The need for prudential supervision imposed to banks by law arises from the action that banking market’s basic factors have. Therefore, it is about banks’ role in economy. The normal functioning of banks in all their important duties maintains the stability of banking system. Further, the...

The need for prudential supervision imposed to banks by law arises from the action that banking market’s basic factors have. Therefore, it is about banks’ role in economy. The normal functioning of banks in all their important duties maintains the stability of banking system. Further, the...

The need for prudential supervision imposed to banks by law arises from the action that banking market’s basic factors have. Therefore, it is about banks’ role in economy. The normal functioning of banks in all their important duties maintains the stability of banking system. Further, the...

The paper aims to study the evolution of the financial regulation and supervision in Hungary from 1987, the year when the foundations of the two-tier banking system were laid. After a brief overview of the history of the Hungarian financial system we turn our attention to the history of the...

The EU accession countries have made remarkable progress in developing their financial sectors. Nevertheless, potential risks to banking sector stability remain. We take stock of these risks, with a focus on the challenges posed by the EU accession process. Important potential risks we identify...

The Basel III framework represents an important step in strengthening financial stability by applying new more complex prudential regulations. At a micro- and a macroprudential level, these standards set higher capital requirements and better quality in view of a better risk management,...

Financial stability is a primary objective of international decision-making process. The analysis and evaluation of the Romanian banking system is paramount, because this is the core of the financial market, which is in the process of European integration and shocks' propagation cross-border...

Stability and Growth Pact strengthened macroeconomic imbalances procedure, both managed under the European Semester, are intended to anticipate problems and to ensure corrective action as necessary, evidencing the intensification and expansion of economic governance in Europe. To get a larger...

Following the financial-economic crisis the financial systems worldwide have been subjected to enormous pressure, which called into question the need for financial system stability in general and in particular the one of the banking system. We overview the most important indicators in financial...

The impact of the business cycle on banks’ internally generated cash flows is an important driver in the pro-cyclical dynamics of the traditional banking business. This issue has been understated in the discussion on counter-cyclical regulations. Considerable attention has been given to the...