The bar chart in Figure 8-1 shows how Canadian businesses financed their
activities using external funds (those obtained from outside the business itself) in
the period 1970 2002 and compares the Canadian data to those of Germany,
Japan, and the United States. The
Bank Loans
category is made up primarily of
loans from depository institutions;
Nonbank Loans
is composed primarily of loans
by other financial intermediaries; the
Bonds
category includes marketable debt
securities such as corporate bonds and commercial paper; and
Stock
consists of
new issues of new equity (stock market shares).
Now let us explore the eight facts.
1.
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