Global Financial Architecture Under Geopolitical, Financial and Policy Pressures: A Capacity–Pressure Index of Financial Resilience


Kuzu M., Kocaoğlu F.

Sustainability (Switzerland), cilt.18, sa.19, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 19
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/su181910159
  • Dergi Adı: Sustainability (Switzerland)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Geobase, INSPEC
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: composite index, financial resilience, financial stress, geopolitical risk, global financial architecture, policy uncertainty, SDG 10.5, structural capacity
  • Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Financial resilience depends on both prevailing pressures and the resources available to maintain financial functions. This study proposes a Global Financial Resilience Index (GFRI) that combines selected structural indicators with the inverse of geopolitical, policy, and market pressures. The formal retrospective sample covers January 2000–June 2026; July–August extensions are reported separately. Fixed-reference standardisation and geometric aggregation produce a transparent capacity–pressure composite, not a measure of environmental, social or intergenerational sustainability. Fixed-basket comparisons retain some capacity improvement, but a balanced five-indicator panel covers only 20 economies and 12.4–16.0% of global GDP. Country selection and calibration alter the pandemic-era ranking. The OECD growth-cycle mean difference is −8.30 points with HAC(12) p = 0.055. Classification AUC is 0.658, with a 12-month block-bootstrap 95% interval of 0.468–0.821, and does not improve on matched stress benchmarks. The incremental explanatory power of industrial production is negligible. Weight simulations and publication-lag tests reveal uncertainty in material construction. The index offers a reproducible description of selected capacity and pressure conditions; the evidence does not support operational policy bands, superior crisis prediction or comprehensive sustainability claims.