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ArticlePloS one2023

The impact of COVID-19 on firm risk and performance in MENA countries: Does national governance quality matter?

Hamza Almustafa, Quang Khai Nguyen, Jia Liu, Van Cuong Dang

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Hamza AlmustafaThe Department of Banking and Financial Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-1274-6945
Quang Khai NguyenSchool of Banking, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Chi Minh City, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0002-4683-2836
Jia LiuFaculty of Business and Law, Accounting and Financial Management, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Van Cuong DangSchool of Public Finance, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on firm risk and performance in different country-level governance qualities in the MENA region. Analyzing a sample of 739 non-financial listed firms in 12 MENA countries for the period 2011-2020, we found that the COVID-19 crisis negatively impacted the performance of firms, especially low-performance firms, in most industries, and increased firm risk in general. Moreover, we found that national governance quality plays an important role in mitigating the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on firm operations. Specifically, national governance quality reduces the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on firm performance and the positive impact of the crisis on firm risk. The results are consistent with our contention that national governance quality contributes to creating a positive environment for businesses activities and reducing economic shocks.

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COVID-19CommerceHumansIndustry

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PMID36745655
PMCPMC9901813

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