And if the USA got lost in debt finance, Ireland got lost in dreamland.
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Some emerging economies, especially those that relied on foreign debt finance, will face prolonged problems.
Life will be harder for entrepreneurs: more than half of all new firms rely on debt finance.
Contracts under PF2 are also supposed to be smaller, simpler and less leveraged (they will involve less debt finance).
If the debt finance was used to pay dividends, those dividends would be tax free, if the recipients were offshore in tax havens.
So why on earth bring in a tax change which privileges debt finance above equity, investment in foreign companies over investment in US ones?
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These consortia, which would have the clout to raise debt finance at low rates, would assume the risk of cost overruns and the responsibility for finishing projects on time.
Better still, banks wanting to sell their fund-management arms can lend private-equity firms the money to buy them. (Barclays originally arranged such a deal for a sale of iShares, although that has been abandoned in favour of selling the lion's share of BGI.) That is good news for the private-equity firms, which are finding it hard to get debt finance elsewhere.
The possible downside to a policy of greater reliance on money-finance or debt-finance is that it might make holding dollar-denominated financial assets less attractive to foreigners.
It says the money will be used to reduce debt, finance investments, and buy back shares.
In this context, taking on debt to finance operating losses is not a viable option.
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BNDESPar has already committed for 2.5 billion euros in new capital and debt to finance the deal.
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It will use a combination of cash and debt to finance the deal.
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The use of debt to finance solar leases for homeowners represents a new strategy and an effort to diversify funding.
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This suggests one way to reduce the risk of a property bubble: rely less on bank debt to finance construction, and more on equity.
Even if Germany agreed to common Euro-bonds (which it so far adamantly opposes), it would remain challenging to find enough buyers of such debt to finance the current mess.
Those who prefer chimerical solutions like higher capital requirements maintain that the business of banks would survive forcing banks to rely more on equity than debt to finance their activities.
Rather than go into debt to finance your version of a royal wedding, why not plan a simpler marriage that focuses on you and your spouse, rather than all the frills and extravagances?
In light of the flood of government debt to finance budget deficits from the U.S. and Europe, demand for interest rate products that market participants use for hedging or speculation could outstrip our current forecasts.
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Nevertheless, in the medium term the firm will probably have to issue more long-term debt to finance itself (it hopes to gain an investment-grade credit rating this year) and raise more equity, perhaps by listing.
The debt issued to finance the stimulus will pose a burden on future taxpayers.
Originally created to finance debt-heavy acquistions, high-yield bonds are now popular with investors looking for yield.
If the government is taking too much capital to finance debt, then interest rates will go through the roof.
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IMF's Interim Committee is likely to agree to sell some of the Fund's gold to finance debt relief for poor countries.
Harrisburg's misery is familiar to many U.S. cities trying to climb out of debt used to finance convention centers, hotels and employee pensions.
Not all municipalities charge fees, or sufficient fees, to cover the cost of stormwater management, including repayment of debt used to finance GI.
Mr Bradley is the candidate most opposed to tax cuts: he wants to use every penny to pay down the national debt and to finance the transitional costs of reforming the health and pensions systems.
In an era when many of our largest states are drowning in long-term debt incurred to finance spending on everything from lavish public employee pensions to privately-owned stadium construction, the last thing the federal government should be doing is encouraging even more borrowing at the state and local level.
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France in 2012 will have to find 281bn euros to finance maturing debt and interest.
His theories have also helped with understanding the choice between equity and debt, and corporate finance more generally.
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