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Financial risks and factors affecting them on Finnish farms

Pyykkonen, Perttu; Yrjola, T.; Latukka, A. - 2008

As a consequence of rapid structuralchange and new investment support scheme agriculturaldebts have increased and concentrated heavily inFinland. In addition, New Basel Accord (Basel II) regulatingthe bank business requires more in-depth creditrisk assessment from banks. Therefore, there are...

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Epistemology of capital structure decisions by building contractors in Hong Kong

Chiang, Yat-Hung; Cheng, Eddie WL; Lam, Patrick TI - 2010

Purpose – This paper aims to identify a set of potential determinants of capital structure. By knowing the key determinants, it is possible to understand how building contractors make decisions on capital structure.Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey was conducted to solicit...

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Employing the NPV-consistent IRR methods for PFI projects

Chiang, Yat Hung; Cheng, Eddie WL; Lam, Patrick TI - 2010

The internal rate of return (IRR) is a common financial indicator for private finance initiative (PFI) projects. Due to the long and complicated cash flow nature of PFI projects, more plausible IRR techniques are necessary for appropriate project evaluation and ranking. However, not all the...

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Financing Your Invention

McGraw, Greg; Ruffner, Connie; Urech, Alan W. - 2008

Securing financing can be one of the most daunting challenges to someone starting out on a new business venture … workshop seeks to help inventors understand the realities of financing their ideas, and provide a "how-to" for those looking to … top level financial and operational leadership, will discuss financing for all levels of inventors. Greg was named one of …

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Finance and Innovation: The Case of Publicly Traded Firms

Atanassov, Julian - 2005

's length financing (such as public debt and equity); whereas less innovative firms will tend to use relationship based … projects give greater discretion to managers by relying on arm's length financing. When a firm has less innovative projects … more on arm's length financing receive a larger number of patents and these patents are more significant in terms of …

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The Value of Financial Statement Verification in Debt Financing: Evidence from Private U.S. Firms.

Minnis, Michael Craig - 2010

I examine how the verification of financial statements influences lenders’ debt pricing decisions. To do so, I obtain access to a large proprietary database of privately-held U.S. firms, an important business sector in which the information environment is opaque and financial statement audits...

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Public-Private Collaborations: The Case of Atlanta Metro Community Improvement District Alliance

Ewoh, Andrew I.E.; Zimmermann, Ulf - 2010

, financing mechanisms, and promotion strategies through CIDs' provision in various projects and their impacts in the Atlanta … how to use CIDs as a unique tool for infrastructure financing and economic development. …

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Banking and Finance: Georgia Fair Lending Act: Amend the Georgia Fair Lending Act; Provide for Changes in Limitations on Late Payment Charges; Clarify that Certain Home Loan Refina...

Barr, Tucker - 2003

The "Act amends the 'Georgia Fair Lending Act' by revising certain definitions including 'annual percentage rate,' 'creditor,' 'home loan,' and 'points and fees.' The Act changes the limitations on late payment charges, clarifies when a home loan refinancing transaction shall be presumed to be a...

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The gender gap in bank credit access

Andrés Alonso, Pablo de; Gimeno Nogués, Ricardo; … - 2019

We use a sample of over 80,000 Spanish companies started by a sole entrepreneur between 2004 and 2014, and distinguish between male and female entrepreneurs demand for credit, credit approval ratio, and credit performance. We fi nd that female entrepreneurs who start a business are less likely...

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Financial flows and balance sheets of households and non-financial corporations in 2019

García-Vaquero Álvaro, Víctor; Mulino Ríos, Maristela A.

second consecutive year, positive net bank financing in a moderate amount, similar to that received in 2018, mainly owing to …

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