English Abstract: The first aim of this paper is to describe the main developments in the Ukrainian economy since its independence in 1991, focusing on the evolution of output, and the path of economic reforms — that is, to simply show what happened. The bottom line on that is well known:...

What determines how trade in a commodity is divided between privately negotiated transactions via "middle men" (dealer/brokers) in a telephone or "dealer market" versus transactions via "market makers" (specialists) at publicly observable bid/ask prices? To address this question, we extend...

English Abstract: "If I were to say just one thing about Ukraine, I think I would have to stress it is the most underperforming country of all the countries I know." said Ivan Mikloš, co-founder and president of think-tank MESA10 and a member of the International Advisory Board of National...

Process of globalisation defines the new frontiers, leaving more importance to the territory. In the context of a rapidly changing international environment it is of no small importance to ask some question about the present situation in the bordering regions, their foreseeable evolution, both...

English Abstract: In the publication, Barabara Nowakowska and Piotr Noceń discuss 'Poland's Private Equity Market: Current Conditions and Development Prospects', and Michał Surowski and Michał Popiołek describe 'Private Equity From a Bank's Perspective'.Polish Abstract: W niniejszym Zeszycie...

Polish Abstract: Podmioty zbiorowego inwestowania (towarzystwa funduszy inwestycyjnych, powszechne towarzystwa ubezpieczeniowe, powszechne towarzystwa emerytalne, domy maklerskie, firmy typu asset management) to przedsiębiorstwa, w których kapitał ludzki stanowi zasadniczy element sukcesu...