wholly owned subsidiary in 1955. The parent company was formed in 1955 as a joint-venture of the World Bank, India's public-sector banks and public-sector insurance companies to provide project financing to Indian industry. ICICI Bank met with microfinance - aid groups working with the poor and decided to give them capital to strat making small loans to the poor at rates that run from 10 percent to 30 percent. ICICI has
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triple bottom line accountability. Responsible Banking – in action: This division comprises strategic business units entrusted to address pertinent social and environmental development issues with financial solutions. These units include: 1. Microfinance Institutions Group 2. Inclusive & Social Banking 3. Agribusiness & Rural Banking 4. Sustainable Investment Banking Inclusive & Social Banking (ISB): Its objective is to reach out to the un-banked and under-banked population
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REPORT ON THE OBSERVANCE OF STANDARDS AND CODES (ROSC) Cambodia ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING May 15, 2007 Contents Executive Summary Preface Abbreviations and Acronyms I. Introduction II. Institutional Framework III. Accounting Standards as Designed and as Practiced IV. Auditing Standards as Designed and as Practiced V. Perception of the Quality of Financial Reporting VI. Policy Recommendations EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides an assessment of accounting and auditing practices within the corporate
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Nutritional Status & Agricultural Growth in Economic Development of Bangladesh Introduction Bangladesh faces an unfinished agenda with regard to nutrition. Child under nutrition rates remain among the highest in the world. Infant stunting and underweight rates in Bangladesh are above those in Sub-Saharan Africa (50% vs. 30% for underweight and 50% vs. 40% for stunting) despite the latter’s higher poverty rates. A key underlying factor, maternal malnutrition remains intractable despite efforts to
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ABSTRACT This report deals with the concept of Social Entrepreneurship and the work that a social entrepreneur does. The Report is a guide to learn Social Entrepreneurship through Handson experience. The Report covers my experience in starting a Social Enterprise, difficulties I encountered during the time and how to make a Social Enterprise a Viable option. This report covers everything from rise of this term Social Entrepreneur, to work done by Social Entrepreneurs, to the Entrepreneurial
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FINANCE IN VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS—A SYNTHESIS PAPER microREPORT #132 OCTOBER 2008 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. FINANCE IN VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS—A SYNTHESIS PAPER microREPORT #132 The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............
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productivity in the value chain; and 3) Enabling local cluster development. In brief, reconceiving products and markets entails meeting needs in often underserved markets through redesigning products and/or distribution methods. The authors cite microfinance as an example of how serving unmet financing needs in developing countries can actually grow rapidly in developed countries, filling an otherwise unrecognized gap. Redefining productivity in the value chain has to do with tackling
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University of Nairobi MBA Project List 2011 CANDIDATE | PROJECT TITLE | NDIRANGU SAMUEL NJOGO | A SURVEY INTO THE CAUSES OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN NAIROBI | NDIANG’UI DOROTHY WAIRIMU | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIVIDEND GROWTH AND RISK FOR COMPANIES LISTED AT THE NSE | MURIITHI ERIC | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND FINANCIAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF INVESTMENT BANKS IN KENYA | NICHOLAS KIPYEGOMEN CHEPKOIWO | FACTORS AFFECTING
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eBay's position in the ecommerce, retail, and payments landscapes continues to change as each of these sectors evolves. eBay's 1998 IPO occurred during the fabled "dot com bubble" and was influenced by many of the forces that made other technology and Internet IPOs so (in)famous. eBay's revenue growth was initially 30 percent or more year over year, making eBay one of the breakout winners of the dot com race. In recently, eBay growth has slowed year over year, then with an increasing proportion
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The Global Financial Crisis: Assessing Vulnerability for Women and Children, Identifying Policy Responses Mayra Buvinic World Bank February 2009 The current global financial crisis, on top of recent food price increases (which, while down from their peak last year continue to affect the poor in developing countries), will have serious gender specific consequences for women in poor countries and their children. While women (and men) in most developing countries are vulnerable to increased
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