The course focusing on helping to understand the mechanism of bank operations and management, the causes of changes in the banking sector and their impact on the bank performance as well as economic condition of countries. The course covers the analysis of a bank as an inherent part of the financial system, the structure of its assets, equity and liabilities, as well as off-balance components, banking risk analysis and investment banking. Specific attention will be paid to advanced models of risk management, mergers and acquisitions, competition and concentration in banking sector.