Authorities "desperate" to keep GDP growth steady have turned to consumers as a source of finance because "many of the sources of capital through the banks and corporations are essentially used up", Andrew Collier of Orient Capital Research told AFP.
Perhaps there's greater caution in the startup community around the sourcing of capital.
"This has become a very global industry and the sources of capital have become very global," Salter says.
The "bridge" in Bridgespan is about connecting or bridging the sources of capital with the users of capital all the way down to the ultimate beneficiaries.
The source of seed capital has been changing.
They believe "wealth" is solely something "greedy" rich people make for themselves when it is also the source of the capital that is invested in new businesses that create jobs.
Shifting the source of loan capital from IDA to the IBRD for creditworthy countries like India and Vietnam could free up to $7.5 billion for the world's poorest countries.
Mr. Wittlin's prowess and the fresh source of capital coming from the bank have been the main contributors to this profit boom, Merrill bankers said.
