Capital in Developing Economies
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An 8 page paper discussing the contribution that capital can be expected to make in economic development and why it is necessary. Every activity requires capital funding, and initial economic activity contributes to growth of capital available for further development. This process is stunted and sometimes halted in the face of political corruption, where lack of transparency enables capital growth to be siphoned off to individuals. Developing nations need to be able to attract foreign direct investment and construct a regulatory environment that encourages further economic development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSdevEconCap.rtf

Capital Raising Options for BT
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This 8 page paper considers the different options that are open to a company wishing to raise capital and applies the to the UK case of BT. The options include considering the recovery of monies owed, use of a share issue, bonds and debt and the sale of assets. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEBTcappr.rtf

Capital Structure at CSX Corporation
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A 10 page paper discussing long term financing policy and capital structure, risk management policy and acquisition analysis at rail and shipping company CSX Corporation. The paper provides a view of the business environment at CSX in late 2004, reviews the results of its acquisition of Conrail and identifies Union Pacific as a potential acquisition target in the future. The theme of the paper is valuation analysis; it provides instruction for assessing conditions according to the Modigliani-Miller and Black-Scholes models but does not provide those calculations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSfinCSXcapStruc.rtf