Being a participant pension plans
lenders
Individuals have never thought of himself as a lender but they lend some money to the other in various ways such as:
* Saves money in savings or time deposits in banks;
* Being a participant pension plans;
* Pay the insurance premiums;
* Invest in government bonds, or
* Investment in company shares.
Companies tend to be borrowers to capital. If the company has excess cash that is not used in the short term then they lend the money through short-term loan market called the money market. Quite a few companies that have strong cash flow structure, and companies like these that tend to be lenders rather than borrow money.
Borrowers
Individuals borrow money via the bank credit for short-and long-term needs in order to finance home purchases.
Companies borrow money to help the short and long term needs in order to turnaround funds and for business development.
Governments often face a problem where their expenditure is greater than its tax revenue to cover the loan needed for this deficiency. The government is also borrowing for purposes of state-owned enterprises, local governments, local authorities and other public sectors. Borrowing is done by issuing government bonds.
Local governments may borrow on behalf of the region as well as the acceptance of loans from the central government.
State-owned enterprises and public companies usually including national industrial capital of public services such as corporate mail train, the state electricity company, water and other public service provider companies.