Finansowanie przedsiębiorstw w krajach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej

Abstract

The article addresses the issue of financing enterprises in the Visegrad Group countries in the years 1995-2015. The analyzes used source data derived from national accounts. On the basis of the conducted research, an increase in the self-financing level was observed in Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak enterprises. A decrease in the value of net liabilities incurred was also noted. Among the reasons, a high level of gross savings in the enterprise sector and a decline in the gross fixed capital formation was indicated. The main source of external funding were three categories of financial instruments, namely loans, equity, other accounts receivable / payable. The conclusions emphasized that despite the decrease in the level of external financing, there were no significant changes in its structure.