Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Working Paper Series Dr. Shahira Abdel Shahid September 2001 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? 1 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? Abstract: The paper defines corporate governance and explains the reasons for its becoming an important issue pursued by many countries in the last decade. Following, the various codes of corporate governance, used as a guidance
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Annual Report CONTENTS 02 05 07 08 10 11 14 19 21 26 71 74 76 Notice of Annual General Meeting Chairman’s Statement Corporate Structure Group Financial Highlights Corporate Information Profile of The Board of Directors Statement of Corporate Governance Statement on Internal Control Audit Committee Report Financial Statements Analysis of Shareholdings List of Properties Other Information Proxy Form 2 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 14th Annual General
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Infrastructure Suppliers Alcatel-Lucent Australia, Ericsson Australia, Huawei Technologies, Nokia Solutions and Networks, Qualcomm International Support Industries Crown Castle International, Evans Planning, KPPR, Paradigm.one, RF Industries, Risk Insure, Urbis Pty Ltd 1st Floor 35 Murray Crescent, Griffith ACT 2603 Australia | PO Box 4309 Manuka ACT 2603
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KNOWLEDGE. INNOVATION. INSIGHT. 2012 Annual Report THE SCIENCE OF RISK Company Profile Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK) provides information about risk to professionals in many fields, including insurance, healthcare, financial services, supply chain, and others. Through its renowned ISO brand, the company has delivered data, analytics, and decision support services for the property/casualty insurance industry for more than 40 years. Using advanced technologies to collect, analyze, develop,
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makes no representation of warranty of any kind as to the accuracy or completeness of any information hereto contained. ISSN 1474-5615 Vol 29 Issue 3 March 2012 Andean Business Monitor International’s monthly regional report on political risk and macroeconomic prospects THIS MONTH’S TOP STORIES VENEZUELA Living On The Edge BMI View: This year will be of pivotal importance for Argentina and Venezuela, with potential knock-on effects for the entire region. Both countries are on
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commitment. Contents SLT at a glance 02 SLT’s year at a glance 05 About this report 07 Letter from the Group Chairman 08 Letter from the Group Chief Executive Officer 10 Board of Directors 12 Leadership team 18 Corporate governance 23 Risk management 34 Management discussion and analysis 38 Financial reports Annual Report of the Board of Directors on the affairs of the Company 86 Statement of Directors in relation to their responsibility for the preparation of financial statements
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program of government. It is furthermore an extension of its domestic policy”. The term “system” when used in the context of an organization, implies an entity composed of a set of parts and created to accomplish certain, objectives. The aim of the system is the coordination of human efforts and material resources to produce desired results in a dynamic organization. An organization, as social system, has certain inherent characteristics: 1) it has subsystem and, is part of a suprasystem
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Table of Contents Index to Financial Statements UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-07434 Aflac Incorporated (Exact name of registrant as
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Association of Canada. Printed in Canada ISBN for an individual volume: 978-1-55219-599-4 About CGA-CANADA _________________________________________ CGA-Canada today The CGA designation focuses on integrity, ethics, and the highest education requirements. Recognized as the country’s accounting business leaders, CGAs provide strategic counsel, financial leadership, and overall direction to all sectors of the Canadian economy. The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada — CGA-Canada —
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SCOPE OF GOVERNANCE A. Meaning of corporate governance According to Sir Adrian Cadbury, “Corporate Governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled. The corporate governance framework is there to encourage the efficient use of resources and equally to require accountability for the stewardship of those resources. The aim is to align as nearly as possible the interests of individuals, corporations and society. Corporate governance is therefore about what the board of a company
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