This book is a collection of six studies on behaviour of financial and economic variables in emerging and Euro markets. It includes the latest empirical studies on 32 emerging economies. The studies cover examination of the behaviour of interest rates, banks' credit and default risks, sovereign...

The book features eight studies related to governance and risk. It provides a critical evaluation of Basel II, and questions the significance of corruption in country risk analysis and investors' decision making. It offers a reliable model of early warning credit signals that helps managers to...