This paper examines the evolution of the EU’s trade in services over the 2004-2008 period in comparison with its trade in goods. It aims to disentangle the main trends shaping the EU’s services trade flows under the impact of increasing globalisation and the last two waves of EU enlargement....

This paper examines the evolution of the EU's trade in services over the 2004-2008 period in comparison with its trade in goods. It aims to disentangle the main trends shaping the EU's services trade flows under the impact of increasing globalisation and the last two waves of EU enlargement....

The paper “Corporate governance in the 2011 of financial crisis: evidence from financial institutions worldwide” examines the role of corporate governance in the financial crisis. A large number of financial institutions have collapsed or were bailed out by governments worldwide since the...

The article focuses on the role of direct foreign investments in modernizing the economies in transition, the impact of these investments in changing the specialization type and increasing the exportation potential, all within the context of the current financial crisis experienced at world...

This paper aims to highlight the benefits and the importance of investments in economic growth of a country. Global crisis creates impediments in obtaining these investments, which structure was divided into financial investments and real investments. Among the many causes that have helped...

In the paper there are presented the main negative effects of the world crisis revealed by the analysis performed in SMEs, there are references to some approaches at the international level, and there are formulated some solutions to combat the crisis and relaunch the SME sector in Romania.