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The article provides an overview of the shadow banking in the euro area. Shadow banking refers to the system of financial intermediation that involves entities outside of traditional banking regulations. The paper begins with the presentation of the post-crisis tendencies in the financial systems worldwide, with particular attention given to the banking sectors. In the next section, the author presents the size and dynamics of shadow banking, discusses the threats identified by the EU and the concerns regarding the risks this sector poses to the financial system.