Lietuvos finansų sistemos ypatumai

Abstract

The article analizes the Lithuanian financial system in order to assess the financial characteristics of the Lithuanian system in comparison to Latvian, Estonian and Polish systems. In this work the structure of the domestic financial system is defined. Obtained results and relevant differences are highlighted and summarised. The article consists of three main parts. In the first part of this work the concept of the financial system is defined and analyzed. Also, there are presented various structure models of financial systems and its main funcions. In the second part there is described the financial system research methodology and its rationale. The third part of work is devoted to the domestic financial system characteristics. In order to differentiate the features of the financial system there are selected three main dimensions: 1) the size of the financial system or financial depth; 2) the efficiency of the financial system; 3) the availability of financial system. As well there analysed and evaluated the supervisory of countries activities, financial intermediaries and the structure of financial markets. In the end conclusions are given.