The CFCI brings our expertise in finance, economics, corporate accountability and law together to provide an appropriate hub to explore the synergetic and inter-disciplinary nature of such research problems external drivers of financial and economic contemporary problems facing global businesses. As a PG researcher within the Centre you will be encouraged to access and engage with our academic staff, become an active member of our lively PhD community and take the opportunity to enhance and promote your research to the widest possible audience The CFCI creates many opportunities for our PGR community. Some of our activities include 1) PGR Community Building Events: regular meetings focusing on students experience and networking. 2) CFCI Seminar Series: held at regular intervals (weekly or fortnightly) with guest presentations from existing members, international visiting researchers and invited speakers and 3) Specialised Research Workshops: specialised research workshops, e.g. quantitative research methodology and software skills.<br><br>We live in rapidly changing societies facing multifaceted problems. These range from the traditional economic issues of conflicts over trade and investment flows to seemingly none-economic ones such as cybersecurity, armed conflict & political instability, environmental degradation (especially the danger of global warming) and pandemics. We aim to providing policy-relevant analyses to address such current issues. The distinguishing feature of this CFCI research theme is the adoption of the economics lens and rigorous methods to examine these varied societal problems. The diversity of expertise of our members means that we often have the opportunity to approach research questions from a unique well-rounded perspective.