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Commercial bank innovations in small and medium-sized enterprise finance : global models and implications for Thailand
Tientip Subhanij - 2016
In Thailand, the government has long recognized the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the economy and has given a large amount of financial support to this sector. Still, SMEs are not able to catch up with larger enterprises and the constraints to SME financing remain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522031
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Bond market development in Asia : an empirical analysis of major determinants
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath - 2011
promote effective development of bond markets. This study attempts to identity the major determinants of bond market … development in Asian economies, through examining its relationship with selected key financial and economic factors, and to … provide policy recommendations for further developing Asian bond markets. Major determinants for bond market development in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009267743
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Deepening Association of Southeast Asian Nations' financial markets
Lee, Choong Lyol; Takagi, Shinji - 2013
depth and liquidity. To support market development and financial integration, regional cooperation would be particularly … adequate in this fast changing world. In order to succeed in achieving the level of financial development commensurate with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009725116
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The free trade area of the Asia-Pacific : a constructive approach to multilateralizing Asian regionalism
Bergsten, Carl Fred; Noland, Marcus; Schott, Jeffrey J. - 2011
This paper examines the prospect of realizing regional economic integration via the mechanism of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). The FTAAP initiative represents a politically ambitious, high potential benefit option for achieving Asian regional integration. Among its desirable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009406437
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Channels of interprovincial consumption risk sharing in the People's Republic of China
Du, Julan; He, Qing; Rui, Oliver Meng - 2011
This paper analyzes consumption risk sharing among provinces in the People's Republic of China (PRC) during 1980 - 2007. The analysis finds that 9.4% of shocks to gross provincial product are smoothed by the interprovincial fiscal transfer system. This system also cushions a relatively large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009406446
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Financial health and firm productivity : firm-level evidence from Viet Nam
Shandre Mugan Thangavelu; Chongvilaivan, Aekapol - 2013
productivity as another driving factor in translating financial development into real economic progress. Our empirical framework …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010126897
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Building financial resilience through financial and digital literacy in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Lyons, Angela C.; Kass-Hanna, Josephine; Liu, Fan; … - 2020
Globally, 1.7 billion adults still lack access to formal financial services, with a large percentage living in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Current financial inclusion strategies provide these vulnerable populations with access to a wide array of financial services that aim to build more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181124
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The role of state intervention in the financial sector : crisis prevention, containment, and resolution
Cho, Yun-je - 2010
currency crises. Such crises require the development of a comprehensive strategy covering the stabilization of the domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003982933
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Financial inclusion, regulation, and education in Germany
Neuberger, Doris - 2015
Germany's bank-based financial system provides a high level of financial inclusion, measured by bank outreach and use of financial services. However, the most vulnerable individuals and small enterprises in Germany tend to be excluded or credit constrained. The quality of financial inclusion is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010532087
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Financial inclusion, financial regulation, and financial education in Thailand
Tambunlertchai, Kanittha - 2015
This paper addresses the issue of financial inclusion in Thailand through the lens of an institutional analysis, which takes into consideration the desired outcomes, the service providers and enabling agencies, and the regulatory context that shape the existing provision of financial inclusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011305373