Introduction
The 8th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economics, Management and Business (8th CIEMB 2025) will be joinly organized by National Economics University (NEU) and Australian National University (ANU) in Hanoi, Vietnam. The aim of the conference is to create a forum for scholars from different academic fields of economics, business and management to exchange and present their research. The conference will provide a platform for debates on contemporary issues of aforementioned fields, supporting strategies to stimulate sustainable worldwide growth and development.
ISI and SCOPUS Indexed Allied Journals Publication Opportunity
All full papers will be issued in the conference proceedings with ISBN.
Papers from the conference will have chances to be published with expedited editorial process in our following allied ISI and SCOPUS indexed journal publications:
- Asian-Pacific Economic Literature (SSCI, Scopus Q3)
- International Review of Economics and Finance (SSCI, Scopus Q1, A-ABDC, ABS2)
- Finance Research Letters (SSCI, Scopus Q1, A-ABDC, ABS2)
- Global Finance Journal (SSCI, Scopus Q1, A-ABDC, ABS2)
- Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment (ESCI, Scopus Q1)
- Journal of Economics & Development (ESCI, Scopus Q1)
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Shiro Armstrong, Australian National University, Australia
Professor Shiro Armstrong is a Professor of Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (ANU). He is Director of the Australia–Japan Research Centre and the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research, and serves as Editor of the East Asia Forum.
He earned his PhD in Economics from ANU in 2009, following a Master’s degree (2005) and a Graduate Diploma (2004) in International Development Economics from the same institution.
His research expertise lies in international trade, economic integration in East Asia, foreign direct investment, and economic diplomacy. He has edited books and authored numerous papers on these themes.
Professor Armstrong has held multiple visiting roles at institutions including Columbia University, Keio University, Peking University, University of Tokyo, and Harvard’s Kennedy School. He supervises PhD students, teaches at undergraduate and executive levels, and has received awards for public policy outreach and media engagement.
Prof. Arman Eshraghi, Cardiff University, the UK
Prof. Arman Eshraghi is Chair of Finance and Investment at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University (UK). He leads the Finance & Investment group, co-founded the Cardiff Fintech Research Group, and serves as Fintech Theme Lead at the Digital Transformation Innovation Institute. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Edinburgh and earlier degrees from Sharif University of Technology.
His academic and professional background spans finance, fintech, and behavioral economics. He has published in leading journals such as Review of Financial Studies and Review of Finance, and his work has been featured in Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, and Bloomberg.
Professor Eshraghi is Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Economics and Finance and holds editorial roles in several other journals.
Dr. Jochen M. Schmittmann, IMF for Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Lao P.D.R.
Dr. Jochen M. Schmittmann is the Regional Resident Representative for the IMF Resident Offices covering Vietnam, Cambodia, and Lao P.D.R. Prior to this role, he served as Deputy Head of the IMF’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo, was a Desk Economist on the Japan team, and acted as Mission Chief for the Federated States of Micronesia. He also held the position of Resident Representative in Singapore, covering Singapore, Malaysia, and Asian financial markets.
Within the IMF, Dr. Schmittmann has worked across multiple departments—Asia and Pacific, Western Hemisphere, Finance, and Monetary and Capital Markets—and was part of the team managing the Fund’s investment portfolio. He has published extensively on finance and macroeconomics, with topics including behavioral finance, climate finance, currency hedging, labor markets, and Asia’s demographic-economic trends.
He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt.
Dr. Jonathan London, UNDP Viet Nam
Jonathan D. London is a political economist and expert in social development. He currently serves as Senior International Economist and Senior Economic Advisor to UNDP Viet Nam. He is also an Associate Professor of Global Political Economy (Asia) at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
He earned his PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2004. His research focuses on comparative political economy, development studies, welfare, inequality, and the political economy of education and health, with a particular emphasis on Viet Nam.
Jonathan London has contributed to various UNDP projects in Viet Nam, including key background papers for the Human Development Reports and policy papers on governance in essential services. He is fluent in Vietnamese and is recognized as a leading international scholar on Vietnamese development.
Venue
The 8th CIEMB 2025 will be held in National Economics University, 207 Giai Phong Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Please see Venue for detailed information.
Topics
We welcome papers both theoretically and empirically on topics in any field of economics, management and business. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
| Economics | Business and Management |
|---|---|
| Agricultural and Natural Resources Economics | Accounting and Auditing |
| Government Finance | Tourism and Hospitality |
| Health Economics | Leisure, Sport and Event Management |
| Industrialization | Real Estate and Land Management |
| Financial Economics | Human Resource Economics and Management |
| International Economics | Business Information Systems |
| Labor Economics | Commerce |
| Rural Development | Leadership |
| Regional Development | Cost Management |
| Welfare Economics | Business Performance Management |
| Sustainable Development | Business Statistics |
| Energy Economics | Communications Management |
| Economic Development | Corporate Finance |
| Environmental Economics | Organization Development |
| Law & Economics | Human Resources |
| Microeconomics | Information Systems |
| Macroeconomics | Information Technology Management |
| Political Economy | Insurance |
| Tourism Economics | International Finance and Trade |
| Emerging Economics | Operations Management |
| Monetary and Fiscal Policies | Innovation, Startups and Entrepreneurship |
| Applied Econometrics | Human Resources Management |
| Creative Industries | Management Information Systems |
| Resource Management | |
| Logistics | |
| Finance & Investment | |
| Banking | |
| Marketing |
Submission
Full submitted papers must be in English, from 5,000 to 10,000 words including references with title of the paper, authors’ names, e-mail addresses and affiliations. Prospective authors will submit their full papers to the email address: ciemb@neu.edu.vn by September 19, 2025. Detailed instructions for formatting the paper are available on Submission Guidelines
Registration Fee
Please see Registration for detailed information.
Important Dates
| Date | Information |
|---|---|
| September 19, 2025 | Deadline for Full Papers |
| October 10, 2025 | Notification of Accepted Papers |
| October 15, 2025 | Deadline for Early Bird Registration |
| October 24, 2025 | Deadline for Regular Registration |
| November 27-28, 2025 | Conference Dates |