(Reproduced electronically in June 2007). The study analyzes and proposes possible directions and actions for solving the problems that business faces, and tries to encourage APEC economies to strengthen sound and predictable debt collection systems.

• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 How APEC Economies are coping with debt collection – Outline of the system, its application and execution
• Chapter 3 Direction of Remaining Tasks and Resolutions －Based on results of questionnaire of Japanese-affiliated companies
• Chapter 4 Discussion on Future Challenges – The importance of promoting individual efforts suited to each
• Annexes