Diversify your sources of funds;  2. May get you a lower cost of funds;  3. May avoid fees and charges; and  4. Equity funding does not fetch interest costs;  Mind you there are also risks to using the capital market and I am sure that you will cover these issues in detail in your sessions today.
I hope that I have given you a flavour of what the capital market can do for you. Let us get back to the question: How does all these support investment and economic growth? There are basically two ways: 1. One, it may encourage more savings. Fiji savings rate is very low.