client assets it is the world’s largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co.‚ Inc.‚ prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MER. Merrill agreed to a purchase by Bank of America on September 14‚ 2008‚ at the height of the 2008 Financial Crisis. It ceased to exist as a separate entity in January 2009. The company was founded on January 6‚ 1914‚ when Charles E. Merrill opened his Charles E. Merrill & Co. for business
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Journal of International Development: Vol. 4‚ No. 6‚ 567-581 (1992) THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PETER B. R.HAZELL* Agriculture and Rural Development Department‚ The World Bank Abstract: Multiple-risk crop insurance programmes have proven expensive to governments but have not lived up to their expectations. Many agricultural risks cannot be insured on a financially sound basis‚ but there is scope for increased insurance of farm assets‚ of the
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Nationalisation of Banks Despite the provisions‚ control and regulations of Reserve Bank of India‚ banks in India except the State Bank of India or SBI‚ continued to be owned and operated by private persons. By the 1960s‚ the Indian banking industry had become an important tool to facilitate the development of the Indian economy. At the same time‚ it had emerged as a large employer‚ and a debate had ensued about the nationalization of the banking industry. Indira Gandhi‚ then Prime Minister of India
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Hannah Ingram Commercialisation In Sport. The media is now more powerful and pervasive than ever before; in today ’s world it ’s impossible to go anywhere or to read a magazine or watch TV without a sports star encouraging you to buy the latest craze item. Whether it ’s trainers‚ clothing‚ perfume or a car a sports personality will endeavour to sell it to you. The advertisement market loves to use sports people to sell their products‚ as they know these people attract an eclectic range of attention
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Sports have been part of human entertainment for centuries. Sports in America have become popular entertainment. Sports are a big social and cultural understanding on America lifestyle as well as worldwide. America has made popular the National Football League‚ the National Basketball Association and many more. Although America has made such a vast impact on the influence of sports‚ there is one general focus that is still raises questions today. This question brings debate to the presence of racism
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Introduction Sports have existed in our society for thousands of years; Ancient Greece introduced formal sports with the first Olympic Games in 776 BC. They have evolved over the years and will‚ without a doubt‚ always continue to be a part of society. The 204 nations who participated in the 2012 Olympics give a glance of how almost everyone in the world is exposed to sports. There is absolutely no doubt that the world’s society is affected by sports. However‚ the question at hand is not whether sports affect
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Vodafone gets World Cup co-sponsorship Mumbai: Telecom services provider Vodafone Essar Ltd has bought the co-sponsorship rights for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup for nearly Rs45 crore‚ two media buyers said. The deal makes Vodafone‚ which also sponsors the annual Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament‚ one of the biggest sponsors of India’s most popular sport this season—even as rival brands face a cap on the air time they can buy. “That would make Vodafone the single largest
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Review of Literature Thesis There is a definite correlation between the economics of professional women¡¦s sports and their ultimate success. As most success in sport leagues‚ teams and associations are measured by longevity‚ win/loss records‚ and most importantly‚ revenue‚ the footprint of female competition at the professional level has not been paramount at any point in our history. Professional women¡¦s athletics is characterized by an economic model and a level of acceptance amongst
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CHAPTER 1: SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve the organization’s goals. 1. A(n) _________________ is a set of interrelated components that collect‚ manipulate‚ and disseminate data and information and provide a feedback mechanism to meet an objective. 2. What consists of raw facts‚ such as an employee number? a. bytes b. data c. information d. knowledge Knowing the potential impact of information systems and having
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Sunnah. Naturally‚ it remains a deep cry in their hearts to fashion and design their economic lives in accordance with the precepts of Islam. The establishment of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited on March 13‚ 1983‚ is the true reflection of this inner urge of its people‚ which started functioning with effect from March 30‚ 1983. This Bank is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. It is committed to conduct all banking and investment activities on the basis of interest-free profit-loss sharing system
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