scholarly journals The Impact of the Crisis Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Actions of Regulators on the Consumer Finance Market in Poland and Other European Union Countries

Risks ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Łukasz Gębski

The economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak has severely affected the global economy. The ultimate scale of the recession is yet to be determined, but it is likely to be the most dramatic slump since World War II. The impact of the crisis on the financial sector, especially consumer finance, could almost instantly be observed. The article shows how determination and consistency in regulatory actions counteracts the effects of the pandemic crisis for the banking sector and consumer finance. The conducted research has shown the existence of a number of social phenomena typical of this type of global crisis, such as shopping panic, reduced creditworthiness of households related to loss of income, unemployment and increased crime. At the same time, the actions of financial market regulators turned out to be very effective (no negative structural phenomena occurred in the financial market). The accuracy of the selection of instruments and the speed of action limited the social and financial effects of the pandemic, including a loan repayment memorandum, limiting the cost of consumer loans and supporting the banking sector, which will limit the scale of excessive household debt and consumer bankruptcies, and companies were also supported. The research was conducted on the basis of available literature on the subject, market analyses and a review of regulations implemented at the central level and in individual EU member states.

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Kamaldeep Kaur Sarna

COVID-19 is aptly stated as a Black Swan event that has stifled the global economy. As coronavirus wreaked havoc, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted globally, unemployment rate soared high, and economic recovery still seems a far-fetched dream. Most importantly, the pandemic has set up turbulence in the global financial markets and resulted in heightened risk elements (market risk, credit risk, bank runs etc.) across the globe. Such uncertainty and volatility has not been witnessed since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. The spread of COVID-19 has largely eroded investors’ confidence as the stock markets neared lifetimes lows, bad loans spiked and investment values degraded. Due to this, many turned their backs on the risk-reward trade off and carted their money towards traditionally safer investments like gold. While the banking sector remains particularly vulnerable, central banks have provided extensive loan moratoriums and interest waivers. Overall, COVID-19 resulted in a short term negative impact on the financial markets in India, though it is making a way towards V-shaped recovery. In this context, the present paper attempts to identify and evaluate the impact of the pandemic on the financial markets in India. Relying on rich literature and live illustrations, the influence of COVID-19 is studied on the stock markets, banking and financial institutions, private equities, and debt funds. The paper covers several recommendations so as to bring stability in the financial markets. The suggestions include, but are not limited to, methods to regularly monitor results, establishing a robust mechanism for risk management, strategies to reduce Non-Performing Assets, continuous assessment of stress and crisis readiness of the financial institutions etc. The paper also emphasizes on enhancing the role of technology (Artificial Intelligence and Virtual/Augmented Reality) in the financial services sector to optimize the outcomes and set the path towards recovery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-189
Author(s):  
Natal'ya A. KHUTOROVA ◽  
Nikolai A. ROGASHKOV

Subject. The COVID-19 pandemic brought IT companies to the leadership positions in terms of many aspects, as they contribute to a new reality and the development of digital economy. It also catalyzed the emergence of large ecosystems among financial institutions and technological giants. The M&A market mainly starts to shape global processes of the global economy digitalization, urging to scientifically comprehend the processes. Objectives. We conduct the critical analysis of the way the M&A market influences the digitalization of the global economy. Methods. Studying the M&A in the Fintech and Techfin segments, we applied methods of analysis, comparison and systematization of the information. Results. We revealed key trends in digital M&A deals, describe the impact and development of such processes in the Russian practice. Conclusions and Relevance. Every year M&A deals in the financial sectors and among IT corporations generates and raises over USD 250 billion in investment, thus making almost a 20-percent contribution to a growth in the digital economy. We found some understudies risks arising from digital M&A deals, such as deal planning risks synergy assessment risks, high volatility risks associated with prices for new companies, compliance risks, digital inequality risk and new social risks. Considering the Russian specifics and predominant positions of the banking sector, the digital transformation in Russia is noted to take place through the FinTech sector gaining momentum. To accelerate the digital constituent, it is reasonable to take the following efforts: introducing the digital Ruble as announced by the Bank of Russia, outlining a programs for supporting and encouraging national IT companies to develop non-banking payment systems and accelerate the digital transformation, connecting not only credit institutions, but also digital developers to the quick payment system of the Bank of Russia.


