046ea7b1-19c5-473e-b611-3758faadf1dd20250214083859447wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS2224-28991109-952610.37394/23207http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=40161320241320242110.37394/23207.2024.21https://wseas.com/journals/bae/2024.phpKlemensKatterbauerCenter for Islamic Meta-Finance, EUCLID University, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRui AlexandreCastanhoAdvanced Research Centre, European University of Lefke Lefke, Northern Cyprus, TR-10 Mersin, TURKEYHassanSyedCenter for Islamic Meta-Finance, EUCLID University, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICDanielMeyerCollege of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, SOUTH AFRICALaurentCleenewerckCenter for Islamic Meta-Finance, EUCLID University, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSemaYilmazDepartment of Economics Yıldız Technical University, TURKEYSeabed mining, which focuses on extracting minerals from the ocean floor, is vital for the sustainable development of the green economy. 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