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ACCOUNTING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS

Macroeconomic and firm-specific determinants of financial performance: Evidence from non-life insurance companies in Africa

Thabiso Sthembiso Msomi1 Department of Management Accounting, Faculty of Accounting and Informatics, Durban University of Technology, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2190312 | Received 10 Jan 2023, Accepted 08 Mar 2023, Published online: 05 Apr 2023

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