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This book takes a look at the past to gain insights for the future. Nearly 30 years ago, when the world urban population was only about half of the 3 billion... 
Infrastructure (Economics) | Municipal finance | World Bank | Finance | LOAN REPAYMENT RATES | SMALL BORROWERS | LOAN REPAYMENTS | IPO | BORROWING CAPACITY | IMPLICIT GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES | LOAN RECOVERIES | PRIVATE CREDIT | LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE | LOAN PRODUCTS | ECONOMIC POLICY | EIB | URBAN DEVELOPMENT | BLOCK GRANTS | SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS | PUBLIC POLICY | INTEREST RATES | BUSINESS CENTERS | FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT | MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS | RISK ASSESSMENTS | FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY | FOREIGN EXCHANGE | GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT | URBAN AREAS | PROFITABLE BUSINESS | CREDIT LINE | CREDIT INSTITUTIONS | INTEREST RATE DECLINE | PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE | HOST COUNTRIES | MARKET SHARE | COST OF CAPITAL | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | LOCAL CREDIT SYSTEMS | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | MUNICIPAL LOANS | CAPITAL INVESTMENTS | INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT | BANKS | BANKING SECTORS | BANKING SERVICES | FINANCIAL SHOCKS | SOCIAL FUND | LOAN FINANCING | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | CAPITAL PLANNING | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | CREDIT MARKETS | PUBLIC FINANCE | MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS | CREDIT AGENCY | DISBURSEMENTS | LOAN RECOVERY | MUNICIPAL FINANCE | BANK LENDING | UNION | ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | INTERNATIONAL BANK | INVESTMENT BANK | STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | DIRECTED CREDIT | CREDIT RATING | FINANCIAL MARKET | DEBT | MUNICIPAL BANKS | INTERGOVERNMENTAL FINANCE | ACTUAL COST | INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING | LINES OF CREDIT | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | MARKET REFORM | RATE OF RETURN | LINE OF CREDIT | BANK POLICY | CAPITAL BUDGETING | ALTERNATIVE FUNDING | PRIVATE FINANCE | CREDIT SYSTEMS | PUBLIC INVESTMENTS | SOCIAL FUNDS | OPERATING COSTS | INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS | DIRECT INVESTMENT | BENEFICIARIES | DEVELOPMENT BANK | FINANCE COMPANY | REVENUE MOBILIZATION | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT | MUNICIPAL LOAN | URBANIZATION | BORROWER | URBAN SERVICES | COMMERCIAL TERMS | LOAN | LOCAL GOVERNMENT | STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT | BOND | MARKET DEVELOPMENT | BOND MARKETS | CURRENCY | MARKET FINANCE | GUARANTEE AGENCY | CREDIT MARKET | INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER | REPAYMENT RATES | BOND ISSUES | GRANT PROGRAMS | SAVINGS | FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM | MUNICIPAL BOND | CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS | CAPITAL STOCK | COMPETITIVE MARKET | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | FINANCIAL DEREGULATION | CAPITAL INVESTMENT | CAPITALS | CREDIT RISK | MATURE MARKET | LOC | POLITICAL ECONOMY | FINANCIAL MARKETS | GOVERNMENT REVENUES | CREDIT RATING AGENCIES | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | BANK ACCESS | CREDIT ACCESS | FINANCIAL SYSTEM | AUTONOMY | DECENTRALIZATION | INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE | INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | INVESTMENT PROJECTS | FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS | INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | SUBSIDIARY | INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING | MUNICIPAL BORROWERS | BOND ISSUERS | SOCIAL CAPITAL | INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION | MUNICIPAL CREDIT | CAPITAL MARKET | EQUIPMENT | INVESTMENT LOANS | GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | FOREIGN INVESTMENTS | FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION | WATER SUPPLY | RETURNS | REPAYMENTS | PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS | SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE | GOVERNMENT FINANCE | LEVEL PLAYING FIELD | INFLATION | MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS | MARKET ECONOMIES | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | POLITICAL RISK | COMMERCIAL BANKS | TRANCHES | TAX | RATING AGENCIES | MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET | FIXED CAPITAL | PRIVATE EQUITY | PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT | SWAPS | WAREHOUSE | PUBLIC BANK | PUBLIC BANKS | REPAYMENT RATE | GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES | GOVERNMENT CAPACITY | URBAN GROWTH | MARKET COMPETITION | BANKING SYSTEM | DEMAND FOR CREDIT | INTEREST RATE | REPAYMENT CAPACITY | FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK | CREDIT RATING AGENCY | DEVELOPMENT FINANCE | DIRECTED CREDITS | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | DISBURSEMENT | PRIVATE LENDERS | FINANCES | TRANSPORT | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP | TRANSPARENCY | REPAYMENT | BASIS POINTS | PORTFOLIO | LEVY | GOVERNMENT GRANT | LOAN REPAYMENT | BORROWING | MUNICIPALITIES | CITY SIZE | RATES OF INTEREST | INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS | MARKET ACCESS | FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION | INVESTMENT LOAN | CAPITAL MARKETS | INSTRUMENT | BANK PORTFOLIO | PRODUCTIVITY | MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT | MUNICIPAL GRANTS

