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THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EURO AND ITS IMPACT ON FIRM PERFORMANCE – THE EVIDENCE OF CROATIA
Get PDFThis study examines the impact of the introduction of the euro on firm performance of non-financial firms listed on the Croatian capital market. Croatia adopted the euro as its sole legal tender on January 1, 2023, becoming the 20th member of the euro area. While the macroeconomic effects of euro adoption have been widely studied, its microeconomic implications, particularly on firm performance, remain underexplored. This research fills this gap by analyzing firm-specific determinants and their performance before and after euro adoption over 2019-2023. Using a sample of 25 non-financial companies listed on the Zagreb Stock Exchange, we employ panel data estimation techniques to evaluate the influence of euro adoption on corporate performance, incorporating variables such as firm size, leverage, firm openness or international sales, liquidity, and euro dummy variable. The results reveal that introducing the euro had a significant positive impact on firm performance, with implications for investment strategies and international competitiveness. This study is the first to investigate the euro\'s effect on firm performance in Croatia, offering valuable insights for policymakers and contributing to the broader literature on currency adoption and firm dynamics
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAYMENT SERVICES AS AN EXAMPLE OF DISINTERMEDIATION IN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Get PDFThe reasons for disintermediation on in the financial systems can be found on both sides of supply and demand. This progressing phenomenon is a result of numerous changes in the post-crisis financial sector landscape. In this article, the authors analyse the underlying causes of the shift away from formal financial institutions in the area of financial services as well as present the Polish payment services market as an example of banks’ receding role in the tradional intermediation between market players. 
THE IMPACT OF THE TAX SYSTEM STRUCTURE ON THE NARROWING OF INCOME DISPARITIES IN OECD COUNTRIES
Get PDFSocial disparities have a common and consistent character in the vast majority of contemporary countries. The level of income inequality in OECD countries has grown in the past 30 years and is still rising. Taxes and tax systems, aside from social transfers, are fiscal instruments widely used in compensation policy. The aim of the article is to define the optimal structure of tax systems (i.e. the share of different tax categories in tax revenues) in terms of narrowing income disparities. To achieve this aim, scatter diagrams have been used. For the purpose of the article a tentative hypothesis has been formulated that the optimal tax system in terms of narrowing income disparities is characterised by a relatively large share of Personal Income Tax and at the same time a relatively low share of consumption taxes in tax revenues. The detailed analysis is focused on the countries for which the full data is available. The group of countries covers some “old” member states of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom), the South- -East European countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia) as well as non-EU countries (Canada and Iceland). These countries represent different levels of socio-economic development and, as a result, the variety of situations concerning the distribution of income
ANALYSIS OF SOME INNER FACTORS AFFECTING THE LENDING RATE AND COMMERCIAL BANK BEHAVIOR : (An Empirical Study Based on the Commercial Banking Sector of Pakistan)
Get PDFThis research study aims to investigate the potential inner factors of the lending rate in the commercial banking sector of Pakistan. For this purpose, seven bank-specific explanatory variables (capital adequacy, management efficiency, liquidity, asset quality, investment to asset, loan to asset and deposit to asset ratios) were selected to determine their impact on lending behavior. Panel data techniques were emplyed on secondary data collected from the annual financial reports from a sample of ninteen major commercial banks over a period of 2007 to 2014. For the purpose of analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and panel data techniques for regression analysis such as the fixed effect regression models were considered after conforming to the Hausman specification (1978) test. The findings of this study revealed that only four out of seven explanatory variables (ratio of investment to total assets, deposit to asset, loan to asset and liquidity ratio) have a significant relationship with lending rate. Two of the significant determinants (liquidity ratio and investment to asset ratio) are positively correlated while the remaining two significant explanatory variables (loan to asset ratio and deposit to asset ratio) are found negatively correlated with lending rate. The findings of the study are applicable to the banking sector of Pakistan
MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN A SMALL ENTERPRISE IN POLAND
Get PDFHuman capital plays an important role in the development of every company. Big enterprises have a Human Resources Department which conducts analyses and measurements of human capital. In Poland over 90% of the total number of companies is made up of small and middle- size enterprises. The aim of the research is to determine reasons why small Polish companies take an interest in the measurement and analysis of human capital as well as to discover the causes of their limited use of human capital measurement. The results confirmed that limited measurement and analysis of human capital efficiency in small companies results from the lack of additional information; apart from this it results from the binding legal regulations as well as the lack of employees who possess the knowledge necessary for conducting such analyses. Despite barriers and difficulties in human capital measurement, small companies appreciate employees and their qualification, not treating them only as a necessary cost of their doing business
REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIARIES AND ADVISORS IN THE AREA OF MORTGAGES RESULTING FROM MORTGAGE CREDIT DIRECTIVE– IMPLICATIONS FOR POLAND
Get PDFThe dynamic development of the mortgage market, especially in the period before the current financial crisis, revealed that within the EU there are local mortgage credit markets and that it is necessary to harmonize the rules of the system and consumer protection within the Community. The intention of the creators of the Mortgage Credit Directive was to organize the mortgage lending market for residential purposes and make it transparent, as well as increase the safety of the consumer credit market, along the lines of what took place earlier in the consumer credit market regulations (The Consumer Credit Directives no. 2008/48/EC and earlier no. 87/102/EEC). The Mortgage Credit Directive implies for lenders - credit institutions to act at every stage of the lending process with respect to the consumer’s interest and to provide them with adequate services for their needs. Due to the large role of indirect distribution channels of mortgages by banks there are certain requirements for intermediaries, brokers and credit advisors. The implementation term of the Directive, appointed for March 2016, implies action to be taken in order to implement the provisions of this Directive into Polish law. The legislative process is being conducted by the Ministry of Finance and supported by the Group on implementation of the Mortgage Credit Directive operating with the Council of Financial Market Development
BASEL’S FORGOTTEN PILLAR: THE MYTH OF MARKET DISCIPLINE ON THE FOREFRONT OF BASEL III
Get PDFAlthough Basel II fortified the first two pillars with market transparency enhancing Pillar III disclosures and encouraged the usage of major Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) such as Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s, and Fitch as quasi governmental authorities to overcome asymmetric informational problems on risk and capital adequacy fronts of the global financial system, the recent global financial crisis has proven just the opposite. The banks and regulators were not in a position to truly assess the risk and capital adequacy frameworks of the global and domestic financial institutions based on the assessments of the rating agencies. To overcome the problem of informational asymmetry for the market participants, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision set out new proposals for enhanced Pillar III disclosures in the areas of credit risks and capital reporting standards on the forefront of Basel III that would come into effect on April 1, 2016. This paper is a critical evaluation of the new reporting proposals of BCBS within the critical role of the credit rating agencies
CORPORATE BOND MARKET OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES IN POLAND
Get PDFThe aim of the article examines the features that determine the attractivenessof bonds as a financing instrument for real estate development projects in Poland, and the share of debt securities and bonds in the financing structure of real estate development companies. The implementation of such a formulated purpose required the application of methods of statistical description. Research was conducted on the basis of data from the statistics made by Fitch Ratings Polska, Catalyst, Narodowy Bank Polski, Związek Banków Polskich and the financial statements of bond issuers. The basic research period covers the years 1998-2012. However, due to the lack of published data about the structure of financing of development companies, interest rates, the nominal value, the bond structure by the buyers, the type, the purpose of issuance and the form of security, long-term studies were reduced to shorter periods. Results of the research indicate that the corporate bond market of development companies was in the phase of intensive growth in 2004-2012. Availability of funds obtained through the issuance of bonds increased by the establishment of appropriate infrastructure in 2009. The downturn in the real estate market initiated a series of structural changes in the financing of development companies in 2008- 2009. High margins and restrictive creditworthiness assessment brought on a search for alternative sources of financing
EFFECTIVE SCHEMES OF FINANCING MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
Get PDFThe article considers the question of a choice of the optimum scheme of financing mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the environment of international corporations. Methods and ways of financing integration transactions are considered and key factors and system processes of realization of these transactions are defined
MEDICAL ENTITIES –FINANCING TYPES AND SOURCES IN LIGHT OF THE ACT ON MEDICAL ACTIVITY
Get PDFDefining legally permitted financing sources is fundamental for each medical entity. The act on medical activity of 15th April 2011introduced many changes for medical service suppliers also as concerns the permitted financing sources. This paper aims to present the types of medical entities and their financing sources in the light of the new regulations, i.e. the act on medical activity