The College of Administration and Economics at the University of Mosul held on Sunday, March 29, 2026, the defense of a PhD dissertation in Discussion Hall No. (1), entitled:
“The Impact of Good Governance and Monetary Variables on Portfolio Investment in Selected Countries”
by the student Salah Handhal Ahmed Saleh Al-Maamari.
The study aimed to analyze the size and impact of institutional indicators and monetary variables in a group of Asian and emerging countries, and to examine their reflection on portfolio investment and its development using quantitative econometric methods.
The key findings of the study include:
There is a statistically significant effect of institutional and monetary variables in explaining the behavior of portfolio investment.
There are both positive and negative relationships between these variables and portfolio investment in the short and long run across the sample countries.
The examination committee consisted of:
Prof. Dr. Hashim Mohammed Abdullah – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a chair,  Assist. Prof. Dr. Iman Mustafa Rashad – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member,  Assist. Prof. Dr. Rabah Jameel Saad Al-Din – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member,
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Adeeb Ibrahim – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member,  Assist. Prof. Dr. Lora Basim Basheer – College of Administration and Economics / Al-Hamdaniya University as a member and
Assist. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Khudair Abtan – College of Administration and Economics / University of Mosul as a member and supervisor.