The first steps of the lender of last resort in Bulgaria. History and debates during the Great Depression Cover Image

Първите стъпки на кредитора от последна инстанция в България. История и дебати в годините на Великата депресия
The first steps of the lender of last resort in Bulgaria. History and debates during the Great Depression

Author(s): Nikolay Nenovsky, Tsvetelina Marinova
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy
Published by: Институт за икономически изследвания при Българска академия на науките
Keywords: lender of last resort; monetary policy; banking regulation; economic history of Bulgaria; Great Depression

Summary/Abstract: In recent years we have witnessed profound institutional changes in the character of central banks and in their monetary policies. These transformations are the result of a number of factors, most notably the crisis that began in 2008, as well as the large-scale processes of digitalisation of money. The place and specific mechanisms of the financial stability system, including of the lender of last resort (LOLR), are also evolving. In this context a review of the historic development of the LOLR could be particularly useful.This article aims to present the first steps of the LOLR in Bulgaria in the years of the Great Depression and the banking crises related to it. The various institutional forms of the LOLR in Bulgaria are described in sequence. The role of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), as the LOLR in the systemic crisis and the rescuing of Credit Bank in 1931, and the theoretical discussions among Bulgarian economists about the LOLR have been examined.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 28-53
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Bulgarian