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24 Промышленно развитых стран-членов, свободной торговле, координации валютно-кре-

дитной политики. На долю ОЭСР приходится 16 % населения и две трети мирового производства

стран Запада.

Специфичной организацией промышленно развитых государств является Парижский

клуб стран-кредиторов. Периодические заседания этого клуба сводятся к обсуждению проблем

урегулирования и отсрочки платежей по государственному долгу развивающихся

стран. Проблемы погашения кредитов стран Восточной Европы и России в 90-х годах про-

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шлого века и в первое десятилетие нынешнего также стали актуальными на заседаниях

Парижского клуба.

Для координации позиций по уплате долга на заседаниях Парижского клуба присутствуют

наблюдатели МВФ, МБРР, ЮНКТАД и др.

В последние десятилетия разработка проблем частной внешней задолженности стран-

должников стала предметом обсуждения на совещаниях глав государств и правительств

семерки≫, а также ≪группы десяти≫ (дополнительно к ≪семерке≫ входят Бельгия, Нидерланды,

Швеция).

Следует учесть: 1) Ресурсы для своей деятельности банки аккумулируют из собствен- -

ного капитала и ссуд, получаемых на международных и национальных рынках капитала;

2) Банки предоставляют в основном долгосрочные кредиты на финансирование инвестиционной

деятельности частных фирм и международных проектов, главным образом, развивающимся

странам; 3) Степень влияния отдельных стран в международных финансовых

институтах определяется величиной их взноса в капитал, так как обычно применяется

система ≪взвешенных голосов≫.

10.8.2. Commentary and Notes to Text 10.8.1

1. Комиссия ООН по праву международной торговли (ЮНСИТРАЛ) — United Nations

Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

2. Конференция ООН по торговле и развитию (ЮНКТАД) — United Nations Conference

on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

3. Организация экономического сотрудничества и развития (ОЭСР) — Organization for

Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

10.9. Oral Practice. Round Table

a) Hold a business discussion.

While studying this unit we have familiarized ourselves with the activities of international monetary,

credit and financial organizations. Even though the direct role of the UN in international

financial and credit relations is limited, a number of its organizations such as UNCTAD, UNCITRAL

and others promote the functioning of regional banks.

In our penal discussion let us answer the following questions:

1. What factors of the development of world economy caused the appearance of international

financial institutions?

2. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development turned into the world centre of

working out and testing the development strategy, mainly for the developing countries. In what way

does the IBRD realize its policy?

3. Why do you suppose the International Monetary Fund’s credits are more favourable than the

credits of commercial banks? Is anything known to you about the rate of servicing a debt, i.e. the

relation of the debt service payment to the annual volume of exports? Give your estimate of this

indicator for Russia.

b) Case Study

International Financial Institutions play an important role in financial regulation of the world

economy. Using the Internet resources (www.worldbank/org; www.worldbank.org/ibrd;

www.worldbank.org/ida;www.ifc.org;www.miga.org; www.miga.icsid,www.imf.org ) substantiate

this statement and present your studies to the group.

10.10. Written Practice

Summarize the unit in a paragraph of about 300—350 words.

11.1. Preview

Basic notions

Part IIIInternational Movement of Factors of ProductionUnit 11. International Movement

of

Capital

The subject of this unit is the international flow of capital. capital movement, mig-

We will consider the causes and forms of the capital export,

nation

enumerate the main participants of the world capital market, credit lano—

define the distinctions between d irect and portfolio investments, ilredgn—

11.2. Warm-up

Before you start reading the unit think and try to answer the following questions:

1. What is the world capital market? Who are its participants?

2. Does the capital export slow down the economic growth of the country or serve as a means of

economic expansion?

3. What is the driving force stimulating the capital export?

4. Which categories of the capital export depending upon the form of ownership could you name?

5. Is the entrepreneur the driving force of the economic activity?

11.3. Rapid Reading (skimming, scanning, reading for general understanding

of the basic Text 11.4)

Work in pairs or small groups.

1. Quickly skim the text to find out in what way the movement (flow) of capital occurs. Compare

your idea with that of a partner.

2. Skim the text to find three largest lenders and three smallest borrowers, as shown in Table 6. Do

not try to read or understand the text in detail for this activity.

3. What forms of international movement of capital are of greatest interest to you after skimming

the text? Discuss it in a small group.

4. Compare and discuss the information you have just read with that gained at your specialized

lectures on the subject of the unit.

loan and entrepreneur’s capital.

portfolio

investments

investor investment bank comercial export—import surplus costs, expenses migration

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11.4. Basic Text. Movement of capital. Portfolio and Direct Investments

The world capital market — is the market in which different nations deal in assets, securities,

liability commitments.

Commercial banks, corporations, specialized credit and financial institutions are the participants

of the world capital market. The international flow of capital is the capital export.

The causes of the capital export:

1) relative, absolute capital surplus in the national market;

2) the difference in costs of production in different nations;

3) a strive for getting a free acpess to the sources of raw materials abroad;

4) approaching the consumers;

5) the capital export as a foreign trade expansion to the developing nations for creating favourable

conditions for the export of goods.

It is necessary to note that a high cost of capital is considered detrimental to investment.

The form of the capital export:

(a) export of loan capital as international borrowing (issues), lending, bank loans (borrowing),

bank deposits, etc. One should bear in mind that the term of capital export is of great significance:

short-term (up to one year) and long-term (over a year);

(b) export of entrepreneur’s capital.

What is the loan?

A loan is the borrowing of a sum of money by one person, company, government or other organization

from another. Loans may be secured or unsecured (securities), interest-bearing or interestfree,

redeemable or irredeemable. Loans may be made by individuals and companies, banks, insurance

and hire-purchase companies, building societies and other financial intermediaries,

pawnbrokers, or by the issue of securities.

What is the essence of a bank loan and how is it realized?

A bank loan is a sum borrowed from a bank, normally for a fixed period of two to three years or

more for a specific purpose, usually by a commercial concern. The phrase “bank loan” is also

loosely used to include overdrafts and personal loans. In this broader sense bank loans are more

commonly known as bank advances, while total bank lending includes commercial paper (promissory

note) and acceptances. In Europe over 70 per cent of bank lending to European residents by