Comprehensive granular data on firms' access to international credit markets and its determinants is instrumental in answering a wide set of questions in international macroeconomics and finance. We describe how to put together data on primary market issuance and secondary market pricing, how to...

Securitization offers a range of benefits for Asiaâ s financial systems and economies as a mechanism to assist funding and investment. As a form of structured finance, reliable and efficient securitization can assist development by enabling financial systems to deepen and strengthenâ thus...