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Market risk disclosures, corporate governance structure and political connections: evidence from GCC firms

Ahmed Al-HadiSchool of Accounting, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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Khamis Hamed Al-YahyaeeDepartment of Economics and Finance, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Syed Mujahid HussainDepartment of Economics and Finance, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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Grantley TaylorSchool of Accounting, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Pages 1346-1350 | Published online: 28 Dec 2017

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