Originally named The American Rolling Company‚ AK Steel has humble roots coming from a small town in Middletown‚ Ohio in 1899. Now it’s a big time steel manufacturer with revenue in the billions‚ and a worldwide network. AK produces mainly all steel products such as stainless‚ electrical‚ and carbon. With the majority of its production geared towards the auto industry‚ it plays a large role in the manufacturing industry. Yet as any company AK has its flaws‚ and has suffered in law suits for having
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The country of my choice is Botswana. It is one of the richest countries in Africa‚ in terms of GDP and GDP per capita. It is also one of the least corrupt countries in Africa according to Transparency International. Most of it’s income comes from natural resources‚ the main one being diamonds. However the government had also made an effort to diversify the economy resulting in tourism and financial services becoming important sectors for the Botswana economy. The three firms that I chose to invest
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Bank fraud is a crime that has been around as long as banks themselves. Anytime there is a large amount of money floating around‚ there are going to be people trying to figure out ways to get to it. In the United States‚ and most other developed countries‚ bank fraud is a serious problem that causes billions of dollars in damages every year‚ and is considered a federal offense. In China bank fraud is even punishable by death. Bank fraud is defined as attempting to wrongfully take money or property
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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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markets activity. Excluding the gain on deconsolidation of CIMB Aviva of RM250 million in 4Q11‚ the uplift in non-interest income was 19.8%. The Group’s profit before tax (“PBT”) was 9.1% higher at RM5.678 billion. In 2012‚ the Group’s regional Consumer Bank PBT expanded by 23.9% Y-o-Y to RM2.323 billion. The Malaysia & Singapore consumer operations PBT grew 17.7% Y-o-Y despite only moderate revenue growth due to provision write-backs in Malaysia and
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Initial investment An initial investment is the money a business owner needs to start up a firm. It might include the business owner’s own money‚ money borrowed from an array of sources including family and friends or banks‚ or capital raised from investors. The term initial investment is also used as the money a business owner uses to invest in a capital investment venture such as a piece of equipment or a building. IRR The higher a projects internal rate of return‚ the
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Annual Report 2011 Contents Our Purpose & Our Values Letter to Shareholders Financial Highlights Board of Directors Principal Officers New Horizons III 2011 Report Card Operations Review Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Governance Additional Information Required under the SGX-ST Listing Manual Capital Management Risk Management Basel II Pillar 3 Risk Disclosure Financial Report Management Discussion and Analysis Financial Statements Group’s Major Properties Ordinary/Preference Shareholding
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FINANCIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Before starting to explain the details of investing is necessary to be clear about the aspect I believe is the most important into every business activity: The Knowledge. The knowledge is the factor that puts an investor into a better position respect than another one‚ knowing what is surrounding you and how it works is vital in order to make a successful business activity‚ specially investing. No big countries will exist without big companies and societies
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issuers are able to deliver local-currency and local-language programs to clients worldwide by using its own proprietary systems and customer service operations. b. Technological: - New technology required major investments in people‚ risk‚ and technological services that some banks were not ready to make or had the assets to make happen. -Citibank invested millions of dollars in the infrastructure required to move and monitor cash balances online. - Main focus or goal is to provide corporate
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examines the foundation and operational systems of the cooperative bank and its attempt to position itself within the context of two generic identities; the cooperative movement and the generic identity of the banking industry. It takes a look at the ethical policy concepts of the bank as its business model and how this has evolved as a differentiation characteristic for the banking industry. It also explores briefly the evolution of the bank since conception‚ its successes and challenges so far‚ and its
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