regulation relates to laws and rules that govern what financial institutions such as banks‚ brokers and investment companies can do. These may be set though legislation or be stipulated by the relevant regulatory agency‚ for instance the FSA in the UK . Regulation is needed to ensure consumer’s confidence in the financial sector . It does this by providing smaller retail clients with protection against potential losses and by protecting consumers against monopolistic exploitation ‚ e.g. makes sure
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WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE UK Stănescu Maria Colegiul Național Decebal Deva Clasa a IX-a D Why I chose this subject? Women have traditionally been under-represented in UK political institutions. Although women won the right to vote in 1918 they remained less than one in ten members of parliament until 1997. Since 1997 significant improvements have been made. The number of women in parliament has roughly doubled‚ and new institutions have been established with high proportions
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Budget Setting Process within Local Governments in the UK Introduction Finance is one of the key resources available to local authorities for use in providing their services and for meeting their statutory obligations to their residents. Other resources include staff‚ systems‚ property/buildings and information. Finance is the resource that allows all the other resources to be secured and as such managing it becomes a very important activity to ensure an efficient use of all resources. Finance
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Eneco UK - In 2008‚ Eneco opened an office in Warwick to grow a portfolio of renewable energy projects in the UK. To support this growing portfolio in Scotland‚ Eneco opened in 2013 an additional office in Dochfour‚ near Inverness. From these a dedicated UK team oversees onshore wind projects in Scotland. There is 20 Eneco staff in total and 6 of these are based in Inverness. The projects; Wind Fully operational Tullo and Twinshiels Wind Farms‚ 42MW‚ located in Laurencekirk‚ Aberdeenshire The
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Affect of Olympics on UK’s Retail sector The Olympics and its Impact on UK Retail Introduction: In 2012‚ the UK hosted the Olympic Games‚ running from July 27 to August 12‚ 2012 and the Paralympics Games from August 29 to September 9‚ 2012. This report focuses on the impact this major international event will have on United Kingdom retail (Including Clothing‚ Super Market‚ Food Sector) both during the Games and long term‚ and how retailers can exploit the opportunities. Example: Clothing
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The UK confectionery market has been forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.16% over the next five years‚ increasing from a per-capita consumption of over 8.7Kg at the start of 2012‚ to reach just over 9.4Kg by 2017. According to a recent report‚ ’The Future of the Confectionery Market in the United Kingdom to 2017‚’ in terms of categories‚ ’Chocolate’ is forecast to continue as the largest sector in the industry‚ and will see a volume of just under 400 million Kg by 2017
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Political system in the UK and USA In United Kingdom monarch is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of the government. Executive power is implemented by Her Majesty’s Government‚ on behalf of the Monarch‚ as well as by the developed governments of Scotland and Wales. Monarchy The head of state and theoretical source of executive‚ judicial and legislative power in the UK is the British monarch‚ currently Queen Elizabeth II. However‚ sovereignty in the UK no longer rests with the
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the change between uk and china An analysis of the unemployment rate in China This essay is to show some of trends of the unemployment rate in China. Then‚ it is significant that it will analyses why the Chinese unemployment rate goes through these experiences. Finally‚ I will predict the future change of the Chinese unemployment rate and give some reasons to describe why it has this change. [pic] Firstly‚ there is going
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Health Inequalities The causes for health inequalities are very complex and seemingly conflicting. Recent studies show that death rates in Glasgow‚ Manchester and Liverpool in 2003 and 2007 were much higher than anywhere else in the UK. This is because these cities all have the same crucial issue – poverty and it is estimated that 25% of their populations are classed as ‘deprived’. There are many crucial factors to health inequalities‚ including poverty in which the CASSI report linked together
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ТЕМА № 10 NEW CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION. EDUCATION REFORM IN THE UK AND RUSSIA. Life has changed. Political‚ national and economic considerations are closely interlaced with each other but they all influence the status of teaching English at this or that particular time. Economic considerations for teaching and learning English are more than considerations: they are imperatives. Globalization makes our planet a smaller place‚ integrating financial‚ information and trading systems‚ and the role
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