If the world can arrive at a consensus on such an architecture -- and maximize the benefits of free flow of private capital without excessive risk -- that would be the best legacy of the Asian crisis.

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Naturally, it is important that such steps do not smack of "capital controls" or other draconian measures that could cast a shadow over our common desire to preserve the free flow of private capital into and out of the United States.

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Instead, the reorganization was structured as a sale that excluded private capital and that preserved a very large flow of union and environmental contributions.

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He's pursuing returns he thinks will exceed U.S. markets by at least 15 percentage points but also hoping to spread the message that the free flow of private equity and venture capital to bright entrepreneurial firms in Africa can be a superior alternative to the traditional development funds funneled through the likes of the World Bank.

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Higher government borrowing also tends to divert savings and investment capital that would otherwise flow into the jobs-creating private sector.

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Free cash flow analytics are already at the heart of the corporate capital budgeting process and private equity capital allocations.

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The new boss says that risk appetite at the investment bank will be dialled back up again in due course, and that more capital will flow to other businesses such as retail banking in emerging markets, consumer credit and private banking.

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