The lease financing in Bangladesh: a satisfied progress in business and industrialization

Mohajan, Haradhan (2011): The lease financing in Bangladesh: a satisfied progress in business and industrialization. Published in: International Journal of Finance and Policy Analysis , Vol. 4, No. 1 (30 June 2012): pp. 9-24.

Abstract

This paper discusses the aspects of lease financing in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a small but densely populated country in the South Asia and the people of it mainly depend on agricultural. Due to globalization and liberalization the country gradually shifting towards industrialization and lease becomes a pioneering and alternative way to develop the country through business and industrialization. Lease financing is the most important issue which determines the direction of financial behavior in an organization, a financial level of effort, and the organization’s level of perseverance in the face of obstacles of other types of financing. To develop leasing business in Bangladesh it is needed for its convenience and flexibility in financing. An attempt has been taken here to explore the lease financing of Bangladesh in some details.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Lease financing, Lessor and lessee, Microfinance, Capital market.
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G23 - Non-bank Financial Institutions ; Financial Instruments ; Institutional Investors

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