Regular Issue  

• Editor-in-Chief & Chair of the Editorial Board -Dr. Rahil Najafov (Azerbaijan)
• Print ISSN: 2790-1041
• Online ISSN: 2790-2366
• DOI Prefix: 10.56334/bpj/
• Established: 2021
• Publisher Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
• Frequency: Semi-annual; | Regular | Open Access
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• Contact / Submissions: info@bankandpolicy.org

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Table of contents

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Green Recovery and Sustainable Development in OECD States and Ukraine: Comparative Assessment, Policy Adaptation, and Environmental Reconstruction in a Post-Crisis Context | Author (s): Olena Dovgal;  Nataliia Goncharenko
Received: 22.09.2025  |  Accepted: 23.11.2025  |  https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.1   | p.7-25

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European Economic Integration and the Future of Uzbekistan’s State Enterprises: Strategic Reforms, Institutional Convergence, and New Opportunities for Sustainable Growth  | Author (s): Rasulev Alisher Fayziyevich, Shomurodov Tokhir Boymurod ugli, Babajanova Malika Ruzimovna, Abdukadoriya Kamola Azimovna , Rahil Najafov, Kamran Asadov 
Received: 17.09.2025  |  Accepted: 24.11.2025  |  https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.2    | p.26-40
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Cross-Cultural Determinants of Mobile Banking App Adoption: A Comparative Study of University Students in Sri Lanka and the Digital Banking Context of Bulgaria | Author (s): Nadia Mironova A.;  Kumaradeepan Vasanthakumar 
Received: 22.09.2025  |   Accepted: 24.11.2025  |   https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.23   | p.41-50

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Reforming Azerbaijan’s Financial Sector: Structural Transformation, Alignment with International Banking Standards, and Demonstrable Improvements in Banking System Performance | Author (s): Aybeniz Anvar gizi Gubadova, Tunzala Tofig gizi Gurbanova, Gulsum Mirdamet gyzy Mammadova, Nigar Pirverdi gyzy Ashurbeyli-Huseynova
Received: 22.09.2025 |  Accepted: 24.11.2025 |   https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.4     | p.51-63

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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) | Author (s): Yang Hong’en; Tokhir Shomurodov
Received: 15.07.2025  | Accepted: 24.11.2025  |  https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.5    | p.64-74

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Digital Economic Transformation, Employment Dynamics, and Gender Inclusion: Empirical Analysis of Wage Labor Participation Across Networked Economies | Author (s): Leyli Allahverdiyeva
Received: 22.07.2025  |  Accepted: 01.12.2025  |   https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.6      | p.75-83
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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: 23.08.2025  |  Accepted: 08.12.2025  |   https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.7     | p.84-92

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Modeling Financial and Investment Support for Regional Socio-Economic Development: Challenges, Mechanisms, and Strategic Directions in Azerbaijan   | Author:  Guliyeva Aygun, Eldar
  Received: 16.09.2025  |  Accepted: 06.01.2026 |   https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.8     | p.93-106
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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  |  Author (s): Vanshika Thakur;  Gosala Raju
Received: 08.10.2025  |  Accepted: 22.01.2026   |  https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.9       | p.107-119

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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: 23.09.2025  |  Accepted: 24.01.2026  |  https://doi.org/10.56334/bpj/6.1.10    |  p.120–128.
 

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