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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779642603321

Autore

Lam Waikei

Titolo

What Role Can Financial Policies Play in Revitalizing SMEs in Japan? / / Waikei Lam, Jongsoon Shin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012

ISBN

1-4755-8233-1

1-4755-1333-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

ShinJongsoon

Soggetti

Small business - Finance - Japan

Business enterprises - Finance - Japan

Banks and Banking

Corporate Finance

Macroeconomics

Money and Monetary Policy

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Financing Policy

Financial Risk and Risk Management

Capital and Ownership Structure

Value of Firms

Goodwill

Financial Crises

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Corporate Finance and Governance: General

Monetary economics

Economic & financial crises & disasters

Financial services law & regulation

Ownership & organization of enterprises

Banking

Credit

Global financial crisis of 2008-2009

Credit risk

Small and medium enterprises

Money



Financial crises

Financial regulation and supervision

Economic sectors

Bank credit

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Financial risk management

Small business

Banks and banking

Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

IV. Growth Challenges of SMEs: Slow Restructuring and Limited Availability of Risk Capital 5. Japan: Slow SME Restructuring; A. Why Have SMEs Been Slow to Restructure?; 4. Government Credit Guarantee Schemes; B. Why is the Access and Availability of Risk-Based Capital Limited?; 6. Limited Availability of Risk-based Capital and Business Transfers; V. Policy Options to Support Credit Growth; 7. Japan: Market Practices and Regulatory Factors that Limit Risk-based Capital; VI. Conclusion; References

Sommario/riassunto

The paper discusses the role the financial sector can play in supporting growth in Japan. While overall credit conditions have been accommodative, credit growth has remained weak, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Firm-level SME data and sectoral corporate balance sheets show that many SMEs have faced structural challenges of high leverage and low profitability. Moreover, the global financial crisis has weakened the financial position across SMEs, particularly for those with low credit worthiness. These challenges are closely related to low availability of riskcapital and the pervasiveness of credit support measures. This paper argues that to encourage the supply of risk-based capital, costly government support measures should be phased out and SME restructuring be accelerated. Efforts are also needed to deepen capital markets to enhance risk capital availability and address regulatory barriers to starting businesses. In that regard, addressing SMEweaknesses would improve private investment, enhance firm productivity, and lift growth.