This paper reviews trends in capital flows and capital-like flows such as official grants and remittances to low … across major regions, countries with differing commodity export composition, and countries with differing debt relief status …

accumulated during the boom has led to a sharp economic contraction. Capital inflows came to a halt in late 2008 and reversed in …

This paper presents a model of a multinational firm's optimal debt policy that incorporates international taxation … multinationals have an incentive to shift debt to high-tax countries. The predictions of the model are tested using a novel firm … treatment of dividend and interest streams. Our empirical results show that corporate debt policy indeed not only reflects …

dependent variables, that holding longer-term debt maturity structure is the factor that works in the firms' favor during sudden …

of capital accumulation and some natural constraints on labor, the strong growth momentum is unlikely to be sustainable …

As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth … the business climate. Third, improving SME access to finance, notably by encouraging venture capital investment in …

. The Bank of Lithuania’s measures in recent years to strengthen banks’ capital bases and encourage strong risk …

and caused serious fiscal losses. The new financing strategy is based on issuing debt instruments in the regional … financial market to improve the domestic debt profile. IMF staff recommends completion of the second review, granting of waivers …