Author(s):  
Peter A Okere ◽  
Ndugbu Michael ◽  
J.N Ojiegbe ◽  
Barr. Lawrence Uzowuru

The focus of this study was on the impact of bank and non-bank financial institutions on the growth and development of the Nigerian economy. In an attempt to achieve the objectives of the research, data for the period 1992 to 2012 were collected from the CBN publications. Hypotheses were also formulated. The data collected were analysed using the E-views econometric software under the ordinary least square (OLS) regression analysis. The study as confirmed by the result of the joint test revealed that the financial institutions play prominent role on the growth and development of the Nigerian economy. However, it was further revealed that individual contributions of the explanatory variables varied. For example, the Deposit Money Banks were revealed to have impacted very insignificantly to the growth and development of the Nigerian economy. This may not be unconnected with the unwholesome practices in the banking sector such as granting of loans/advances to “ghost” applicants, diversion of loans and advances granted, high incidence of moral hazards. In view of the above, it is recommended among others that government should come up with lending policies that will not only reduce diversions of bank loans/advances but will deter persons involved in such sharp practices. Such loans and advances which must be on long-term basis should be extended to needy investors in the real sector. Consumer loans and also loans and advances for commerce do not play prominent role in the growth and development of the economy and thus should be discouraged. The current and on-going reforms in the financial sector should be encouraged and maintained.


Author(s):  
Inna Aleksieienko ◽  
Svitlana Leliuk ◽  
Olga Poltinina

Economic issues of the state's development at the present stage, largely depend on the development of the financial sphere. That is dictated by the reduction of the role of the real sector in the economy of the development of the state. Based on the experience of developed countries, we can state that the functioning of the effective banking system is the lever of development of the country's economy. The modern Ukrainian economy still cannot demonstrate the adequacy of the development of the financial market. The banking sector is most effective in this area. The issue of regulating the adequacy of bank capital is also relevant for the Ukrainian economy. The solution of this issue, to a certain extent, is embedded in the process of Ukraine's implementation of international standards for regulating the activities of banks. In this direction, the NBU has developed a program of measures to update regulatory requirements for banks. The paper argues the feasibility of a bank-centric financial market model for Ukraine. An analysis of the dynamics of the formation of bank capital has been carried out. The indicators of its sufficiency are considered separately. The results of the analysis of the compliance of Ukrainian banks with international liquidity standards are presented. Analysis of banks' capital security, dynamics of its absolute values with the rate of formation of gross domestic product was carried out. The bank's capital adequacy indicators are used as criteria for assessing their stability. The methodology used to assess the relationship between banks' equity and gross domestic product through sensitivity ratio (β). The level of communication between the indicators was determined by the value of the correlation ratio. Separately, an analysis of the impact of banks' equity on the level of gross domestic product for individual periods was carried out. The purpose of this analysis is to find out the peculiarities of banks' activities. As a result, it was proved that there is a connection between the indicator of the level of banks' equity capital and the gross domestic product. Additionally, the article describes the problems that hinder the development of the financial market in Ukraine. Government support for the banking sector is the basis for its development.


Author(s):  
Mary Margaret Fonow ◽  
Suzanne Franzway

This chapter reviews the history and practices of women’s mobilization, within and through the trade union movement, aimed at the reconfiguration of structures and relations of power to achieve economic justice and labor rights for women. While there is a long history of women’s activism in the labor movement, the chapter focuses on the post–World War II period to the present in order to capture the impact of structural changes in the global economy on women’s work and labor activism. Women, the LGBT community, immigrants, and men of color are at the forefront of the activism that is revitalizing the U.S. labor movement. Activists are working to expand the scope of labor issues beyond the workplace by borrowing discourses from other social movements, developing new mobilizing networks, organizing strategies and repertories of action, and forging coalitions and alliances across movements and even across national boundaries.


