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Japan; Financial Sector Assessment Programâ€”Technical Note on Credit Intermediation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper is an analysis of Japanâ€™s credit channel. The economic condition has no hindrance, but credit demand showed an inert performance. The stateâ€™s policies have helped the flow of finance and prevent bankruptcy, but several other aspects act as an impediment to credit...

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What Role Can Financial Policies Play in Revitalizing SMEs in Japan?

Lam, Raphael W.; Shin, Jongsoon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

The paper discusses the role the financial sector can play in supporting growth in Japan. While overall credit conditions have been accommodative, credit growth has remained weak, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Firm-level SME data and sectoral corporate balance sheets...

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And Schumpeter Said, "This is How Thou Shalt Grow"; Further Quest for Economic Growth in Poor Countries

Beaugrand, Philippe - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

entrepreneurs innovate—in the Schumpeterian sense—in order to bring about structural changes in the economy. The conclusion …

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Sudden Stops, Output Drops, and Credit Collapses

Dagher, Jihad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper proposes a tractable Sudden Stop model to explain the main patterns in firm level data in a sample of Southeast Asian firms during the Asian crisis. The model, which features trend shocks and financial frictions, is able to generate the main patterns observed in the sample during and...

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Growth and Capital Flows with Risky Entrepreneurship

Sandri, Damiano - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper shows that the behavior of entrepreneurs facing incomplete financial markets and risky investment can … uninsurable risk of losing invested capital forces entrepreneurs to rely on self-financing, so that when business opportunities … open up entrepreneurs increase saving to finance the investment that produces growth. The key insight is that saving has to …

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Impacton India of Trade Liberalization in the Textiles and Clothing Sector

Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Prasad, A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

We analyze the impact of the elimination of textile and clothing (T&C) quotas in 2005 on India. Our simulations suggest that while Indian exports of T&C will continue to expand in the presence of the safeguards on China, they will be affected adversely once these safeguards are lifted. We argue...

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Monaco; Technical Note on IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation: Update

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This Technical Note reviews the International Organization of Securities Commissions’s (IOSCO) Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation for Monaco. It reveals that overall, there has been progress in implementing the Offshore Financial Center assessment recommendations in most areas...

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