But why do firms pay dividends and issue equity simultaneously?

但为什么公司支付的股息和发行股票？

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CCB has yet to finalise its plans but it is likely to issue new equity too.

中国建设银行还没有最后确定其计划，但它很可能也发行新股票。

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Their losses to date have not been replaced by new capital and it is currently not possible to issue new equity in the private markets.

迄今为止银行的损失还没有被新的资本所弥补，同时现在的形式也不允许在私人市场上发行新的股票。

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What happens when banks find it more expensive to borrow or to issue equity capital?

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The purpose of a corporation is to issue equity to investors to invest in projects that investors cannot invest in on their own.

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Banks will only issue equity because regulators force them to do so, not because it makes economic sense to reduce the costs of financial distress.

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