Journal of Investment and Management

Volume 7, Issue 5, October 2018

  • Local Government Implicit Debt Under China’s Public Private Partnerships: Scope, Formation and Governance

    Lizhen Li, Xiumei An

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, October 2018
    Pages: 133-142
    Received: Oct. 10, 2018
    Accepted: Oct. 31, 2018
    Published: Nov. 19, 2018
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    Abstract: Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), as an important mean to establish a standardized local government debt financing mechanism, relieve the pressure of local government debt, resolve the fund shortage of urbanization and promote supply-side structural reform, has increasingly become the main mode and source of China's infrastructure investment and ... Show More
  • Role of Financial Institution on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises:-The Case in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

    Alebachew Goshim Azeref, Yohanes Tefera Gelagil

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, October 2018
    Pages: 143-150
    Received: Oct. 12, 2018
    Accepted: Oct. 29, 2018
    Published: Nov. 26, 2018
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    Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the role of financial institutions on the growth of small and medium enterprises and to give recommendations based on the problems. Despite the tremendous increase in number of SMEs, little research exists that examines role of financial institutions; banks and microfinance institutions; on the growth ... Show More
  • Determinants of Rural Household Saving: The Case of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

    Alebachew Goshim Azeref, Yohanes Tefera Gelagil

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 5, October 2018
    Pages: 151-156
    Received: Oct. 19, 2018
    Accepted: Nov. 07, 2018
    Published: Nov. 28, 2018
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    Abstract: Long-term economic growth requires capital investment – in infrastructure, education and technology, business expansion, and so forth – and the main domestic source of funds for capital investment is saving by household. In developing countries, economic fluctuations and climate risk lead to important income variations and leave the households vuln... Show More