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Infrastructure investment, private finance, and institutional investors : Asia from a global perspective
Inderst, Georg - 2016
This study evaluates infrastructure investment and finance in Asia from a global perspective. It provides an overview on infrastructure needs and the various sources of private finance, globally and within Asia, and creates a "bigger picture" for the demand and supply of capital for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415958
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Thailand's economic integration with neighboring countries and possible connectivity with South Asia
Suthiphand Chirathivat; Kornkarun Cheewatrakoolpong - 2015
Thailand's increasing importance as a regional co-production base and as an intra-regional trade and border trade hub is due mainly to recent changes in its economic structure, namely, the lack of operational workers, rises in wages, and increases in outward foreign direct investment (FDI),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010502812
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Infrastructure finance and financial sector development
Ray, Shubhomoy - 2015
Investment in infrastructure for increasing trade and connectivity in South Asia and Southeast Asia has been impacted by a reduction in commercial bank participation in project financing, which has significantly increased the role of multilateral financial institutions and export credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010505123
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Trends in national and regional investors financing crossborder infrastructure projects in Asia
De, Prabir; Samudram, Muthi; Moholkar, Sanjeev - 2010
This study examines a range of crossborder infrastructure development issues related to the Asian countries. Despite active pursuit of private investment in infrastructure by most developing countries in Asia and a growing number of success stories, the pace of such investment remains slow....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732332
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An empirical analysis of factors responsible for the use of capital market instruments in infrastructure project finance
Rao, Vivek - 2020
The paper provides an empirical analysis of factors affecting the use of capital market instruments for financing infrastructure public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The findings of the paper contain useful policy guidance as the data provides some evidence to suggest that banks play a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012182747
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Financial barriers to development of renewable and green energy projects in Asia
Peimani, Hooman - 2018
The expansion of green renewable energy has been very limited in all the Asian countries, despite their various differences. The contributing factors are numerous, but, the financial factor has been the single major factor determining whether or not a country opts for such energy. This is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894122
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Why do SMEs not borrow more from banks? : evidence from the People's Republic of China and Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan; Jinjarak, Yothin - 2015
finance since the global financial crisis, including sources of credit, lender types, and collateral types. First, SMEs … age, and export participation. Fourth, personal assets of SME owners tend to matter more as collateral for SME borrowing … from banks than other collateral types. Improving credit guarantee systems, enhancing monitoring and credit scoring by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462574
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The role of credit guarantee schemes for financing MSMEs : evidence from rural and urban areas in Indonesia
Wardhono, Adhitya; Modjo, Mohamad Ikhsan; Utami, Eka Wahyu - 2019
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play a significant role in the Indonesian economy, however most MSMEs have difficulties in accessing finance. The Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) is a popular program for guaranteeing bank lending to MSMEs by the government. The objective of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012015050
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The paradox of progress : technological advancements in banking and the dual impact on SME bank borrowing
Hryckiewicz, Aneta; Korosteleva, Julia; Kozłowski, Łukasz - 2024
This study delves into the impact of technological bank innovations on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) borrowing across the European Union. By analyzing a comprehensive dataset of 179,921 SME-bank lending relationships from 2009 to 2019, we explore the mechanisms through which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015071855
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Inducing private finance to water supply and inland water transport using spillover tax revenues
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Abidhadjaev, Umid; Nakahigashi, Masaki - 2019
This paper discusses suggested ways to bring private sector finance into water supply and inland water transport. Typically, such water projects rely only on user charges as sources of revenues. For example, ships using inland waterways have to pay user charges to the government for port...
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