For the largest 55 German banks, we detect the presence of countercyclical yield seeking in the form of acquisition of high-yielding periphery bonds in the period from Q1 2008 to Q2 2011. This investment strategy is pursued by banks not subject to a bailout, banks characterised by high...

This paper explores the potential benefits of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for public finance, focusing specifically on its use in the Value Added Tax (VAT) system. With low adoption rates in jurisdictions that have launched retail CBDC, questions have arisen about the actual solutions...

Although foreign exchange rates (FER) and inflation increased slowly between from 2002 and 2013, they increased rapidly after that time and they have reached the highest level in 2018 on annual base since 2006. Adverse developments in indicators like FER make negative effects on economic actors...

The study is prepared to strengthen reserves of CBRT. For this purpose, a set of proposals, consisting of transferring Treasury's share in profit to reserves and increasing Treasury's share in CBRT, is developed. Effects of the proposals are analyzed by using data, which are gathered from...