1. Introduction -- 2. The Financial System: the European Union perspective -- 3. The European banking system: main features along the evolutionary path -- 4. Banking support for firms: some business areas -- 5. FinTech: challenges and opportunities for banks and financial markets -- 6. An...

This paper examines the current situation concerning financial inclusion and financial literacy in Kazakhstan and future prospects. Since 2000, the financial sector has been developing rapidly, driven by petrodollars, which has led to higher financial inclusion. However, the improvement in...

This discussion paper is the third in the Financial Markets Department's series on the structure of Canadian financial markets. These papers are called "ecologies" because they study the interactions among market participants, infrastructures, regulations and the terms of the traded contract...