CENTRE FOR MICRO FINANCE at IFMR Business Correspondent Model: A Preliminary Exploration Report compiled by Binit Rath‚ Minakshi Ramji and Alexandra Kobishyn Published for the Microfinance India Summit‚ October 2009 Thanks are due to Dan Kopf‚ a former Research Associate at the Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)‚ and Upamanyu Dash (Summer Intern 2009‚ IIFM) who was closely involved in the Orissa case study. The entire research team expresses its gratitude to the staff at FINO‚ A Little World (ALW)
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always had a strong sense of self‚ I feel like the knowledge and experiences I have acquired through my internship will carry me well beyond this term. In addition to reviving some of my trust in American government‚ this term has also reenergized my interests in the many facets of
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Value of Share and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for TATA POWER CO. LTD. REFERENCE INDEX: Reference index used for β and other calculations is NSE INDEX. I have collected weekly data from 31/08/2005 to 30/08/2010. COST OF CAPITAL Cost of capital of the company has been calculated by using Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) by assigning weights to cost of equity and cost of debt. COST OF EQUITY- CAPM model has been used to calculate the cost of equity (Ke). β (systematic risk)
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By: Person of Interest Person of Interest is a crime thriller focusing on John Reese‚ a presumably dead CIA agent‚ and Harold Finch‚ a software-genius and a billionaire. Together‚ they prevent upcoming crimes by using The Machine - a system that presents the Social Security number of either the Victim or the Perpetrator. Reese’s actions draw the attention of Detective Joss Carter‚ while another detective‚ Lionel Fusco is used by Reese as a mole within the police department.
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Mathematical model A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modelling (also writtenmodeling). Mathematical models are used not only in the natural sciences (such as physics‚ biology‚ earth science‚ meteorology) and engineering disciplines (e.g. computer science‚artificial intelligence)‚ but also in the social sciences (such as economics‚ psychology‚ sociology and political science); physicists
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as against Rs. 5‚915.91 crores‚ a growth of 22.3%. Operating Revenue is higher mainly owing to new tariff approved by the Regulator in Mumbai Licensed Area‚additional power generated from new plants commissioned during the year‚such as Haldia Power Plant and new wind farms and higher volume sold in Jojobera and Belgaum in the current year. The Operating Profit went up by 21.8% due to operational
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Conflict of Interests In the film “Lone Star”‚ three of the characters‚ out of those two of them being the main characters have conflicts with the parents that birthed them. Pilar Cruz and her mother never quite see eye to eye on many topics and about certain people. The lead protagonist‚ Sam Deeds is constantly in the shadows of his father‚ while being the sheriff‚ he receives a great deal of turmoil for his leniency with residents of his town. While Otis Payne‚ one of the local bartenders‚ has
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EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF THE TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST? WHAT INFLUENCE DOES THE BANK OF ENGLAND HAVE OVER THE TERM STRUCTURE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR MONETARY POLICY To understand the term structure of interest rate we need to elaborate how interest rates function and how they are determined. Interest rates are a vital tool to all the macro-economic policy objectives of a government such as control of inflation‚ investment as well as employment. Interest rates refer to the price paid by deficit
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This chapter mainly discusses the concept of interest groups. An interest group is a group trying to influence the government to make policies that can protect their interest. These groups are not only limited to citizens groups‚ but also businesses‚ corporations‚ universities‚ unions‚ and other institutions. There are many different kinds of interest groups in the U.S.to represent the interests of a large number of people. For example‚ the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
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Although they both serve as linkage institutions‚ interest groups and political parties have different goals in politics. The fundamental goal of interest groups is to influence legislative decisions and public policy by attempting to focus people’s attention on these topics or educate them on a certain issue or a small group of issues. They do this mostly by lobbying congressional committees at the local‚ state‚ and national levels‚ usually during campaign season. Grassroots lobbying and political
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