The term business covers a broad series of economic concepts and activities including anything related to business and its various branches: from the market and its rules, to the main players operating in the sector (such as banks and credit institutes, companies of various kinds, private subjects), through to all those transactions involving the buying and selling of goods and services.

The development of the business sector is restricted by various different aspects: the economic situation, determined by factors such as the laws of demand and supply, production costs, the cost of money, foreign exchange markets, employment levels and inflation. Favourable economic conditions therefore favour the development of the business sector, which consequently in turn supports the production and marketing of goods and services and therefore economic stability.