external security of the EU‚ for energy becomes a strong bargaining chip for Russia who can easily exert pressure on the EU members—especially those who do not possess their own supplies and whose energy sources are not diversified. What is the current energy policy of the EU? Can the EU member-states agree on an effective common energy policy? What is an effective energy policy for the EU? Why has the subject of a common energy policy climbed the EU agenda now? Can disparity in national interests
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MONEY MARKET The money market is a component of the financial markets for assets involved in short-term borrowing and lending with original maturities of one year or shorter time frames. Trading in the money markets involves Treasury bills‚ commercial paper‚ bankers’ acceptances‚ certificates of deposit‚ federal funds‚ and short-lived mortgage- and asset-backed securities. It provides liquidity funding for the global financial system. Money markets and capital markets are parts of financial
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TARGET MARKETS Market Analysis Target Market - Your target customers are those who are most likely to buy from you. Target Marketing can– Help in Clearer understanding of markets needs‚ wants and desires More specific and effective use of marketing resources (e.g. budget‚ time expertise) More strategic approach Maximize profit. Importance Steps of Market Analysis: Market Segmentation Market Size Market Dynamics Competitors Historical Background Emerging Trends Market Share
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The market mechanism must allow such adjustments and reallocations of economic inputs‚ which are not painless to market participants. The awesome complexity and dynamism of a market economy‚ however‚ require laws‚ rules‚ and norms‚ based on transparency and openness that encourage and facilitate economic interchange and that at the same time take into account the fact that‚ because market participants are human and thus not perfect‚ some degree of governmental intervention in the “free” market is
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multilateral agreements including the Maastricht Treaty‚ the Stability and Growth Pact and the Lisbon Strategy and‚ on the other side‚ by the European Central Bank. The combination of these institutions has produced a mix of monetary‚ fiscal and labour market policies with powerful social implications. And‚ what started as a debt crisis in Greece in late 2009 has evolved into a broader economic and political crisis in the Eurozone and European Union. In this framework‚ the purpose of my paper is to
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framework in India has sparked growth and key structural reforms have improved the asset quality and profitability of banks. Growing integration of economies and the markets around the world is making global banking a reality. Widespread use of internet banking has widened frontiers of global banking‚ and it is now possible to market financial products and services on a global basis. In the coming years globalization would spread further on account of the likely opening up of financial services under
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Free Markets and Rights:Locke Govt needs to play a very limited role in markets as human beings have natural rights that only a free market can protect; the two natural rights are right to freedom(as they enable individual to voluntarily exchange goods with others free from coercive power of govt.) and right to private property(as each individual is free to decide what will be done with what he owns without interference from govt.); Locke argued that if there were no govts.‚human beings would find
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Indian Capital Markets Since 2003‚ Indian capital markets have been receiving global attention‚ especially from sound investors‚ due to the improving macroeconomic fundamentals. The presence of a great pool of skilled labour and the rapid integration with the world economy increased India’s global competitiveness. No wonder‚ the global ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch have awarded India with investment grade ratings‚ indicating comparatively lower sovereign risks. The Securities and Exchange
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Heiens / Market Orientation Market Orientation: Toward an Integrated Framework Richard A. Heiens University of South Carolina Aiken Dr. Richard Heiens is Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of South Carolina Aiken‚ School of Business Administration‚ 471 University Parkway‚ Aiken‚ SC 29801. (803) 641-3238. RichardH@Aiken.SC.edu EXECUTIVE SUMMARY "Market orientation‚" may actually encompass several different approaches to the strategic alignment of the organization with the external
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sense is duration a measure of market risk? The market risk calculations are typically based on the trading portion of an FI’s fixed-rate asset portfolio because these assets must reflect changes in value as market interest rates change. As such‚ duration or modified duration provides an easily measured and usable link between changes in the market interest rates and the market value of fixed-income assets. 12. Bank of Ayers Rock’s stock portfolio has a market value of $10 000 000. The beta
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