The Congress aims to establish a platform for scholars and experts to share their experience and knowledge on the following topics:

• Competition and regulation in financial markets

• Linkage between financial and real sectors: Quo Vadis?

• International transmission of business cycle in emerging market economies

• Banks and Financial Markets in Times of Uncertainty ·

• Emerging Countries’ Economic and Financial Vulnerabilities

• Liquidity and Liquidity Risk in Emerging Markets

• Law and Finance in the Emerging Market Finance Setting

• Financial Development and Business cycle in Central Asian Countries

• Shadow Banking: Financial Intermediation beyond Banks

• New Challenges in Central Banking: Monetary Policy Governance and Macroprudential Issues

• The Interplay between Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy

• Using Finance as a Vital Tool to Address Major Social Challenges

• Getting a Grip on Liquidity: Markets, Institutions, and Central Banks

• Tuning Financial Regulation for Stability and Efficiency

• Investor Protection in Capital Markets