The technological developments in the social economy have significant implications for social banks and are optimistically changing the way social retail banks conduct their business. Social banks can invest in social services for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SSMEs) either to acquire a...

Purpose - The research explores the extent to which the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the Greek banking sector has affected its financial and narrative reporting between the periods prior (2002-2004) and after (2005-2007) the implementation of the IFRS....

The financial system consists, without doubt, one of the most important determinants of the world national economies, which undergoes numerous changes and challenges with major impact onthe economic growth prospects of a country. A healthy financial system is the steam engine of the economy, a...

Recent literature on Corporate Annual Reports (CAR) underlines that, in order to meet the changing needs of CAR users, more narrative (forward looking) information should be provided, with a focus on those factors that are liable for longer term value of banks financial performance. This papes...