Introduction to the Concepts and Importance of Money

Introduction to the Financial System

The Time Value of Money

Determination of Interest Rates

Term Structure of Interest Rates (Yield Curve)

Foreign Exchange Market

Transaction Costs and Information: Its Impact on Financial Structure

Banking Sector: Greece and the Eurozone

General Principles of Asset and Liability Management of Banks

Money Supply

The Demand for Money

The European System of Central Banks and the Conduct of Monetary Policy

The IS-LM Model: Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Economic Crisis, Support Mechanisms, and Banking Union

Brief Reference to the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)

Structure, Business Planning, and Supervision of Banks

Securitization – Banking Crises

Banking Risks and Their Management

Bibliography

Index