Financial Literacy and ESG-Based Empowerment: Review study on Regulatory Support in Malaysia
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https://doi.org/10.61453/jobss.v20260106Keywords:
Financial Literacy, Regulatory Frameworks, ESG Governance, Financial Inclusion, MalaysiaAbstract
The study shed light on the effectiveness of regulatory systems in improving the financial literacy of the Malaysian people. Along with that the study highlights impact of public campaign and education on financial literacy.In order to conduct this effectively and efficiently, study has considered secondary qualitative data, which mainly helps in gathering information from journal article and government published documents. The results show that urban-centric coverage improvement and bad coordination among country-wide regulators and local government, which are limitations to fair access
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