This paper`s target is to point the role of political risk in international affairs. Despite the fact that now we live in a globalized world the reality shows that national borders still matters. In this context, multinational companies face a lot broader types of risk when they invest abroad....

This paper proposes a multiple regression model for country risk assessment using the main economic-financial and political variables starting from the existing major risk rating systems. It is based on data provided by international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the...

The electoral instability falls into the continuous shifts in paradigms, systems, values and economic performance which countries around the world still experience. We believe it is common sense that the election process in a democratic country has an important impact (even a manipulation...

The global economy is in early stages of recovery after contraction records generated by the economic crisis, but progress is uneven. Some regions are experiencing a revival already, but others continue to struggle. The same is true for many areas of the world economy which enjoys the financial...

The history of the European monetary integration process reveals the fragile foundation for constructing such a union in terms of economic and political vulnerabilities, which have accumulated over time. In this paper, we mention some of the problems concerning the governance in the euro area,...

The recent financial crisis has highlighted the lack of analytical frameworks to help predict the global financial imbalances. The recent financial crisis has determined an increasing number of countries to use macroprudential instruments, in order to avoid systemic risks. According to the...

It has been widely argued that the European Economic Community (EEC) was based on principles of economic integrity and growth through the creation of a common market; this is not far from reality. The Treaty of Rome was full of provisions that enhanced economic co-operation and increased the...

The European model’s entry into the third integration stage – The Economic and Monetary Union – has changed the conception of the macroeconomic policies. The „one for one” principle changed into the „one for all” principle. Within the Eurozone, all the member states can share both...

The economic crisis that Romania is starting to cross, especially, an internal crisis, caused by the wrong mix of macroeconomic policies taken in recent years. Economic growth is proving such an unhealthy, and that because I was in these years based on increased consumption financed by debt.

Financial stability, as a result of the recent financial crisis, has become one of the most debated issues in the economic and political environments. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the concept of financial stability within the European Union, describing the actual supervisory structure...