Accounting for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean : Improving Corporate Financial Reporting to Support Regional Economic Development

In the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, as in the rest of the world, reliable financial information is the cornerstone of a robust market economy and efficient public sector. This book presents both an analysis of the broader trends derived from the individual country-level studies produced...

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Main Authors:	Fortin, Henri, Hirata Barros, Ana Cristina, Cutler, Kit
Format:	Publication
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	Accountability Accountant Accounting accounting policies accounting practices Accounting Principles Accounting Standards AIC allocation of capital audit committee Auditing Auditors audits balance sheet bank deposits bank failure bank failures Bank Governors banking crises bankruptcy bonds business climate capacity building capacity development capital market capital market reforms capital markets cash flow cash flows Central Bank civil law Commodities commodity prices common law Company Law company laws consolidated financial statements consolidated supervision Copyright Clearance Copyright Clearance Center corporate governance cost of capital credibility credit rating credit rating agencies creditors currency currency devaluation debt obligations debt securities debt stocks depositors derivatives developing countries Development Bank development path disclosure of information domestic market Economic Development emerging market emerging market countries employment enforcement powers Entry Requirements equity markets equity securities Exchange Commission exchange rates external auditors external debt fair value fiduciary responsibility finances Financial Accounting Financial Asset Financial Assets financial contagion financial crisis financial data financial derivatives financial health Financial Information financial innovations Financial institutions financial management Financial Markets financial performance Financial Sector financial stability Financial Statements financial support fixed costs flexible exchange rate flexible exchange rate regimes Foreign investors Foreign Market fraud Futures Futures Exchange global climate global markets globalization governance standards government debt government debt securities Gross domestic product holdings human development income income distribution income taxes indebtedness inflation information asymmetries initial public offerings institutional investors Insurance insurance companies Internal Control International Accounting Standards International Bank international banks international credit international credit rating international development international investors International Standard International Standards investing investment capital investment decisions Investment Fund investment funds investment money investor confidence investor interest lack of transparency legal system legal tradition legal traditions legislation lender lenders liquidity loan loan covenants local enterprises macroeconomic stability mark-to-market market capitalization market discipline market economy market reforms market regulator market regulators Microenterprises minority shareholders Monetary Fund moral hazard mortgage mortgage-backed securities new entrants new products nonbank financial institutions oil prices operational risks ownership interest pension pension fund pension funds pensions Political Stability potential investors private debt private sector development privatization productivity prudential regulation Public Accountability public enterprises public finances public policy public services public spending purchasing power regulatory authorities regulatory framework regulatory oversight remittances retirement return rule of law savings savings accounts Securities securities market self-regulation shareholders Stock Exchange stock exchanges stock market stock market capitalization stock markets subsidiaries subsidiary supervisory framework swaps systemic risk tax tax administration taxation technical assistance trading transaction transparency treasuries treaty
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13539