Russian Crisis 1988 Introduction The Russian Financial crisis(also called “RUBLE” crisis) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was triggered by the Asian Financial crisis‚ which started in July 1997. During the ensuing decline in world commodity prices‚ countries heavily dependent on the export of raw material where among those most severely hit. Petroleum‚ natural gas‚ metals and timber accounted for more than 80% of Russian exports‚ leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world’s prices. Oil
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Hazards of Electronic waste Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded‚ surplus‚ obsolete‚ or broken electrical or electronic devices. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems. Some electronic scrap components‚ such as CRTs‚ contain contaminants such as lead‚ cadmium‚ beryllium‚ mercury‚ and brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling
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The Hazard Mitigation Plan for Douglas County‚ Minnesota lists tornadoes as being the highest risk for a disaster in the county (Douglas County‚ 2015). According to the Tornado History Project‚ the largest tornado in the Douglas County area was an F4 in 2010 that caused 5 injuries and 1 death (n.d.). Tornadoes have the potential to create widespread damage and destruction as well as physical injuries and death as a result of high winds‚ flying debris‚ and compromised infrastructure. The Fujita Damage
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The impact of global financial crisis on the United Kingdom Introduction This report will examine the affects of the global financial crisis‚ which was a result of the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market in the United States‚ on the UK economy. First of all‚ it will look at the background of the global financial crisis. Secondly‚ this paper will analyses why the UK economy has been influenced by the global financial crisis‚ what effects of the financial crisis on the United Kingdom have
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IMPACT OF 2007-2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON KENYA’S REAL ESTATE MARKET; A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Real estate sector is one of the critical pillars in a country’s economic growth and development. Property makes up 5.3% of Kenya’s GDP and has shown positive growth since 2001 (Keeler‚ 2009). It spurs investment in both Formal and informal sectors. The sector provides employment to a big percentage of Kenyans in mortgage companies‚ consultant firms‚
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End of Studies Thesis What is the role of the credit rating agencies‚ which part did they play in the recent Financial Crisis and how can their efficiency be improved? Thesis Supervisor – David Menival Emmeline Beauchamp – Cycle Franco- US – March 2013 Acknowledgments I would first like to thank RMS and especially the CESEM to have taught me a lot‚ helped me to grow and open up and gave me this incredible opportunity of studying two years in the United States. None of this phenomenal
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The Causes and Consequences of Financial Crisis in 2007 – 2008: From the Historical Perspective I. INTRODUCTION In September 2008‚ the financial crisis abruptly transmitted to emerging markets. It began with the credit boom‚ steeply rising home prices and finally led to the global imbalances in foreign trade. In a short time‚ the problems in subprime market became increasingly visible and include the failure of several subprime originators. The reason why it created a shortage of U.S. dollars in
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European CRISIS: An Overview of Facts EU rules state that no nation in the euro bloc should have an annual budget deficit which is higher than 3% of its gross domestic product. The Greek government aims to shrink it to 9.1% of overall economic output this year‚ down from 12.7% last year. Meanwhile Greece’s national debt stands at about 300bn euros ($419bn‚ £259bn). Following downgrading by Fitch‚ Moody’s and S&P‚ Greek bond yields rose in 2010‚ both in absolute terms and relative to German government
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The Roles of Corporate Governance in Bank Failures during the Recent Financial Crisis Berger‚ Allen N.1 | Imbierowicz‚ Björn2 | Rauch‚ Christian3 July 2012 Abstract This paper analyzes the roles of corporate governance in bank defaults during the recent financial crisis of 2007-2010. Using a data sample of 249 default and 4‚021 no default US commercial banks‚ we investigate the impact of bank ownership and management structures on the probability of default. The results show that defaults
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SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION AS COMPARED TO TODAY’S FINANCIAL CRISIS ABSTRACT The financial crisis which the United States is combating today‚ in many aspects resembles the characteristics and consequences which were the outcome of the Great Depression lasting from the time period 1929 till 1933 (Great Depression). The Great Depression of earlier times and the financial crisis of the current times from 2003-2008 will be studied in depth in the following research work in
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