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The Role of Digital Economy and Society in Promoting Green Accounting Finance: Fresh Insights from New Estimation Cover

The Role of Digital Economy and Society in Promoting Green Accounting Finance: Fresh Insights from New Estimation

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2025-0093 | Journal eISSN: 2303-5013 | Journal ISSN: 2303-5005
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