Author(s):  
A.A. Mussina ◽  
M.A. Svyatova ◽  
А.А. Мусина ◽  
М.А. Святова

The state of the economy in any country determines the level of development of banking, since these two areas are directly interconnected and interdependent. This was confirmed again in 2020-21, when the world was hit by a pandemic associated with Covid19, which led to a fall in the economies of the countries of the world and, accordingly, to restrictions on the activities of all spheres, including the banking sector. The banking statistics of recent years characterize a rather tense situation in the industry, which cannot but arouse interest in studying both the causes and possible consequences not only for the banking business, but also for the economy as a whole. Despite the fact that in 2020 the banking sector of Kazakhstan showed a positive result, it is impossible to make an optimistic conclusion about a favorable situation in the banking business. It is necessary to pay attention to the importance of such an integrated approach due to the fact that recently there is often a one-sided interpretation of a commercial bank as a financial intermediary, which infringes on its role as a producer of loans, which are one of the main banking products. The bank, as a credit provider, has recently begun to lose its position in terms of its target direction in the real sector, reorienting itself to profitable and risky areas. The consequences of such a policy are felt, first of all, on the general state of the economy, the lag in the development of the real sector, and the outstripping growth of the financial market, which is disconnected from real projects. The article presents the results of a study conducted to assess the impact of current trends in the development of the banking sector on the prospects of the banking activities in Kazakhstan. Состояние экономики в любой стране определяет уровень развития банковской деятельности, поскольку эти две сферы непосредственно взаимосвязаны и взаимообусловлены. Это еще раз подтвердилось в 2020-21 годах, когда на мир обрушилась пандемия, связанная с Covid19, приведшая к падению экономик стран мира и, соответственно, к ограничениям деятельности всех сфер, в том числе банковского сектора. Статистика банковской деятельности последних лет характеризует достаточно напряженную ситуацию в отрасли, что не может не вызывать интереса к исследованию как причин, так и возможных последствий не только для банковского бизнеса, но и для экономики в целом. Несмотря на то, что за 2020 год банковский сектор Казахстана показал положительный результат, нельзя сделать оптимистичный вывод о благоприятной ситуации в сфере банковского бизнеса. Следует обратить внимание на важность такого комплексного подхода в связи с тем, что в последнее время часть встречается однобокая трактовкакоммерческого банка как финансового посредника, ущемляющая его роль как производителя кредитов, являющихся одними из главных банковских продуктов. Банк, как поставщик кредита, в последнее время стал терять свои позиции в части его целевого направления в отрасли реального сектора, переориентировавшись на прибыльные и рисковые направления. Последствия такой политики ощутимы, в первую очередь, на общем состоянии экономики, отставании развития реального сектора, опережении темпов роста финансового рынка, оторванного от реальных проектов. В статье приведены результаты исследования, проведенного с целью оценки влияния текущих трендов развития банковского сектора на перспективы банковской деятельности в Казахстане.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ovidiu Stoica ◽  
Otilia-Roxana Oprea ◽  
Ionel Bostan ◽  
Carmen Sandu Toderașcu ◽  
Cristina Mihaela Lazăr

