This Selected Issues paper on the Republic of Poland constructs a financial conditions index for Poland to explore the link between financial conditions and real economic activity. Measures to contain the fiscal deficit in the aftermath of the global financial crisis led to a reduction in the...

Gives an overview of the situation of women in managerial occupations in ASEAN countries, particularly in Malaysia, since the 1980s and identifies strategic approaches and measures for women in attaining management positions.

Argues that the current contributions of the Madagascar financial system to generating investment, employment and incomes in the Madagascar economy is inadequate and suggests policy and structural transformations that can be initiated to greatly improve the macroeconomic context for labour...

Reviews the literature on the prevalence, causes and consequences of violence and stress in the financial services sector and outlines strategies for the prevention and management of the problem.

Reviews evidence from economic research on the relationship between financial intermediation, growth and employment, focusing on macroeconomic aspects. Shows how developments in the financial sector do contribute to economic growth and highlights the importance of the ability of firms to raise...

The purpose of this chapter is the investigation of financial sector progress in Serbia toward European integration. The domestic financial sector developed very fast in the last decade after establishing a contemporary institutional framework and opening to foreign investors. Banking was the...

This paper aims to explore the dynamic interaction between the real sector and the financial sector in Malaysia during the period 1986:1 to 2011:4, a period in which the global crisis have been felt. The parsimonious error-correction model (PECM) is used to examine the significant role of...

The article is devoted to the study of c connection between the stability of development of the financial sector and its share in the aggregate volume of production. The article conducts a comparative study of the countries that suffered the large-scale financial and economic crisis in 2007 (USA...

The article focuses on an insufficient number of studies of issues of stability of the financial sector of economy. It defines financial stability as a property of this sector to perceive and oppose to exogenous factors through stability with respect to endogenous factors, to maintain its...