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Does too much competition in banking hurt society? What policies can best protect and stabilize banking without stifling it? Institutional responses to such questions have evolved over time, from interventionist regulatory control after the Great Depression to the liberalization policies that started...

Adapting to the demands of financial globalisation is currently one of the most pressing preoccupations of bankers, financial institutions and financial authorities. Many aspects of this issue are addressed in this volume, based on a colloquium held in Vienna in April 2000 by the Société Universitaire...

Research on MFI performance is still in its infancy. MFIs are hybrid organizations with dual objectives. Performance studies in microfinance are therefore less straightforward compared to performance studies in traditional banking research. This book contains new MFI performance research by top scholars from across the globe.

This book analyses how the financial system adjusts to institutional changes such as new technology, political tendencies, cultural differences, new business models, and government interactions. It emphasises how different institutional settings affect firms' borrowing and increases our understanding of how efficient financial markets are formed.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich BWL - Bank, Börse, Versicherung, Note: 1,0, Hochschule Hannover, Veranstaltung: Bank- und Versicherungsbetriebslehre, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Betrachtet man die Entstehung und den Verlauf der aktuellen Wirtschaftskrise, so ist es erstaunlich, welche...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich BWL - Bank, Börse, Versicherung, Note: 1,3, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Veranstaltung: Aktuelle Probleme der Rechnungslegung der Kreditinstitute nach IFRS, 24 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Juli 2007 offenbarten...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich BWL - Bank, Börse, Versicherung, Note: 1,3, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Veranstaltung: Alternativer Risikotransfer (ART), 17 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In Folge einer Reihe von schweren Naturkatastrophen zu...

This paper addresses analytical aspects of exchange rate policy and emphasizes the relationship among exchange rate flexibility, financial discipline, and international competitiveness.

Trade finance has long been an important component of international financial flows. Firms in emerging market economies, in particular, rely heavily on bank-financed trade credits to support their export and import activities. This book examines why and how much trade finance flows decline during financial...

Business Knowledge for IT in Trading and Exchanges is targeted at IT professionals that need buisness knowledge of the trading and exchanges

Credit and credit risk permeates every corner of the financial world. Previously credit tended to be acknowledged only when dealing with counterparty credit risk, high-yield debt or credit-linked derivatives, now it affects all things, including such fundamental concepts as assessing the present value...

This latest addition to the Financial Engineering Explained series focuses on the new standards for derivatives valuation, namely, pricing and risk management taking into account counterparty risk, and the XVA's Credit, Funding and Debt value adjustments.

This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully sequenced...

In 2001- 02, Argentina experienced one of the worst economic crises in its history. A default on government debt, which occurred against the backdrop of a prolonged recession, sent the Argentine currency and economy into a tailspin. Although the economy has since recovered from the worst, the crisis...