Admission in the Dept, of Finance and Banking
Title : Role of investment corporation of Bangladesh
Proposed Supervisor
Prof,Dr. AHM Ziaul Haq
Chairman(Dept of Finance & Banking)
Rajshahi University
Rajshahi-6205
Conducted By
A.K.M Forhad Faruqui
Lecturer and Head of the Dept,
(Finance & Banking)
Kahalu Degree College, Kahalu, Bogra. March 2012 Role of investment corporation of Bangladesh (1)
1.1 Introduction
The capital market is the engine of growth for an economy, and performs a critical role in acting as an intermediary between savers and companies seeking additional financing for business expansion. Capital market means the market, or realistically, the group of interrelated markets, in which capital in financial form is lent or borrowed for medium and long term and, in cases such as equities, for unspecified periods. A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity), where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year, as the raising of short-term funds takes place on other markets (e.g., the money market). The capital market includes the stock market (equity securities) and the bond market (debt). Money market and capital markets are parts of financial markets. Capital markets may be classified as primary markets and secondary markets. In primary markets, new stock and bond issues are sold to investors via a mechanism known as underwriting. In the secondary markets, existing securities are sold and bought among investors or traders, usually on a securities exchange, over-the counter, or elsewhere. Industry and commerce as well as government and local authorities raise capital from the capital market which performs several important functions in the process of economic
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