Group 5
Group 5
Group 5
FORMATION AND
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
SAVINGS AND
INVESTMENT:
MECHANISMS FOR
CAPITAL
ACCUMULATION
SAVINGS
Savings are the portions of income that are not immediately spent but are
instead saved away for future consumption or investment. It represents the
act of abstaining from immediate spending in favor of growing assets or
riches over time. Savings can be made by individuals, households,
businesses, or governments.
SAVINGS
Household Savings
CORPORATE SAVINGS
GOVERNMENT SAVINGS
INVESTMENT
Investment refers to the usage of saved resources into productive assets or
activities with the goal of generating future income or capital appreciation.
It involves investments in physical capital (such as machinery and
infrastructure), human capital (such as education and training), and
technological innovation.
INVESTMENT
Technological Investment
CAPITAL
ACCUMULATION
Financial Intermediation
Financial institutions (banks, credit unions, etc.) play an important role in
mobilizing household savings and directing them toward productive investments.
They help firms and entrepreneurs allocate resources more efficiently by giving them
with loans and financial services.
Capital Markets
Stock markets, bond markets, and other financial markets allow both businesses
and governments to raise funds by issuing stocks, bonds, and other securities.
Investors, both individual and institutional, contribute savings to these markets,
which are then employed for productive investments.
CAPITAL
ACCUMULATION
Infrastructure Investment
Governments and business organizations engage in infrastructure projects such as
transportation systems, utilities (water and electricity), and telecommunications. These
investments promote economic efficiency, commerce, and living standards, all of which
contribute to economic growth and capital accumulation.
Support economic
growth and Provide access to
infrastructure credit and financing
development
MICROFINANCE
INSTITUTIONS
Provides financial services to low-income individuals or organizations that lack
access to traditional banking services due to their financial circumstances or
joblessness.
ROLE OF MICROFINANCE
INSTITUTION (MFI) IN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT