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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970616603321

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

9781475582338

1475582331

9781475513332

147551333X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

ShinJongsoon

Disciplina

332.1/52

Soggetti

Small business - Japan - Finance

Business enterprises - Japan - Finance

Bank credit

Banking

Banks and Banking

Banks and banking

Banks

Capital and Ownership Structure

Corporate Finance and Governance: General

Corporate Finance

Credit risk

Credit

Depository Institutions

Economic & financial crises & disasters

Economic sectors

Financial Crises

Financial crises

Financial regulation and supervision

Financial Risk and Risk Management

Financial risk management

Financial services law & regulation

Financing Policy

Global financial crisis of 2008-2009

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Goodwill

Macroeconomics

Micro Finance Institutions



Monetary economics

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

Money and Monetary Policy

Money

Mortgages

Ownership & organization of enterprises

Small and medium enterprises

Small business

Value of Firms

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.