Актуальность исследования теории оптимальных валютных зон (ОВЗ) обусловлена активизацией интеграционных процессов в современной мировой валютной системе и...

European monetary integration has been a really ambitious project since the very beginning and during last decade it succeeded in many areas. The euro was launched without serious problems and since then the European Central Bank has managed to achieve a low inflation rate in the whole euro...

Global activity in foreign exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets continued to increase over the three years to April 2013. The increase in foreign exchange turnover was mostly driven by growth in the United Kingdom. Turnover in Australia declined slightly, even though global...

The adoption of the euro as a common currency in 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union was achieved in a process that did not strictly observe the recommendations of the economic theory of an optimal monetary area. The elimination of exchange rates before the establishment of European...