Special Issue "SMEs and EU Regional Development"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Ioan BATRANCEA
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Guest Editor
Department of Finance, Faculty of Economic and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Interests: financial analysis; corporate finance; taxation; banking; financial markets

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Overcoming the current health crisis can be conducted only through economic development in general and regional development in particular. In this context, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the development of European Union (EU) member states since they account for 99% of all EU businesses.

The main factors that determine economic growth are GDP, SMEs’ access to finance, export stimulation, venture capital investments, R&D transfer, innovations, etc. At the same time, another important factor that influences regional development is the banking system. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on the connections existing between sustainable development and banking. Keeping in mind that financial markets undoubtedly impact on sustainable growth at the global level, the Special Issue will also consider studies in this direction. During the ongoing health crisis, tourism is among the most affected economic sectors. Hence, studies in this field are important in order to emphasize the link between economic growth and global tourism.

Prof. Dr. Ioan BATRANCEA
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • financial analysis
  • regional growth
  • regionalism
  • financing
  • R&D
  • transfer
  • innovations
  • tourism
  • hospitals
  • health crisis
  • banking
  • financial markets

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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