The  Global Business Investment and Publications, publisher of the  African Journal of Accounting, Economics, Finance and Banking Research; North American Journal of Finance and Banking Research; Asia Pacific Journal of Finance and Banking Research; European Journal of Finance and Banking Research; Global Journal of Finance and Banking Issues and Global Journal of International Business Research and announces an online conference on April 24, 2009 and  calls for papers on all functional areas of business and economics: accounting, finance, marketing, management, management information systems, financial   economics and political  economy. This conference will in particular discuss the causes of the present global financial crisis and economic recession and possible solutions as they relate to each functional area of business and economics, national, regional and global stock markets and economies.

All accepted completed papers after online presentations and discussions and rewriting will be published in special issues of our journals: the African Journal of Accounting, Economics, Finance and Banking Research; the North American Journal of Finance and Banking Research; the Asia Pacific Journal of Finance and Banking Research; the European Journal of Finance and Banking Research; the Global Journal of Finance and Banking Issues and the Global Journal of International Business Research. Please see more information about these journals at this website, http://www.globip.com.

Manuscripts are invited in terms of competitive papers in the following areas: accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, information systems and political economy.