Provides an advanced guide to correlation modelling for credit portfolios, providing both theoretical underpinnings and practical implementation guidance. The... 
Credit derivatives | Economics, Mathematical | Finance | Bank marketing | Quantitative Finance | Financial Services

This book explores the role of the rating system in creditworthiness assessment, looking into its current status, strengths and weaknesses and possible... 
Commercial credit | Banks and banking | Small business | Finance | Credit ratings | Finance & Accounting | Corporate Finance | Credit risk management, credit rating, internal rating system, bank-firm relationship, probability of default. | Banks & Banking | Banking and Financial Services | Business Finance | Economics, general | Banking

Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has... 
Banks and banking | Credit | Bank failures | History | Finance & Accounting | Economics | Business & Economics | Banks & Banking | Macroeconomics | History & Theory | Political Science | Finance

How was it possible for problems in one relatively small sector in the global financial system - the American sub-prime mortgage market - to lead to the most... 
Bankers - Malpractice | Banks and banking | Credit | Bank failures | Bankers | Financial crises | Subprime mortgage loans

This volume assesses the impact of the regulatory framework for derivatives built post-crisis and examines its ambition to centralise and minimise credit risk,... 
Financial risk management | Derivative securities | Macroeconomics | Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics | Finance | Risk Management | Banking | Credit derivatives

Following a review and assesment of recent developments in capital market and banking systems, this year's International Capital Markets report review and... 
Banks and banking | Foreign exchange futures | Capital market | International finance

Southeast Asia’s Credit Revolution describes and explains the rise of microfinance – the provision of credit and other financial services for the poor – in... 
Microfinance | Credit | Anthropology - Soc Sci | Asian Economics | South East Asian Studies | Development Economics | Political & Economic Anthropology | Anthropology | Asian Studies | Credit - Southeast Asia

Money | Credit | Monetary policy | Banks and banking | Gold standard | Social aspects | History | International finance | United States

Banks and banking | Financial institutions

Banks and banking | Money | Credit | 1800 - 1999 | History

Introducing the fundamentals of retail credit risk management, this book provides a broad and applied investigation of the related modeling theory and methods,... 
Banks and banking | Financial risk management | Credit | Risk management | Finance & Accounting | Financial Crisis | Risk Management, Insurance and Regulation | Finance | Insurance/Risk Assessment & Management | Money, Banking and Finance | Information Management | Economics, finance, business & management | Investment and Securities | Business strategy | Accounting & Finance | Small Business | Financial crises & disasters | Management science

The intersection of research and policy on consumer credit often has a Goldilocks feel. Some researchers and policymakers posit that consumer credit markets... 
D18 - Consumer Protection | D03 - Behavioral Microeconomics Underlying Principles | R31 - Housing Supply and Markets | E32 - Business Fluctuations Cycles | D14 - Household Saving; Personal Finance | G23 - Non-bank Financial Institutions Financial Instruments Institutional Investors | D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information Mechanism Design | G21 - Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages | G28 - Government Policy and Regulation

China's engagement in Africa is generally portrayed simply as African countries being exploited for their mineral wealth by a wealthy political and economic... 
Industrial Economics | International Political Economy | Comparative Politics | African & Third World Politics | Asian Politics | Angola | Foreign economic relations | Foreign relations | China | Africa | Angola-Foreign relations-China | China-Foreign economic relations-Angola | China-Foreign relations-Africa | Angola-Foreign economic relations-China | Africa-Foreign relations-China | China-Foreign relations-Angola

Study with reference to India. 
Banks and banking | Rural development | Agriculture, Cooperative | Rural credit | Agricultural credit

"The official banking institutions for rural China are Rural Credit Cooperatives (RCCs). Although these co-ops are mandated to support agricultural development... 
Banks and banking, Cooperative | Rural development | Rural credit | Central-local government relations | Local finance | China | Business | Food-Social aspects-Case studies | Local foods-Social aspects-Case studies | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.-bisacsh | Food industry and trade-Social aspects-Case studies | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food.-bisacsh | Food habits-Social aspects-Case studies