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Unemployment as a Determinant of Non Performing Loans: The Case of European Countries

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2217-3668 | Journal ISSN: 0353-8648
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 142
Submitted on: Feb 7, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 28, 2024
Published on: Jul 8, 2025
Published by: University of Niš, Faculty of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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