Call for Papers

2024 Annual International Conference on Emerging Financial Markets and Policy
Sri Lanka Finance Association

August 23, 2024
Hybrid mode: online and on-site at Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka

Amidst the dynamic shifts within the global financial landscape, there is a growing imperative to explore emerging trends and innovations reshaping the financial sector. The rapid technological advancement, globalization, and evolving consumer behaviors in the world emphasize the significance of adopting and innovating the financial sector in the world. In that context, the traditional norms in the financial sector are being redefined, and new paradigms are emerging with new opportunities and complex challenges. As a result, the Annual Conference on Emerging Financial Markets and Policies (EFMP-2024) aims to address the ongoing evolution of international trade and financial flows, alongside other pertinent factors driving change in the financial ecosystem. Further, it fosters collaboration to harness innovative strategies to unlock the full potential of the emerging trends in the financial sector.

The 2024 Annual International Conference on Emerging Financial Markets and Policy organized by the Sri Lanka Finance Association will be held on August 23, 2024, in the hybrid mode: online and on-site at Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka.

The conference welcomes research papers in all areas of finance focusing on emerging markets and economies. Conference tracks include the following:

• Corporate finance
• Investments
• Financial Markets, Institutions and Banking
• International Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Behavioural Finance
• Financial Risk Management
• Fiscal Policy and Public Finance
• Monetary Policies
• Research Methodologies in Finance, Accounting, and Economics
• Financial Market Development and Regulation
• Special Topics (Microfinance, Islamic Finance, and others)

Papers are invited from academics, policy makers as well as graduate students from Sri Lanka and abroad, particularly from emerging and frontier economies.

You are invited to submit your research papers to be considered for presentation at the conference. Only full research papers will be considered.

The authors have the option to publish the papers accepted for the conference for publication in the to the Journal of Emerging Financial Markets and Policy (JEFMP) which is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to emerging and frontier financial markets and economies.

Please to see detailed paper preparation and submission guidelines.

The submission deadline is June 01, 2024 (Extended till June 22, 2024).

Authors will be notified of the acceptance decision by June 30, 2024.

To submit a paper, please email (1) the Paper Submission Form and (2) the article to [email protected]

For any inquiries, please contact the Conference Coordinator

Mrs. Sewwandika Gamage
Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

Prof. Maduranga Kulathunga
Department of Management Sciences
Faculty of Management
Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

Senior Prof. Hareendra Dissabandara
Department of Finance
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]

Prof. Manjula K. Wanniarachchige
Department of Finance
Faculty of Management and Finance
University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]