In this paper, we investigate the damage to real-sector investment spending and corporate financing activities … triggered by the failure of three major investment banks during the 2007-09 financial crisis. We find that firms characterized … by pre-crisis corporate investment banking relationships with troubled investment banks exhibit significantly lower post …

food shortages and enhance agricultural development. However, this implies high levels of investment for farmers and some … risks for rural populations and eco-systems. The necessary financing is especially difficult to access and risky for longer … mechanisation on rural populations and their environments. In a second step, the difficulty in accessing financing is analysed …

This paper sets out essential facts about the economic case for water-related investment and the financing gap. It … charts a series of actions to better value water and ultimately facilitate investment at a scale commensurate with the …