Determinants of Private Banks’ Profitability in Ethiopia: Panel Data Evidence Yigremachew Benti Addis Ababa Email: yigremb@yahoo.com March 2008 1 Abstract Using the standard static as well as dynamic models‚ the study tries to find systematic evidence on the determining factors for the corporate profitability of private commercial banks in Ethiopia. The study utilizes data on balance sheet as well as income statement account items of all the domestic private banks‚ which have at least
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In 1965‚ a peculiar chimpanzee was the center of attention as scientists utilized American Sign Language in hopes of communicating efficiently with another species. The female chimpanzee was named Washoe. While this was by no means a quick study‚ scientists patiently taught Washoe for years and by the time she was an adult‚ Washoe had been about to spontaneously and appropriately use 350 different signs. It is still under much controversy that she could effectively use this language in complex sentences
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Battalion forces as they extract POWs from the Japanese enemy prison WEST of Cabu River Bridge. COMMANDERS INTENT: The purpose of this blockade is to provide a first line of defense against Japanese enemy forces moving NORTHEAST and SOUTHEAST toward the POW camp to stop the 6th Ranger Elements mission of rescuing POWs. Key Tasks are: 1) Deter Japanese enemy forces from penetrating the bridge blockade; 2) Defend 6th Ranger Element and allied forces in rescuing POWs; 3) Defeat enemy forces within
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Colditz Castle was a Prisoner of War (POW) camp for the duration of World War Two (WWII) strictly for the officer ranks‚ however there were a few non-commissioned officers (NCOs) present. These NCOs were orderlies of batmen of the commissioned offiers (COs). The castle is situated in the town of Colditz‚ this was in the heartland of Hitler’s Nazi Germany. The Swiss border was over 400 miles away to the south‚ an extremely long and dangerous route for any escaping POW from Colditz. The geographical position
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rates‚ earning power‚ and degree of willingness to take on debt and hence is also known as Surplus Management [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] ALM and NIM • ALM is all about efficient management of balance sheet dynamics with regard to its size‚ constituents and quality. • It is the process of managing the Net Interest Margin (NIM) within the overall risk bearing ability of a bank • ALM process depends on the understanding of the balance sheet; the availability‚ accuracy‚ adequacy
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were known as prisoners of war or POWs. Prisoners of war‚ or POWs‚ were soldiers that had been captured and held in concentration camps. The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties… on the treatment of civilians‚ prisoners of war and soldiers‚ who are otherwise rendered out of the fight‚ or incapable of fighting (“Geneva Conventions”). Allied soldiers
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(1979) argued that the apes in language experiments were not using language spontaneously‚ but were merely imitating their trainers‚ responding to conscious or unconscious cues. Terrace and his colleagues at Columbia University had trained a chimpanzee‚ Nim‚ in American Sign Language‚ so their skepticism about the apes ’ abilities received much attention. In fact funding for ape language research was sharply reduced following publication of their 1979 article "Can an Ape Create a Sentence?" In retrospect
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2007). A single JIC is ideal‚ but occasionally due to the size and complexity of some incidents‚ more than one JIC may be established. Just as NIMS is flexible and adaptable‚ the JIC is also‚ and can accommodate a virtual location or multiple locations if
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Government Reorganization Post 9/11 The September 11‚ 2001 attack by the Al-Qaida terrorists was a great challenge to the American government than any other disaster that had occurred in the past decades. The government was threatened to an extent that any possible future attacks that had been suggested by this terrorist group had to be dealt with before it could actually be perpetrated against the American citizens. Since the days of 9/11‚ the nation has spent a reported $635.9 billion on
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throughout the colonial period‚ the rise of Ian Smith’s Rhodesian Front towards the end of the colonial period‚ saw coloured’s losing some of their privileges when authorities banned Coloureds from virtually all public spaces they once shared with Whites (Nims‚ 2013‚ p.100). This was despite the fact that the period saw most young coloured men being forcibly conscripted to fight for the Rhodesian army. Coloured’s in post-independence Zimbabwe Mandaza‚ I. (1997‚ p.794) states that within the legacy of race
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