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Corporate Governance in Pakistan : Corporate Valuation, Ownership and Financing
Javid, Attiya Y.; Iqbal, Robina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this study the relationship between corporate governance and corporate valuation, ownership structure and need of external financing for the Karachi Stock Market is examined for the period 2003 to 2008. To measure the firm- level governance a rating system is used to evaluate the stringency...
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Debt and Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies - Evidence from India
Sarkar, Jayati; Sarkar, Subrata - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
We analyze the role of debt in corporate governance with respect to a large emerging economy, India, where debt has been an important source of external finance. First, we examine the extent to which debt acts as a disciplining device in those corporations where potential for over investment is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365427
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Corporate Governance Changes in Pakistan’s Banking Sector : Is There a Performance Effect?
Burki, Abid A.; Ahmad, Shabbir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
commercial banks. We use stochastic cost frontier and panel data methods for an unbalanced panel data of Pakistani banks from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363274
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Accounting in a Country : The Case of Pakistan
Ashraf, Junaid; Ghani, Waqar I. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Our paper examines the origins, growth, and the development of accounting practices and disclosures in Pakistan and the … as national standards in 1985 did not lead to improvement in the quality of financial reporting. Pakistan, though … enforcement mechanisms are more critical factors than are cultural factors in explaining the state of accounting in Pakistan. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363993
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Corporate Governance in the Financial Sector of Pakistan
Chaudary, Faiza A.; Goergen, Marc; Syed, Shoeb I. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
La Porta et al. (1998) assign Pakistan, a common-law country, the maximum score of 5 for their anti-director rights … index. Pakistan should therefore be a country with good investor protection attracting large amounts of investments. However …, the reality could not be more different. Pakistan has been lagging behind other, comparable Asian economies in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365050
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The Role of Mutual Funds and Non- Banking Financial Companies in Corporate Governance in Pakistan
Cheema, Moeen; Shah, Sikander A. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
paper reviews and evaluates the regulation of mutual funds in Pakistan in the light of the above propositions. The Role of … Mutual Funds and Non-Banking Financial Companies in Corporate Governance in Pakistan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365423
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653146
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653193
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653214
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The Relationship between Corporate Governance Indicators and Firm Value : A Case Study of Karachi Stock Exchange
Javed, Attiya Y.; Iqbal, Robina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
in Pakistan. However, not all elements of governance are important. The board composition and ownership and shareholdings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363281