This paper provides a brief but comprehensive overview of microfinance academic literature with emphasis on recent innovations, trends and efficiency. In particular, we focus on controversial issues of microfinance, such as commercialization, regulation, interest rate policy and the balance...

The article outlines the historical roots of bonds and bond-market institutions in the Czech Republic. The survey begins in early 20th century, during the Habsburg monarchy, carries through the First Republic of Czechoslovakia and the preceding post-Second World War socialist era, and culminates...

Práca sa zaoberá analýzou ekonomického rozvoja Čínskej ľudovej republiky od zavedenia hospodárskych reforiem ako aj súčasnými výzvami čínskeho modelu. Prvá kapitola popisuje rast HDP v ČĽR od zavedenia reforiem a obdobia vlády jednotlivých čínskych vodcov. Druhá kapitola...

E-commerce as an aggregation of activities concerning trading and rendering service to customers using internet is important for firms of all size to preserve competitiveness in global markets However, introduction of e-commerce means also introduction of new business models. To incorporate new...

The article focuses on cooperation of enterprises while performing their innovation activities. Many firms face various obstacles while innovating their product or service portfolio. One way how to remove some of the barriers is to collaborate with another firm. The article covers most common...

The issue of innovation potential development is topical not only by reason of competitiveness of our companies but also maintaining share market and surviving the current economic crisis. Well managed and successfully introduced innovation into the market represents the tool for the companies,...

This paper is dedicated to venture capital as a way of company funding in IT sector. The aim of the thesis is to analyze and evaluate an impact of using venture capital financing on selected businesses (IT companies in Czech Republic) according to changes in selected indicators financial...

Building upon exhaustive research of extant and often fragmentary contemporary resources, this paper provides a thorough analysis of financial options trading and sales in interwar Czechoslovakia. Whilst focusing primarily on a remarkable bucketshop episode occuring in the late twenties and...

The purchasing power's difference between currencies appears to trigger a person to make the decision of emigrating, but it does not look to be the only one. European Union enlargement, immigration policies, as well as different personal and/or psychological reasons, have modified migrations...

V této práci odhadujeme determinanty meziregionální migrace obyvatelstva v České republice v letech 1992-2001. Přes zvyšující se disparity mezi regiony, míra migrace zůstává na relativně nízké úrovni a ekonomické faktory jako nezaměstnanost a mzda ovlivňují migraci pouze do...