Financial intermediaries play a crucial role in the financial system, acting as middlemen between savers and borrowers. These entities - which include banks, credit unions, mutual funds, financial ...

Mortgage brokering is no longer a side hustle. It is a full-fledged industry, and one that is vital to Dubai’s economic ...

Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 34, No. 3 (September 2019), pp. 426-464 (39 pages) This study examines how external financing (EF) affects growth in developing countries by distinguishing ...

Great question. The simple response is that well-developed, smoothly operating financial markets play an important role in contributing to the health and efficiency of an economy. There is a strong ...

The race for technological control of money, information and payments systems is creating an unprecedented tension between market innovation and the role of financial regulation. Congress, regulators ...

Is there a role for government in the economy? Yes, says Heritage analyst Karen Campbell--but the government must focus on maintaining economic stability. Fiscal responsibility is an important part of ...

The euro boosts economic stability and growth across the EU by replacing national currencies and eliminating exchange rate fluctuations within the euro area.This removes uncertainty, reduces costs, ...

Nigeria's crowdfunding sector, once limited to informal channels, has grown into a regulated, sophisticated ecosystem that is ...