Using a critical analysis of the acquired data, this article mainly aims to present the currency composition of the foreign currency reserves of central banks in selected countries in the 1999-2007 period and, on this basis, to establish whether the euro stands any real chances of dethroning the...

Research background: In modern conditions the international integration processes act as pledge of a sustainable development of the states, activization of investment cooperation, implementation of joint perspective projects. The emergence of new international economic integration organizations...

The current stage of the economy's development differs from the past ones in that the role of global infrastructure projects acquires ever more importance and that forming and designing of such programs becomes now a much more sophisticated process, all of this has led to a situation where we...

The current stage of the economy's development differs from the past ones in that the role of global infrastructure projects acquires ever more importance and that forming and designing of such programs becomes now a much more sophisticated process, all of this has led to a situation where we...

Trade can and should play an important role in making progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This includes trade and investment in services, as realizing many of the goals is conditional on improved performance of services sectors in developing countries. The global environment...

The recent global financial crisis highlighted the risks arising from an international monetary system that mainly relies on the U.S. dollar as the international currency. Shortages of dollar funding in numerous advanced and emerging economies spilled over into the real economy, contributing to...

In this article, we study Europe's monetary geography on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. Our unit of analysis is the city and we explore inter-city linkages. Important findings include a considerable degree of integration and multilateralism with monetary centers having already emerged as...

The dynamic process of integration of national economies has a long history, with two distinct waves: one, from the middle of the 19th century until its interruption with outbreak of the First World War in 1913 till the end of the Second World War in 1945. The second wave is ongoing dating from...

Fiscal policy plays an important role in accomplishing crucial economic goals, especially production and employment increase. Acknowledgement and application of fiscal policy require differentiated attitudes in different situations. This paper investigates the relative importance of fiscal...

The main economic governance and day-to-day Economic Diplomacy (ED) are important to any country's international policy. In today's globalized world, ED is an important tool for countries to develop, stay engaged, and even survive economically. This paper has pointed out the study of ED as a...