Mini-Case “Argentina’s Bold Currency Experiment and Its Demise” Argentina‚ once the world’s seventh-largest economy‚ has long been considered one of Latin America’s worst basket cases. Starting with Juan Peron‚ who was first elected president in 1946‚ and for decades after‚ profligate government spending financed by a compliant central bank that printed money to cover the chronic budget deficits had triggered a vicious cycle of inflation and devaluation. High taxes and excessive controls compounded
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Foundations of Finance: Overview Prof. Alex Shapiro Lecture Notes 1: Overview This lecture introduces much of the terminology we will use in the course‚ and we will describe it in more detail later. For now‚ to set the stage‚ we will review it very briefly in class‚ but make sure to get the supplemental details from the textbook. I. Readings II. Asset Classes III. Characteristics of an Asset IV. The Financial System V. Financial Markets VI. Financial Intermediaries VII
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Introduction: The Optimum currency areas theory is the seminal contributions developed by Mundell (1961)‚ it attempts to answer a question under which conditions a certain country would like to join a fixed exchange rates system. According to Krugman (2000)‚ if the monetary efficiency gain of one country exceeds its economic stability loss‚ the country will wish to join a monetary union/ a fixed exchange rate system. In this paper‚ the theory of optimum currency areas will be analysed in part
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Muthoot Finance TYBCBI Dimple S Shetty Roll No. - 47 Financial Services Management TYBCBI MUTHOOT FINANCE Trust the elephant to fulfill all your dreams Muthoot finance is a “Systemically Important Non-deposit taking NBFC”. It is the largest gold financing company in India in terms of loan portfolio‚ according to IMaCS Industry Report (2010 Update). Muthoot finance provide personal and business loans secured by gold jewellery‚ or Gold Loans‚ primarily to individuals who possess gold
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Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A broader definition of EC that includes not just the buying and selling of goods and services‚ but also servicing customers‚ collaborating with business partners‚ and conducting electronic transactions within an organization best defines 1) C A) e-commerce. B) e-tailing. C) e-business. D) e-government
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numerous of different risks people are faced with throughout their life. In some cases risks are what help define who we are‚ or are simply just obstacles that conquer us or we conquer. In our lives‚ it is important to exercise self-command. However‚ we should not be so concerned with the future that we stifle the present. Some people have found that by taking risks it has left them either dead‚ with nothing at all‚ and others have found it has only brought them great things. A risk that I have taken
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Finance 1. How can changes in foreign exchange rates affect the profitability of financial institutions? Foreign exchange rate determines the price exchange of two currencies. Changes in these rates affects the amount of goods and services import and export of a country. When a country currency is stronger‚ it is now exchanged for more goods than before‚ and once the currency is weaker‚ less of goods are purchased for the same amount of the currency. Financial institutions use the exchange
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Introduction We prepared the term project which is based on financial statements of the RAK and their major competitor Shinepukur chosen from the same industry. After collecting all the annual reports‚ we have also access to their websites as well as various newspapers available in the library and the internet. We made several discussions to make our decision. Here‚ we will try our best to analyze the financial data acquired from the reports of year ended 2009‚ 2010 and 2011. Moreover‚ we have used
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Hire Purchase Companies Module V: Mutual funds The concept & Role of M/Fs‚ History of M/Fs in India‚ Types of M/Fs‚ Fund Structure & constituent‚ Selecting the right Investment Products for Investors‚ Comparison of Investment products‚ Measuring of Risk In M/Fs‚ Recommending model Portfolios & selecting the right funds. Module VI: Credit rating & other financial services Credit rating concept of Credit rating‚ Types of credit rating‚ Advantages and Disadvantages of credit rating‚ Credit rating
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION STRUCTURE 6.0 objectives 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Ownership and management 6.3 IFC’s Objectives 6.4 Funds of IFC 6.5 IFC’S Strategic Focus 6.6 Financial Products & Advisory services of IFC 6.6.1 Financial Services 6.6.2 Advisory Services 6.7 Project Cycle 6.8 Summary 6.9 Practice Questions 6.10 Suggested Readings 6.0 OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter the students should be able to: 1. know what is IFC. 2. understand its
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