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How Does Privatization Work? Ownership Concentration and Enterprise Performance in Ukraine
Pivovarsky, Alexander - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper investigates the relationship between ownership concentration and enterprise performance in Ukraine. Using data on 376 medium and large enterprises, it finds that ownership concentration is positively associated with enterprise performance in Ukraine. The paper also finds that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826048
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Show Me the Money; Access to Finance for Small Borrowers in Canada
Klyuev, Vladimir - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper examines access to business finance by Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to housing finance by Canadian households (particularly non-prime borrowers) against the background of a fairly concentrated and protected banking industry. It finds access broadly adequate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769089
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Public Financial Institutions in Developed Countries; Organization and Oversight
Ratnovski, Lev; Narain, Aditya - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
While public financial institutions (such as public development banks) are commonly associated with developing countries, in fact they are prevalent in the developed world as well. We study a sample of public financial institutions in industrialized countries and identify dominant trends in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826304
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Algeria; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Algeria’s local corporate bond market provides a good basis for further diversifying the economy’s financing channels. This study analyzes the nexus of bank financing of public enterprises in the ongoing national investment program (NIP) and also sets Algeria’s local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242931
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Republic of Korea; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper analyzes the implications of global rebalancing in the post-crisis period for Korea and how high leverage in the household and SMEs sectors could affect this process. The first section of the paper discusses implications of global rebalancing for Korea using simulations from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243587
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Japan; Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Note on Credit Intermediation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper is an analysis of Japan’s credit channel. The economic condition has no hindrance, but credit demand showed an inert performance. The state’s policies have helped the flow of finance and prevent bankruptcy, but several other aspects act as an impediment to credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244991
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Tackling Small and Medium Enterprise Problem Loans in Europe
Bergthaler, Wolfgang; Kang, Kenneth; Liu, Yan; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
, addressing the SME loan problem in Europe will be critical for strengthening bank and corporate balance sheets and supporting a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245900
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China’s Demography and its Implications
Lee, Il Houng; Qingjun, Xu; Syed, Murtaza H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
In coming decades, China will undergo a notable demographic transformation, with its old-age dependency ratio doubling … literature. Going further, we simulate global savings behavior based on our framework and find that China’s demographics should … and future policy choices. Other implications arising from China’s demography, including the growth model, the pension …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142029
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Growth Surprises and Synchronized Slowdowns in Emerging Markets––An Empirical Investigation
Fayad, Ghada; Perrelli, Roberto - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Output growth has slowed in several emerging markets since 2011—a remarkable feature for a non-crisis period in EMs. Such synchronized slowdowns were largely unanticipated by scholars and forecasters alike. In this paper we attempt to shed light on the main drivers of growth surprises and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142037
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Trade Integration and Business Cycle Synchronization: A Reappraisal with Focus on Asia
Duval, Romain A; Cheng, Kevin C.; Oh, Kum Hwa; Saraf, Richa - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
shocks in China. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142047