Description: Leasing in Emerging Markets : A Potent Instrument for Financing Small Business?

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Leasing in Emerging Markets : A Potent Instrument for Financing Small Business?

IFC has built up a hefty portfolio of debt and equity investments in leasing companies in emerging markets. Based on IFC's experience, the authors argue that leasing is an effective instrument for financing small firms' investments in equ...

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Main Authors:	Barger, Teresa, Carter, Laurence, Kuczynski, Irving
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	CAPITAL MARKETS SMALL ENTERPRISES LEASES FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION BANK LOANS BONDS CASH FLOW COMPANY CORPORATE PLANNING CORPORATION DEBT DIRECT LOANS EQUITY INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HOUSES INSURANCE JOINT VENTURES LEASING LEASING COMPANIES LENDERS POINTS ROADS SECURITIZATION SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE SMALL FIRMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/09/441458/leasing-emerging-markets-potent-instrument-financing-small-business http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11608

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Summary:	IFC has built up a hefty portfolio of debt and equity investments in leasing companies in emerging markets. Based on IFC's experience, the authors argue that leasing is an effective instrument for financing small firms' investments in equipment --especially in countries with weak collateral laws or mostly new businesses that lack historical financial statements.