Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking
About the Book Series
This series explores the roles of money and banking in the modern world. Banking is an increasingly important and international industry, and its interaction with money is a major concern for the world's economic policy-makers.
Banking Reforms in Africa: Implications for Economic Welfare and Poverty Reduction
1st Edition
By Agnes Olatokunbo Martins
December 26, 2025
This book comprehensively explores the intricate relationship between banking reforms, economic well-being, and poverty reduction across the African continent. Delving into the historical roots of banking reforms, it examines the resilience of banking sectors in key African countries like South ...
International Banking in Global Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Carmela D'Avino, Mimoza Shabani
December 26, 2025
Banks play the most vital role in the economy by acting as financial intermediaries and providing the necessary credit to fund consumption and investment, thereby effecting real economic activity. Banks have been in existence for centuries and while the core of their function remains the same, ...
Non-Fungible Tokens: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Usman W. Chohan
December 26, 2025
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have blossomed into an area of immense cultural, investment, and academic interest, and this groundswell of fascination with non-fungible digital tokenization has been accompanied by a variety of attitudes towards their function, purpose, and potential. Some advocates ...
Clean Energy Funds and Portfolio Diversification
1st Edition
Edited
By Muhammad Saeed Meo, Calvin Cheong Wing Hoh, Lianne Lee Mei Quin, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo
November 28, 2025
This book provides a comprehensive understanding of clean energy funds (CEFs). It examines clean energy from two perspectives: environmental sustainability, aligning with the current and future global agenda, and financial viability, emphasizing its significance for investor returns, portfolio ...
Financial Regulation, Governance, and Stability: Building an Inclusive and Resilient Financial Future
1st Edition
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By Ibrahim Nandom Yakubu, Ayhan Kapusuzoglu, Nildag Basak Ceylan
November 14, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted global financial systems, exposing vulnerabilities in regulatory frameworks and governance structures. As economies struggled to recover, it became clear that new approaches were needed to ensure stability and mitigate future risks. In addition, the ...
Financial Transaction Tax: The Case of the European Union
1st Edition
By Anna Biśta
September 30, 2025
The financial crisis of 2008 renewed the interest in implementing a financial transaction tax on a global scale. As no consensus was reached, in 2011, the European Union suggested imposing a European Union financial transaction tax (EU FTT). This book discusses this original EU concept of taxing ...
Investment Promotion Agencies and Foreign Direct Investment
1st Edition
By Martin G. Kaspar
September 23, 2025
This book discusses the often-underestimated role of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). Analysing the subject not only along theoretical lines and from the perspective of IPAs and governments, but also through the eyes of practitioners and corporate ...
Digital Payments and the Cashless Economy: Perspectives from Korea
1st Edition
By Woosik Moon
August 11, 2025
Against the backdrop of high Internet penetration and smartphone use, coupled with the widespread diffusion of credit cards, Korea has been leading the digital payment revolution, transforming itself into a cashless society. Woosik Moon analyses the current and future development of digital ...
The Sustainable Capital Revolution: Banking for the Future
1st Edition
By Claudio Scardovi
August 11, 2025
Modern capitalism has focused on profit maximization at the expense of non-renewable natural resources. This has led to wealth polarization – that is, social unsustainability – and climate change – that is, environmental unsustainability. Value migration has occurred between the ...
Financial and Technological Innovation for Sustainability: Environmental, Social and Governance Performance
1st Edition
Edited
By Artie Ng, Jatin Nathwani
July 30, 2025
The COVID-19 crisis has proven that sustainability of an institution or organization requires a constant review of one’s strategic positioning and the execution of pertinent plans in response to evolving externalities. Resilient organizations continue to revive themselves through effective R&D ...
Innovation in Banking and Financial Intermediaries: The Disruptive Role of ESG Policies and Fintech Players
1st Edition
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By Enrico Fioravante Geretto, Egidio Palmieri
July 18, 2025
This volume provides a thorough examination of the drivers of recent innovations in the financial sector. The book's distinctive feature lies in its unique integration of two subjects of particular relevance in the fields of finance and banking: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies ...
Sustainable Investing Through Exchange-Traded Products: Exchange-Traded Funds and Exchange-Traded Notes
1st Edition
By Adam Marszk
July 01, 2025
Despite the rapid and substantial increase in the popularity of exchange-traded products (ETPs), particularly exchange-traded funds (ETFs), some categories remain underexplored in the academic and professional literature. One of the most notable examples is exchange-traded notes (ETNs). This book ...