Introduction: Foreign Aid any capital inflow or other assistance given to a country which would not generally have been provided by natural market forces. In Bangladesh, foreign aid serves to bridge the gap between savings and investments and make up the deficits in the balance of payments. Foreign aid is a major means of financing the country's economic development. Economic literature generally classifies foreign aid into four main types. First, the long-term loans are usually repayable by the recipient
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by the Obama administration, and was the largest regulatory overhaul of the Healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The law is seen as finalizing decades of efforts to provide predominantly low income Americans with affordable health insurance. It also mandates that all Americans have health insurance either privately, or through one of the exchanges provided by the law. One of the ACA’s main selling points
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ASSIGNMENT OF PUBLIC FINANCE ON The importance of broadening the Income Tax Base SUBMITTED TO Tanvir M H Arif, MIBM (UWL/TVU, UK); MBA (CU, BD) Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Banking. University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Ex-Asst. Professor, FBA, USTC ; Ex-Lecturer, AUB, Dhaka. And CEO, Corporate Trainer and Consultant (CTC), Chittagong, Bangladesh. UK Experiences: Adjunct Faculty of BRIT College, London Ambassador College and Nelson College.
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THE LINE ITEM VETO ACT – DOES IT REALLY CROSS THE LINE? I. Introduction In 1996, Congress and the President passed the Line Item Veto Act, purporting to give the President some sort of line-item veto authority over certain spending items. Less than two years later, however, the United States Supreme Court in Clinton v. City of New York struck down the Line Item Veto Act for violating the Presentment Clause of the United States Constitution. The Court focused on the textual language of the Presentment
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important is the result. Henceforth Greek firms and Greek citizens could buy goods and services anywhere in the eurozone with their euros. Let's see how this lead to the present monetary crisis, and what is likely to happen next. Continued Greek budget and trade deficits, borrowing euros To understand the problem of Greece, we ought to distinguish monetary flows within the country from those across borders. They entail different accounting records, liabilities and problems. And within the country, let's focus
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ECUADOR PEST Analysis Summary Ecuador is a small country with about 15.8 million people found along the Pacific Coast of South America. The country is located between Colombia and Peru (see Exhibit 1).[1] Ecuador has a relatively long experience with democracy, but it has been marked by frequent cycles of instability. This all ended with the election of President Correa, a left-learning U.S. trained economist, in late 2006. President Correa succeeded
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India too has been impacted by the crisis – and by much more than it was suspected earlier. The four major questions that have been raised are: * Why has India been hit by the crisis? * How has India been hit by the crisis? * How have we responded to the challenge? * What is the outlook for India? Why Has India Been Hit By the Crisis? There is, at least in some quarters, dismay that India has been hit by the crisis. This dismay stems from two arguments. The first argument goes
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Orchestra. Utah Symphony Orchestra Financial Strengths Financial Weaknesses Performing over 200 concerts generating income. Ranked in Group II for budget Expected income supposed increase by 1% in future. Expense increases expected of 2.5% High revenues from concerts Decline in public subsidies Increase in competition of public funding Low deficit at the end of the year. Carry burden of pledges not paid Leadership Strengths Leadership Weaknesses Experienced conductor in the Orchestra organization
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The Economic Devastation in Sierra Leone The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa. This country borders Guinea from left to right and Liberia from southeast as well as the Atlantic Ocean. Formerly, the colony was control by the Sierra Leone Company in 1792, until it became a British colony in 1808. Independence came in April 1961, when Sierra Leone opted for a parliamentary system within the British Commonwealth. Sierra Leone Peoples Party led by Sir Milton's of the led helped
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in just a few weeks, as personal savings and assets were devalued to a fraction of their pre-crisis worth. As firms went bankrupt and layoffs ensued, millions lost their jobs. Soaring inflation raised the cost of basic necessities. Strapped fiscal budgets imposed a financial squeeze on social programs, and the absence of adequate social safety nets led to the grim economic displacement. Poverty and income inequality across the region intensified, as a substantial portion of the gains in living standards
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