Evidence from the credit ratings of Japanese firms Hiroyuki Aman a‚1‚ Pascal Nguyen b‚∗ a School of Business Administration‚ Kwansei Gakuin University‚ Uegahara‚ Nishinomiya‚ Hyogo 662-8501‚ Japan b Faculty of Business‚ University of Technology Sydney‚ P.O. Box 123‚ NSW 2007‚ Sydney‚ Australia a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 15 March 2012 Received in revised form 4 October 2012 Accepted 11 February 2013 Available online xxx Keywords: Credit rating Cost of debt
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The term credit crunch can be defined as a sudden reduction in the availability of loans and various other types of credit from banks and capital markets. The reduced availability of credit can result from various factors‚ including an increased perception of risk on the part of lenders‚ an imposition of credit controls‚ or a sharp restriction of the money supply. www.teachmefinance.com/Financial_Terms. As it is a current feature in today’s economy it is constantly developing and therefore constantly
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Administration East West University Subject: Submission of the Internship report “Study on Customer Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction at credit card in the context of Prime Bank Limited” DearSir: It is an honor and great pleasure for me to submit my internship report on “Study on Customer Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction at credit card in the context of Prime Bank Limited in Bangladesh”An Study on PRIME Bank Ltd.” in a professional way. I am now submitting my internship report
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Introduction This paper concentrates on identification methods and business preventive measures. Why do people fail to notice that credit fraud is a growing problem and what could continue if business and consumers stop believing the seriousness of credit card fraud? The Business community needs increased research and preventive controls that prevent credit and identity fraud. Unless changes are instituted fraud will continue to be a persistent problem. More than half of all adults have experienced
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Documentary letter of credit When a buyer in one country wants to pay a seller abroad he asks his bank to «issue» or to «open» a letter of credit. It means that the buyer’s bank issues a documentary letter of credit. It is an agreement with banks‚ made by a buyer‚ provided certain conditions are fulfilled. The issuing bank asks its correspondent bank — usually in the seller’s country — to advise and confirm the credit. The advising bank informs the seller that the credit has been opened. As soon
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The Investment Appeal of Low Income Housing Tax Credits Overview of the LIHTC The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) provides incentives for corporations and individuals to invest in the acquisition‚ development and rehabilitation of affordable housing. The program offers federal tax credits to private equity investors that work with profit or non-profit developers in constructing or renovating rental properties for low-income tenants‚ those who earn 60 percent or less of the median family
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Issue in Corporate Failure of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) Introduction and background: Bank of Credit and Commerce International known as BCCI was founded by Pakistani financer Mr. Agha Hasan Abedi in 1972. It’s headquarter was located in London and was incorporated in Luxembourg. BCCI was ranked 7th largest private bank with total assets which amounts to $20.6 billion. By the end of 1988‚ BCCI’s network included 417 offices in 73 countries. The annual report noted that the
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RISKS IN BANKING: CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT Industry Best Practices BANGLADESH BANK CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT Industry Best Practices PREPARED FOR: BANGLADESH BANK PREPARED BY: FOCUS GROUP ON CREDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT Team Co-ordinator: Team Members: Sudhir Chandra Das Ali Reza Iftekhar Niaz Habib A.G. Sarwar Brian J. McGuire Naser Ezaz Bijoy Page 2 INTRODUCTION: Risk is inherent in all aspects of a commercial operation‚ however for Banks and financial institutions‚ credit risk is an essential
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CREDIT MANAGEMENT & COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES DR. RICHARD MAYUNGBE LAGOS‚ NIGERIA 26TH – 27TH OF JULY‚ 2010 INTRODUCTION Nearly every writer on the subject has worked out his own definition of credit. The following writers are examples: John Stuart in his Political Economy defines credit as the permission to use another’s capital. Joseph French Johnson in Money and Currency calls credit the power to obtain goods and services by giving a promise
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Tax Credits [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] Tax Credits Purpose of Tax Credits A Tax Credit is a specific amount that is subtracted from the accumulated amount of tax paid by a tax payer to the State. The tax credits can be settled in terms of income tax‚ property tax and VAT. It can also be settled for the purpose of recognizing the taxes that are already settled in form of subsidies or are paid for the purpose of encouraging investment in economy
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