Chapter 1: Introduction 1.0. Introduction The term “foreign exchange” basically refers to buying the currency of one country while selling the currency of another country. All nations have their own‚ different kinds of money (currency). This has existed throughout the ages‚ probably since the time of the Babylonians. As trading developed between nations‚ the need to convert one kind of money to another also developed. This is how a formal system of foreign exchange arose. As trade between
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BANKING: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS INTRODUCTION: The economic reforms in India started in early nineties‚ but their outcome is visible now. Major changes took place in the functioning of Banks in India only after liberalization‚ globalisation and privatisation. It has become very mandatory to study and to make a comparative analysis of services of Public sector Banks and Private Sector banks. Increased competition‚ new information technologies and thereby declining
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An Overview of the Canadian Financial-Services Sector: Banking Industry What is a financial intermediary? A financial intermediary is an organization that raises money from investors and provides financing for individuals‚ companies and other organizations. Intermediaries are a stop on the road between savings and real investment. Mutual funds and pension funds are two important classes of intermediaries. A financial institution usually suggests a more complicated intermediary doing more than
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OF CURBING FRAUD IN THE BANKING SECTOR. BY ESSIEN NSIKAK U. A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING‚ COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‚ COVENANT UNIVERSITY‚ OTA. IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.sc) DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. CERTIFICATION I certify that this project titled “The Analysis of the causes and measures of curbing fraud in the banking sector” was carried out by ESSIEN
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1. A STUDY OF EFFECTIVE HRM PRACTICES IN BANKS FOR BETTER ADMINISTRATION. 2. A comparative Study on Human Resource Management in the Banking Sector Title : Best-Practice Human Development Management in the Banking Sector. Three case studies of different types of banking institutions in the Lao PDR: (1) a village-level savings & credit co-operative in Vientiane Capital that received facilitation support from FIAM/LWU; (2) EMI Ltd‚ the first registered deposit-taking MFI; (3) ACLEDA
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At a time agriculture was the main sector of the country’s economy and tea and jute were the main export items. Things have changed in the last 20-25 years and Bangladesh has switched to second gear from agricultural sector to manufacturing sector. Tea or jute is no more the main export- readymade garments (RMG) has replaced them. About 3.0 million people are directly related while another 20 million people are indirectly involved in the RMG sector. According to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) report
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fund from one place to another. This process involves not only the banking system of the country but also non-banking system. Bangladesh is moving towards an open economy with a small-magnetized sector by liberalizing the financial and economic policies. However‚ the money laundering mechanisms are creating problem for a country like Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bank as the Central bank of Bangladesh Supervise all the banking and non-banking financial transactions on behalf of Bangladesh Government. Money
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Current affairs in banking sector 2014-15 (with reference to Reserve Bank of India) Under the guidance of Prof. Mrs.Priyanka Meaning of bank: A bank is a financial intermediary and money creator that creates money by lending money to a borrower‚ thereby creating a corresponding deposit on the bank’s balance sheet. Lending activities can be performed directly by loaning or indirectly through capital markets. Meaning of banking: “Banking " means the business of receiving money on current
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Chapter 1 Introducing IFRS In This Chapter ▶ Seeing how standards are set‚ and amended ▶ Rolling out IFRS globally ▶ Presenting IFRS financial statements M In this chapter‚ I move beyond telling you what standards are to helping you understand what they do. To start‚ I explain how the standards are created and amended‚ and then I take a look at the scope of IFRS worldwide. Finally‚ I introduce you to the important financial statements that you must present to conform with IFRS: the statement
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identify and explain the implications and microeconomic impacts of the National Broadband Network (NBN). This report also explains how NBN will help businesses to implement innovative and efficient business processes to increase revenues‚ competitiveness and productivity that will further drive the economic growth of Australia. The report will briefly compare the impacts of NBN to financial services sector in Australia and how financial services sector can benefit from the implementation of NBN in long
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