Greek CDS drama holds lessons for investors It’s over. The long-running drama over Greek credit default swaps finally came to end with a $2.5bn pay-out for those who had bought protection against default by Athens. Yet, while market disorder was avoided, there remain concerns that CDS are flawed. Market participants insist lessons need to be learned from the Greek debt restructuring deal and bond exchange, or these insurance-like instruments, untested in a sovereign restructuring before Greece
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progressing in prepay but not much in business The telecommunications consumer – from smartphone to smart living How much appetite do users have for data and speed? What drives consumption? What is the impact on citizens’ welfare and New Zealand’s economic growth? Challenges of digital life The 2013 year in review List of defined terms and abbreviations 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 10 11 12 14 14 15 17 18 19 21 23 23 24 25 26 28 30 33 34 38 44 50 52 57 3 Executive Summary This is the Commerce Commission’s
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ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of recent developments in historical institutionalism. First, it reviews some distinctions that are commonly drawn between the “historical” and the “rational choice” variants of institutionalism and shows that there are more points of tangency than typically assumed. However, differences remain in how scholars in the two traditions approach empirical problems. The contrast of rational choice’s emphasis on institutions as coordination mechanisms that generate
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This section applies to all land (including land covered by water) which— (a) is in Nigeria; or (b) is under the territorial waters of Nigeria; or (c) forms part of the continental shelfs; or [1998 No. 22.] (d) forms part of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria. (3) In this section references to “territorial waters” are references to the expression as defined in the Territorial
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Analyzing Ava ta r: A Rev iew Essa y Nekeisha Alexis-Baker By the time I decided to see James Cameron’s Avatar, I had already heard enough about the film to be unsure whether it would be worth the time, effort and petroleum to see it. People’s comments about the film ranged from praise for its groundbreaking 3D animation; to criticism of its racist portrayal of the indigenous; to disappointment with the overly predictable storytelling; to appreciation for its critique of colonization and civilization
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RUP1 Project Johnson N. Land Western Governor University February 13th, 2014 Begin with “A”, and discuss the differences between a regulatory agency, such as a board of nursing (BRN), and a professional nursing organization (PNO) as it pertains to your professional nursing practice. As you compare and contrast these two organizations, be sure to highlight the differences between the two. A. Boards of Nursing (BONs) and Professional Nurses Organizations (PNOs) Both BONs
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whether each country has the moral authority to make pronouncements on actions taken by the other. China is the fastest growing economy in the world and the rate at which it is developing is indeed raising alarms in Washington. As a consequence, many questions are going to be
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Conway, 1994). Throughout the years evolutionary approaches for emotions and social decision making changed from hypothetical models to empirical investigations. One of the theoretical approaches used in emotion and decision making is experimental economics which is used to explore theoretic aspects of emotions. Another approach claims that emotions are superordinate programs that organize human’s way of thinking and behaviors as a result of specific adaptive experiments. Superordinate Coordination
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Report On “Customer based Brand Equity in Motor Bike Sector (Focusing on Bajaj Pulsar)” [pic] Report On “Customer based Brand Equity in Motor Bike Sector (Focusing on Bajaj Pulsar)” SUBMITTED TO Abdullah Mohammed Ibrahim Assistant Professor Department of Business administration Northern Bangladesh University SUBMITTED BY |Name |ID
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offeror. Consideration According to pollock "Consideration is the price for which the promise of some other is brought and the promise thus given for value is enforceable." contract made without consideration is null and void it is called a naked promise or "Nudum Pactum." There are very few situations when a consideration is not required and one of these is a specialty contract. Intention Intention to create legal relations is defined as an intention to enter a
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