The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries‚ in particular those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments. It is an organization formed to stabilize international exchange rates and facilitate development.[2] It also offers financial and technical assistance to its members‚ making it an international lender of last resort. Its headquarters are located
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CASE 3: FLIGHT OF FUNDS A. Problems Mr. Idris bin Junid appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Travel Investment Holdings Bhd. (TIH) on 1 April 2010. TIH suffered major losses due to the global economic downturn in 2009. As the CEO‚ Idris had to identify the cause of the major losses‚ he had to focus on the bottom line and cash flow of the organization. Idris has noticed that there had been an investment made by a subsidiary Malaysia Travels Sdn. Bhd. (MTSB) in 2006 which had shown no
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The crisis was particularly felt in Jamaica due to the existence of structural impediments such as declining productivity‚ high debt‚ and crime. In July 2009‚ the Government of Jamaica announced its intention to borrow from the International Monetary Fund‚ (IMF). The Jamaican economy would have had to adjust their level of spending in order for the IMF to approve the borrowing agreement. The availability of this funding intends to increase opportunities in production and foreign exchange earnings
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ONE ACRE FUND: CASE STUDY The scene is Bungoma‚ Kenya; Moises Postigo is a buyer interested in purchasing fertilizer on a large scale for his not-for-profit organization the One Acre Fund (OAF). OAF’s mission is to provide fertilizer to farmers “who have nothing” on a credit like system and when the farmers produce their crops a percentage of their supplus would be returned to OAF. Eventually the farmers would no longer need a “free hand out” and will be able to support themselves and their families
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Hedge Fund Strategies Problem Set: Backtesting the Carry Trade (Macro Strategies) Prof. Andrea Frazzini In this problem set‚ you backtest the currency carry trade using the data provided in the accompanying Excel spreadsheet. You can do the problem set using Excel or any other program of your choice. Please answer in the space provided (no more than three pages for questions 1-6). 1. For each month of the sample‚ rank the countries based on their interest rate (hint: Excel has a function
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Hedge Funds & Vulture Funds - Their existence and their impact on the Indian Economy The funds have given a plenty of opportunity for people to diversify their portfolios but they are very mysterious. Let us have a look in the context of Indian economy what effects does this mysterious funds have on the country. Submitted By: Pralabh Bhargava (07BS2905) Rishikant (07BS3437)   ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL HYDERABAD BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE It is Certified that this project report
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Supervisor) Financial Analysis on Mutual Fund Schemes in SBI Mutual Fund INTRODUCTION Mutual fund is a trust that pools money from a group of investors (sharing common financial goals) and invest the money thus collected into asset classes that match the stated investment objectives of the scheme. Since the stated investment objectives of a mutual fund scheme generally form the basis for an investor’s decision to contribute money to the pool‚ a mutual fund can not deviate from its stated objectives
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exercise that you participated in. In particular‚ analyze the facts‚ tools‚ mistakes‚ insights‚ emotions‚ and goals from the exercise. Turn in this learning journal within one week of the negotiation exercise. Name of Exercise: Federated Science Fund Name of Partner: 1. Facts: Provide a brief overview of key events (How was the time allocated? Offers: opening-offer and counter-offer‚ as well as progression of offers? How was information exchanged? Were there pivotal turning points?)
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No Contribution Required Of Excess Insurer Where It Did Not Consent To Settlement In February‚ the California Court of Appeal ruled in Doe Run Resources Corp v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York that an excess insurer did not have to contribute to the settlement where the insured failed to obtain its consent before signing the settlement agreement. The case involved a complaint filed in 2001 by residents of Herculaneum‚ Missouri alleging that the defendant mining-company‚ Doe Run’s‚ lead and
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pork-barrel funds channeled through charged ten spurious non-government organizations. The issue of the rip-off‚ involving several senator and congressmen‚ blow up to President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino‚ III’s fourth State of the Nation Address. Pork Barrel is a fund rendered by the national government for the senators and the congressmen. It was once headed as Countrywide Development Fund and later as Congressional Development Fund. It is presently branded as Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)
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