Empirical Analysis of Corporate Savings in Egypt

This paper presents empirical analysis of corporate savings in Egypt using two datasets: a survey of small and medium enterprises and data from accounting statements for the largest publicly traded firms. There are two main findings. First, larger...

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Main Author:	Love, Inessa
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AVAILABILITY OF FINANCE BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANKS BENCHMARK BONDS BOOK VALUE BOOK VALUES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL RATIO CAPITAL RATIOS CASH BALANCES CASH EXPENSE CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CASH HOLDINGS COMPETITIVENESS CORPORATE SAVINGS COST OF CAPITAL CREDIBILITY CREDIT PRODUCTS DEBT DEBT LEVEL DEBT LEVELS DEBT OBLIGATIONS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISINVESTMENT DIVIDEND DIVIDENDS DUMMY VARIABLES EARNINGS EMPLOYEE EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT PURCHASES EQUITY HOLDERS EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FUNDS FINANCE ACCESS FINANCE CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL PRODUCT FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SAVINGS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCING ACCESS FINANCING NEEDS FINANCING OBSTACLES FIXED ASSETS FIXED CAPITAL FLOW OF FUNDS FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FUTURE CASH FLOWS FUTURE GROWTH FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES GDP GENDER GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT PAPER GOVERNMENT SAVINGS GREATER ACCESS GROSS MARGIN GROSS VALUE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES GROWTH OPPORTUNITY GROWTH POTENTIAL HOLDING HOLDING COMPANIES HOLDINGS HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS INCOME INCOME VOLATILITY INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFLATION INTEREST EXPENSE INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNAL SAVINGS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVENTORIES INVENTORY INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT FINANCE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT PURPOSES LACK OF ACCESS LIABILITY LIABILITY SIDE LIQUID ASSETS LOAN LOAN APPLICATION LONG TERM DEBT MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKETABLE SECURITIES NET VALUE OUTPUTS OUTSIDE INVESTORS OVERDRAFT OVERHEAD COSTS PHYSICAL ASSETS POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC POLICY RAPID GROWTH REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORY POLICY RETAINED EARNINGS RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS ROA ROE SALES GROWTH SALES REVENUES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECURITIES SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SHORT TERM DEBT STATEMENT STATEMENTS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK HOLDERS STOCKS TOTAL DEBT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY WAGES WORKING CAPITAL
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