Financial Markets and Institutions

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Banking (Faculty of Economics)

Course type:

Elective course

When:

1 year, 4 module

Instructor

Варнашина Алина Александровна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

During the course, students will gain skills in evaluating the effectiveness of the financial sector, including analytics of the banking system, insurance sector, securities market, and microfinance organizations. They will get acquainted with the business models of banks, gain decision-making skills for managing a bank based on its business model, analysis of assets, liabilities, and capital. During the course, students will be able to compile and analyze the profitability and risk of a portfolio of financial instruments. The features of the course are: the use of up-to-date databases of the Bank of Russia and leading statistical centers. The implementation of the course uses a case study based on data from real financial sector reporting and macroeconomic reporting.