consensus on the need for reform. But real urgency did not enter banking reform in Asia until the Asian Financial Crisis struck the smaller, developing, market-based economies of Asia in 1997. In the run-up to the crisis, capital inflows helped fuel debt-financed investment, while stable exchange rates and surging economic growth masked the risks of many loans to leveraged and risky companies, often based more on connections than sound credit analysis. Many banks were profitable notwithstanding corruption
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Form 20-F 2011 Nokia Form 20-F 2011 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2012. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 Commission file number 1-13202 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Republic of Finland (Jurisdiction of incorporation) Nokia Corporation
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Off-balance-sheet activities, earnings persistence and stock prices: Evidence from operating leases* Weili Ge University of Washington Business School University of Washington Mackenzie Hall, Box 353200 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 221-4835 geweili@u.washington.edu November 22, 2006 Abstract This paper examines the implications of the off-balance-sheet treatment of operating leases for future earnings and stock returns. The property rights granted by an operating lease contract generate both future
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Form 20-F 2011 Nokia Form 20-F 2011 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2012. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 Commission file number 1-13202 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Republic of Finland (Jurisdiction of incorporation) Nokia Corporation
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Middlesex University), little in his prior career could have prepared him for the situation at Laura Ashley. Despite a succession of restructurings and strategy redirections since 1990, the company continued to bleed cash – cash outflow from operations was £11.4 million during the most recent financial year and MUI’s cash injection of £43.5 million had been absorbed by debt repayment and covering operating losses. Many outside observers wondered whether there was any future for this icon of the 1970s
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Sears Canada, Inc., SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Strong Foothold in Canada Specialized Services Declining Market Share Dependency on Leased Properties Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research GlobalData Share Data Sears Canada, Inc. Share Price (CAD) as on 25-Aug-2010 EPS (CAD) Market Cap (million CAD) Enterprise Value (million CAD) Shares Outstanding (million) Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research GlobalData Opportunities
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was the first post-communist country to experiment on a large scale with mass privatization and one of the few for which enough time has elapsed and enough data is available to permit a tentative assessment. We argue that in both cases expectations have not been met and the initial design problems in mass privatization—asymmetric information and imperfect property rights—still remain. In many transition economies, investment funds have been assigned an important role during both the implementation
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Table of content Page Introduction 1 Asian Contagion 1 Emerging Market Crises 3 Meltdown in Thailand
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Investment Analysis | ACCT 557 - Financial Accounting | Aseelah Thomas | 1. Company Analysis * Coca-Cola (KO) Dr. John Pemberton, a local pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia, created the syrup known as Coke. This syrup was then combined with carbonated water, and the mixed product was distributed to be sampled, which was then distributed to locals as a soda fountain drink. Frank Robinson, which is John Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper, then suggested the name Coca-Cola and created
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