The CROBEX in the EU. The CROBEX under the influence of Croatia's EU-accession

Table of Content

Abstract

Abbreviation

List of Figures

1. Introduction
1.1 Problem Statement
1.2 Research Question

2. Financial markets and the European Union
2.1 The Fundamentals of financial markets
2.1.1 Classifying different types of financial markets
2.1.2 Basic Definitions for stock market analysis
2.1.3 Factors influencing the value of a stock
2.1.3.1 Political andmacroeconomic events
2.2 Economic Integration in the European Union
2.2.1 History and integration process
2.2.2 Effects ofEuropean Integration on the economies and financial markets of. member states

Part II: Empirical Case Study for Croatia

3. Overview of Croatia's EU accession and current economic situation
3.1 Characteristics
3.2 Croatia's EU accession
3.2.1 History
3.2.2 Accession problems
3.2.3 Croatia the 28'th member state
3.3 Main economic indicators
3.3.1. Unemployment
3.3.2 Growth
3.3.3 Inflation
3.3.4 Indebtedness in foreign countries
3.3.5 Trade industry

4. Croatia's Financial Market
4.1 Financial system and stock market
4.2 ZSE - Zagreb Stock Exchange
4.2.1 CROBEX
4.2.1.1 Development of the CROBEX

5. The stock market effect of the EU accession: Analysis of CROBEX
5.1 Analytical part I: fluctuations during accession negotiations
5.2 Analytical part II: economic effect
5.2.1 The economic effect of the EU accession
5.2.2 CROBEX chart 2007 - 2014
5.3 Main findings

6. Conclusion

7. References

8. Appendix