17th ICEIM

All accepted papers will be considered for publication in following international peer-reviewed journals subject to compliance with journals’ guidelines if desired by the contributors.

• Pacific Business Review International (WOS)
• International Journal of Trade and Global Markets (SCOPUS)
• International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance (SCOPUS)
• International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (SCOPUS)
• TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology (SCOPUS)
• International Journal of Applied Mathematics (SCOPUS)
• Lex localis – Journal of Local Self-Government (SCOPUS)
• Empirical Economics Letter (ABDC)
• Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (HEC Y)
• City University Research Journal (HEC Y)
• Information Management and Business Review (ERA)

Book Title:
Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Saudi Arabia

Editors:
Prof. Dr. Bruno S. Sergi
Harvard Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, USA
Harvard Center for International Development, USA
University of Messina, Italy

Publisher:
To be published by Emerald Publishing Limited
(All books in this series will be submitted for indexing with Scopus)
Expected Publication: Late 2026

About the Book:

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is driving one of the world’s most ambitious economic transformations, promoting diversification, productivity, and sustainable growth. The Kingdom’s reforms in fiscal policy, investment, labor, and technology provide a unique context to study modern, reform-driven growth models.

This volume invites theoretical and empirical studies on the drivers of economic growth in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing diversification, innovation, and sustainable development.

Endnote: All conference partners and contributors will be granted free publication opportunities in this book chapter.

The conference invites work in the form of a research paper, conceptual paper, and technical report addressing the timely issues and developments in education, information management, business, development studies, management and technology. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers in but not limited to the subjects of:

Paper Submission
All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review and will be assessed by the reviewers based on quality, originality and relevance. Papers will be reviewed and feedback will be given to authors as soon as possible to complete the review process within one month. Authors should write and format their manuscripts according to author guidelines. Accepted papers will be published in the refereed conference proceedings. Authors are invited to submit full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Contributors can submit their papers as an email attachment: [email protected], [email protected] in doc or docx format or online submission at: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=iceim2026.

Paper Presentation

Participants have to prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation of their accepted work in the English language. However, a parallel session can be arranged for the presenters who would like to present in the local language. Each presenter will be allocated 15-20 minutes time for the presentation. Participants who will register in absentia can make an online presentation.

Best Paper Award
The best paper in each session will be awarded the Best Paper Certificate. Best papers will be notified by the session chair at the end of each session of the conference. All the best papers will be published in journals if desired by the authors.

All attending conference participants must pay the registration fee. For each paper, at least one author must attend and pay the registration fee to be included in the conference proceedings. However, an author can register in absentia if unable to attend the conference. One author can submit more than one paper and need to pay an additional registration fee for each additional paper. In case the paper is multi-authored and more than one author will attend the conference, each attending author needs to register separately.

Note: Registration fee is non-refundable, exclusive of bank charges and can be paid in equivalent AED or USD. Contributor(s) can submit fee through bank transfer or credit card.

All non-member delegates can pay the registration fee of IFRDs Members by adding USD50 to the registration fee of Members of IFRDs and hence become our members.

Registration fee includes: Conference attendance, daily tea breaks, luncheon and publication of accepted papers in the refereed conference proceedings. The registration fee does not include hotel accommodation, transport and journal publication fee. Participants have to arrange visas on their own.

IFRDs is accepting virtual presentations. Authors can present their papers online for this conference.

We will publish and provide a peer-reviewed abstract book and the full paper will be published in double-blind peer-reviewed conference proceedings (Optional) with ISSN 2307-8588 (CD-ROM). Authors have the choice to opt for any of the available options. Refereed conference proceedings will be included in each conference registrant’s packet. Participants can collect their conference packets from the registration desk on the day of the conference.

Prof Dr B S Sergi
Harvard Davis Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute

Prof M Amsal
STIM Lasharan Jaya Makassar, Indonesia

Prof Dr Naveed
Dean Faculty of Management Sciences
City University of Science and Information Technology, Pakistan

The conference will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Note: It is pertinent to mention here that the conference organizers do not provide accommodation. We suggest you make an early reservation at conference Hotel at special conference prices or any nearby hotel.

Dr. Muhammad Adil Khattak, PhD Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr Aamir Saleem, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia
Dr Ijaz ur Rehman, PhD, Sharjah University, Sharjah, UAE
Dr Wei-Bin Zhang, PhD, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Dr Serdar Neslihanoglu, PhD, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey
Dr Umair Muneer Butt, PhD, University of Management & Technology, Pakistan

Conference Chair

Prof Dr Alexandru Trifu, PhD, University Petre Andrei, Iasi, Romania

Conference Co-Chair

Dr Khushbu Agarwal, PhD, Pacific University, India

Conference Convener

Dr. Saqib Muneer, PhD, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia

Members

Prof Dr Hermann Gruenwald, PhD, Burapha University International College, Thailand
Dr Muhammad Ilyas, PhD, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Dr Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, PhD, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
Prof Dr Johan de Jager, PhD, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Dr Katalin Jackel, PhD, Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
Dr Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy PhD, GSIM, International University of Japan
Dr. Muhammad Adil Khattak, PhD Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Prof Dr Chux Gervase Iwu, PhD, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Dr Adeel Anjum, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Dr Wei-Bin Zhang, PhD, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Muhammad Farhan Basheer, University of South Asian Pakistan, Indiana Wesleyan University USA