The paper analyses the swift growth of bank loans granted to the nongovernmental sector with a special attention on the case of Romania, concluding that it creates several perils for the macroeconomic and financial stability.

The construction of an Aggregate Financial Stability Index represents one of the methods used for assessing the level and dynamics of financial sector stability.

One of the main globalization process effect is the increase of dependency among the economic actors. Networking is the response to the companies’ need of dealing with a high complex and liquid environment. The network brings to its members the opportunity to share risks and uncertainty. Based...

The study has as its objectives, to determine the influence of price volatility and price expectation in the rate of inflation as a measure of the price level. In addition, the study sought to evaluate ipso facto the extent to which monetary policy has influenced inflation by reducing price...

Investment companies are exploring the best opportunities on financial markets for financial instruments transactions in order to optimize the portfolio structure and to diversify the risk. Trading the financial derivatives is assumed to be one of the most efficient methods to increase the...

The recent financial crisis has brought new legislation in order to increase transparency in the banking sector. In Romania, as well as in the whole European Cummunity, the new legislation adresses, primarily, the protection of credit consumers. In compliance with EU Directive 2008/48/EC, the...

The recent financial crisis has brought new legislation in order to increase transparency in the banking sector. In Romania, as well as in the whole European Cummunity, the new legislation adresses, primarily, the protection of credit consumers. In compliance with EU Directive 2008/48/EC, the...

The scope of this article is to underline the overall economic impact of Single Euro Payments Area adoption upon the major players in the payments industry. Our study is structured on chapters that present the implications of SEPA on the banking industry, the project’s consequences in respect...

Monetary policy is one of the most sensitive problems in the modern financial systems. Money production of central banks and commercial banks generates a lot of problems in the prices mechanism, structure of production and is the major source of error in entrepreneurial decision. This paper...

The global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has triggered an unprecedented crisis, creating social, political, economic and financial challenges for both Europe and the rest of the world. Faced with all these challenges, governments have implemented ambitious measures to support companies and...