English Name French Name Local Name Region A 1. Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanestan South-Central Asia 2. Albania Albanie Shqiperia Southern Europe 3. Algeria Algérie Al Jaza’ir Northern Africa 4. American Samoa Samoa Américaines American Samoa Polynesia‚ Oceania 5. Andorra Andorre Andorra Southern Europe 6. Angola Angola Angola Central Africa 7. Anguilla Anguilla Anguilla Leeward Islands‚ Caribbean 8. Antarctica Antarctique
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CORPORATE BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA There are several good reasons for developing bond market. The most fundamental reason is to make financial and capital market more complete by generating market interest rates that reflect the opportunity cost of funds at each maturity. This is essential for efficient investment and financing decisions. Moreover the existence of tradable instruments helps risk management. Further the use of financial guarantees and other types of underwriting is becoming
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M.C. Escher’s Belvedere made in May 1958 is a unique and complex lithograph which draws heavily from surrealism and the surrealist movement of the early 20th century. It delivers a deep and complex view of architectural structures‚ which are puzzling to the eye. Surrealism began in the early 1920’s. It was an art style which existed to promote the painting of works which blurred lines between fantasy and actuality or rather dreams and reality. This style contrasted some earlier styles which were
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species has also gone up; indeed‚ humans began causing extinctions about 45‚000 years ago (Conservation of wildlife populations 2007‚ L.Scott Mills). The Dodo bird Raphus cucullatus is an extinct flightless bird which once occupied the island of Mauritius (Figure 1) Sailors hunted the bird to extinction and the bird is now recalled as stupid and dumb for not getting out of the way of humans causing their extinction. Many of our other species today are dodos and cannot get out of the way‚ leading to
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Foreign direct investment From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Foreign direct investment (FDI) or foreign investment refers to long term participation by country A into country B. It usually involves participation in management‚ joint-venture‚ transfer of technology and expertise. There are two types of FDI: inward foreign direct investment and outward foreign direct investment‚ resulting in a net FDI inflow (positive or negative) and "stock of foreign direct investment"
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STP Segmentation: The segmentation of the Taj group of hotels is mainly upon lifestyle and income. It focuses on upper class‚ luxury‚ leisure travellers and business professional. TAJ LUXURY HOTELS: TAJ PALACE‚ TAJ MAHAL‚ TAJ BENGAL‚ TAJ WEST END Vivanta by TAJ Offer finest standard of hospitality & service Most of Taj’s oldest and most prestigious hotels have been retained under this brand. The Taj Luxury Hotels offer lavish accommodation‚ gourmet specialty restaurants and bars‚ fitness
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Madagascar is an island that is the fourth largest in the world. After Greenland‚ New Guinea and Borneo. A vast area of more than 585‚000 square kilometers‚ however it is an island that is certainly although large and small islands around the world will look like the biosphere or unique biodiversity. But Madagascar‚ which is separated from Africa about 165 million years ago‚ is a special case. Andrew‚ Blond‚ Anderson‚ Parkinsin. (2008).noted that the plants and animals around 90 percent of which
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Flash flood From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Driving through a flash-flooded road Nepal Monsoon A flash flood after a thunderstorm in the Gobi‚ Mongolia A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes‚ rivers‚ dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm‚ hurricane‚ tropical storm‚ or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods may occur after the collapse
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Bond Ratings and Cost of Debt This table summarizes the latest bond ratings and appropriate default spreads for different countries. While you can use these numbers as rough estimates of country risk premiums‚ you may want to modify the premia to reflect the additional risk of equity markets. To estimate the long term country risk premium‚ I start with the country rating (from Moody’s: www.moodys.com) and estimate the default spread for that rating (US corporate and country bonds) over the treasury
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