Economics Program at the University of Chittagong‚ observed that banks did not extend their credit schemes to the rural poor as they were not considered creditworthy. In this situation‚ the rural poor were forced to approach moneylenders who charged exorbitant rates of interest. In 1976‚ Yunus launched The Grameen Bank Project‚ on an experimental basis to study the framework of banking services for the rural poor. The objectives of the Grameen Bank Project were: •Providing banking services to the rural
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PESTEL FRAMEWORK The framework provides a comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of particular strategies. Important to do PESTEL analysis whilst developing a strategy! PESTEL is an acronym which stands for; Political This highlights the role of governments. Firms will be directly affected by the actions of government and other political events. These might be major events affecting the whole of the business community or they may be actions affecting just one part of
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REGIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE - WALL DEVELOPMENT OF A GEOSPATIAL FRAMEWORK TO IMPLEMENT A REGIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (RSDI) IN CARICOM (Ninth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for the Americas‚ United Nations‚ New York‚ August‚ 2009). August‚ 2009 Harold Wall IDB/UNFPA Project Coordinator Regional Statistics CARICOM Secretariat 1 REGIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE - WALL Abstract Almost all human activities take place on land. In fact‚ human
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Exposure Draft Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting by Islamic Financial Institutions This exposure draft (ED) is published by the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) for comment only. The ED may be modified in the light of the comments received before being issued as a final accounting standard. AAOIFI‚ its committees‚ the authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility for loss caused to any person who acts or refrains from acting
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The banking regulatory environment in which Deutsche Bank operates EU banking regulations The EU banking regulations governing banks operating in EU countries states that Affecting banks Libor fixing scandal One of the major banking scandals to rock the financial world in current times is the Libor fixing scandal‚ this is currently affecting Deutsche Banks and other banks across the world‚ where it was establish that banks had been rigging the Libor rate which is used to set financial transactions
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yes/no | Tutor______________________ | Date _______________ | APPENDIX A This page to be placed at the front of your dissertation immediately after the header sheet. Name: Kareemah Pathel ID:000652258 Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR MACRO STRESS TESTING OF UK BANKS UNDER CONDITIONS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS Supervisor: Norman Williams Checklist for submission Please indicate in the table below that the information has been included. Note that this does not constitute a formal record
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What are the pros and cons of banking regulations stipulated by the central bank? Comment on the statement that regulations imposed on banks should be based on a strategic regulatory framework so as to be disclosed‚ transparent‚ equitable and predictable. -Pros and cons of banking regulations stipulated by the central bank: Pros: Central bank is one of the organizations which is in charge of making and maintaining bank regulation. Regulation helps to protect the public against loss through some
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1.1 Introduction Modern commercial banking‚ in its present form‚ is of recent origin. Though bank is considered to be an ancient institution just like money. Its evolution can be traced in the functions of money lender‚ the goldsmiths and the merchants. A bank has been often described as an institution engaged in accepting of deposits and granting loans. It can also be described as an institution which borrows idle resources‚ makes funds available to. It does not refer only to a place of tending
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Introduction Commercial Bank of Ceylon is identified as the benchmark private sector bank in Sri Lanka. The Bank had the largest market capitalization among all listed banking institutions in Sri Lanka and was ranked at No. 05 among all listed entities as at end 2012. Commercial Bank is only the Sri Lankan bank represented in the top 1000 Banks in the world for two consecutive years of 2011 and 2012. The bank has a subsidiary in Bangladesh. The Bank’s Head Office
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A Converged Conceptual Framework In October 2004‚ the FASB and IASB added to their agendas a joint project to develop an improved‚ common conceptual framework that builds on their existing frameworks (that is‚ the IASB’s Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements and the FASB’s Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts). Rationale for the Project and Project Objective A conceptual framework is basically a foundation serving as a guide to standard setters to help them
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