Abstract: Accelerating economic growth in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR) remains an elusive task. While the region performed relatively well in the post-global financial crisis period, over the last five years obstacles to growth have become more evident and new...

This issue of Finance and Development discusses need of empowering women, which is critical for the world's economy and people. Unequal or unfair treatment can marginalize women and hinder their participation as productive individuals contributing to society and the economy in invaluable ways....

This issue of Finance and Development discusses link between demographics and economic well-being. In the coming decades, demographics is expected to be more favorable to economic well-being in the less developed regions than in the more developed regions. The age structure of a population...

Die Neuauflage des erfolgreichen Werkes liefert in aktualisierter und erweiterter Fassung einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Überblick über die aktuellen Entwicklungen im Bankgewerbe und über die hieraus resultierenden Herausforderungen für Kreditinstitute. Auf Basis der Untersuchung der...