Discussion Question

In working out your responses to the Discussion Question, you should choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases on the Web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies. Please make sure that you cite and reference all your outside sources (including the article itself) properly, as per the Harvard Referencing System.

For companies located in less-developed economies (LDEs), what are the limitations of access to debt and equity markets? What have been the traditional alternatives to debt and equity financing? How will large global mutual funds and private equity organisations change financing options for companies in LDEs?