I estimate a single factor model of Swiss exchange rates during World War I for five of the primary belligerents: Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. At the outbreak of the war these nations suspended convertibility of their currencies into gold with the promise that after the...

Islamic finance is one of the most rapidly growing sectors in recent years. During the last decade the global value of Islamic assets has grown at yearly the pace of 10-12 per cent. Sharia compliant products, which are not based on the interest rate, has become popular also in non-Muslim...

Islamic finance is one of the most rapidly growing sectors in recent years. During the last decade the global value of Islamic assets has grown at yearly the pace of 10-12 per cent. Sharia compliant products, which are not based on the interest rate, has become popular also in non-Muslim...

English Abstract: Poland's structural deficit is one of the largest in the EU. While other Member States are taking action to reduce their deficits, the Polish government has not only introduced costly projects, but has also announced additional projects that will further aggravate the state of...

Polish Abstract: Architekturę produktów inwestycyjnych można postrzegać jako schemat, według którego produkty te koegzystują w ramach strategii realizowanej przez daną grupę finansową. Zasadniczy dylemat w tym względzie sprowadza się do akcentowania własnej oferty produktowej i...

Polish Abstract: W niniejszym artykule analizuje się w jakim zakresie systemy bankowe 19 krajów postkomunistycznych różnią się od systemów bankowych 21 krajów wysoko rozwiniętych. Analiza obejmuje okres od 1995 do 2014 roku. Analizą objęto wielkość sektorów bankowych, ich...