The prolonged investment decline in post-Asian crisis emerging Asia, in contrast to the swift recovery of economic growth, has remained a puzzle. This paper shows that the post-crisis investment recession has been mainly concentrated in the nontradable sector, and hypothesizes that the slowdown...

This paper presents a synopsis of the current state of the microfinance industry in Latin America. It provides a rough assessment of the achievement and outreach of the industry; it offers revealing information on the financial performance of 20 microfinance institutions; and it outlines some of...

Introduction to AI in Fintech -- The role of chatbots in Fintech -- Business framework of AI-based ChatGPT in Fintech -- Predictive analytics and machine learning in Fintech -- ChatGPT to decide buying behavior -- Reshaping the digital experience through ML in Fintech -- Best practices for...

1 Introduction -- 2 Economical and Historical Context -- 3 New Technological Developments and Opportunities -- 4 Toolkit for Getting Started -- 5 Make use of Decentralized Finance -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- A Blockchain Applications -- B Token Classification Example – Bitcoin -- Index --...

The textbook discusses risk management in capital markets and presents various techniques of portfolio optimization. Special attention is given to risk measurement and credit risk management. Furthermore, the author discusses optimal investment problems and presents various examples. In the last...