing, and reintegrating clan militias into communities. The AMISOM reconciliation process has not succeeded to bring Somalis together to determine how key issues are negotiated. Application of this study: This research is useful for peacebuilding practitioners and government/policymakers in identifying the drivers, causes of armed conflicts in Somalia. Novelty and originality: While other studies focused on the impact of power-sharing in rebuilding the Somalia government, the present study examines the impact of DDR, tailored with reconciliation in clan co-existence and silencing clan conflicts.

scholarly journals The Moderating Role of CSR On the Antecedents And Out Come of Earnings Management in The Iraqi Firm

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ghanim Ahmed ◽  
Yuvaraj Ganesan ◽  
Fathyah Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Csr Disclosure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

The increase in the number of firms manipulating financial reports has misled shareholders' investment decisions and resulted in an indelible blot on foreign investors’ trust. Due to earnings management (EM) practice, managers' inefficiency, and lack of transparency in Iraq companies. This study tested the influence of the corporate governance mechanisms (CG), (board independence, audit committee, meeting frequency) on EM based on agency theory, as well, to link between EM and firm's performance (FP) in Iraqi listed companies and the impact of moderating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) based on the Stakeholder Theory. The study's sample consists of 65 companies for the 2013-2018 financial years. Data were collected mainly from the annual reports (secondary data) of the Iraqi listed firms. This study uses the M-score model to detect EM practices as practical techniques in detecting earnings manipulation practices. The panel static model estimators. Hence, this paper adds to the CG literature from the perspective of stakeholder theory using Iraq's unique industrial environment. Based on the research results, policy-makers might use the study‘s findings to recognize the essential roles of several CG mechanisms in alleviating the opportunistic practices in Iraq. Further, companies should also be encouraged to enhance the CSR disclosure quality.

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