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Trade credit policies in the construction industry: A comparative study of Central-Eastern and Western EU countries Cover

Trade credit policies in the construction industry: A comparative study of Central-Eastern and Western EU countries

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2024-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 56 - 69
Submitted on: Feb 25, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 9, 2024
Published on: Mar 31, 2025
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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