Sustainable economic growth is considered a fundamental problem due to the effects that can be felt on the society as a whole, along with the phenomenon of banking integration that can influence the development of a country’s economy. This research aims to investigate the impact of banking market integration on sustainable economic growth in EU countries, especially in the context of financial integration, a good consolidation of the banking market is needed. We also identified the main factors by which the development of the banking market influences economic growth. The analysis was carried out for the period 2004–2018 in EU countries as a sample. According to the results obtained, we can say that European banking integration has a positive influence and has many benefits on the growth and sustainable development of the economy. The main factors by which banking integration significantly and positively favors economic growth are convergence of asset returns, convergence of interest rates, cross-border lending to the non-banking sector, foreign assets and foreign liabilities), the ratio of international banking activities, the ratio between assets and GDP, and the net interest margin (only when maintaining a low level) with some differences between the pre-crisis and the post-crisis period, the countries in the Euro Zone outside the euro, and the new EU member states and the old EU member states.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
P. P. Pastushenko ◽  
V. M. Vasylkovskyi

The article is devoted to the practical analysis of credit and investment activity in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. A vision of the factors influencing the COVID- 19 pandemic on the global economy has been formed. The dynamics of issued loans is analyzed and the scale of lending activity is calculated. It is noted that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lending occurs in the presence of the following risks: declining incomes of potential borrowers limit their ability to service loans, and there is uncertainty about the recovery of income of citizens and businesses in the near future; deteriorating creditworthiness of borrowers and increasing credit risk lead to higher interest rates on loans, which limits the demand for them; banks are tightening lending standards, including lowering limits on credit products; restriction of borrowers' mobility, which has become an obstacle to obtaining a loan and is absolutely critical for those of them who do not use remote banking; lack of capital in banks to increase lending. Areas of participation of banks in the investment process are highlighted: mobilization of funds by banks for investment purposes; providing loans of investment nature; investing in securities (both at the expense of the bank and on behalf of the client). The comparison of credit and investment activity is carried out. It is proved that the period of the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly affect the credit and investment activities of the banking system of Ukraine. It is determined that the economic consequences of the pandemic and the slowdown in economic growth may further affect the banking sector of Ukraine, and this will require unprecedented action at both the individual and national levels. Further research involves identifying different scenarios.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Hanan Naser

The pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19) creates fear and uncertainty causing extraordinary disruption to financial markets and global economy. Witnessing the fastest selloff in the American stock market in history with a plunge of more than 28% in S&P 500 has increased the volatility of global financial market to exceed the level observed during the financial crisis of 2008. On the other hand, Bitcoin value has shown considerable stability in the last couple of months peaking at $10,367.53 in the mid of February 2020. In this context, the aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 numbers on Bitcoin price taking into consideration number of controlling variables including WTI-oil price, S&P 500 index, financial market volatility, gold prices, and economic policy uncertainty of the US. To do so, ARDL estimation has been applied using daily data from December 31, 2019 till May 20, 2020. Key findings reveal that the daily reported cases of new infections have a marginal positive impact on Bitcoin price in the long term. However, the indirect impact associated with the fear of COVID-19 pandemic via financial market stress cannot be neglected. Bitcoin can also serve as a hedging tool against the economic policy uncertainty in the long term. In the short run, while the returns of economic policy uncertainty have no impact on Bitcoin price, the growth in the new cases of COVID-19 infection and returns of financial market volatility have more positive significant impact on Bitcoin returns.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Janicka

In relation to financial markets sustainable growth is usually understood in a simplified and one-dimensional way as a share of financial market in the flow of investment resources from investors to projects that form part of broadly understood corporate social responsibility (CSR). Sustainable growth is usually described as an interconnection of three elements: economy, society, and environment. In such an approach the point of gravity clearly shifts towards the environmental dimension (natural resources) and the impact of economic growth upon the environment. However, if we assume that sustainable development per se goes beyond environmental and social aspects, we need to consider whether we could interpret the idea of “sustainable growth of the financial market” in relation to how economic system operates. In the paper the approach in the context of changes that take place in international financial markets and their impact upon stability of relations in international economy is proposed. The interest focuses especially on one of these elements, i.e., changes in the volume and structure of international capital flows. Hence, the goal of the paper is to analyse selected international aspects of capital flows against the background of challenges to sustainable growth of the global economy.


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