Number 115– October 2010 Globalization, Economic Freedom and Human Rights Axel Dreher Martin Gassebner Lars-H. R. Siemers ISSN: 1439-2305 Globalization, Economic Freedom and Human Rights Axel Dreher a Martin Gassebner b Lars-H. R. Siemers c October 2010 Abstract Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization and economic liberalization affect governments’ respect for human rights using a panel of 106 countries
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CHAPTER 8 DATAMATION BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Chetan Sharma setup Datamation Consultants in August 1987 with 50,000 rupees (Rs). By 2003, he was at the head of a company with an asset base of Rs 58 crores (USD 12.7 million that year, 2003; a crore is equivalent to Rs 10 million). Chetan believes his company has shown a model for bridging the digital divide, a model that he wants to sustain as the company grows. Datamation Consultants was started with the dear aim of facilitating the inclusion
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This survey examined the spate of white collar crime in the Nigerian public sector and the extent to which existing accounting standards are helping to stem the occurrence of the crime. Two null hypotheses were formulated and the primary data used to test the hypotheses were obtained using structured questionnaire while secondary data were obtained from annual accounts of State Governments and reports from similar studies. The study used averages, percentages, chisquare and Spearman’s ranked correlation
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improvement from replicated design of experiments. Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, (Area: Production Management and Applied Statistics.) September 1999 Northeastern University, Boston, USA. Thesis: Analysis of censored life test data and robust design method for reliability improvement from highly fractionated experiments. M.S. Operations Research, (Area: Decision Science and Operations Research) June 1996 Northeastern University, Boston, USA. M.Sc. Statistics
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Punjab National Bank Zonal Training Centre Ludhiana RETAIL LENDING SCHEMES Updated up to 31.05.2013 INDEX 1. HOUSING LOAN 2. CAR LOAN 3. PNB SARTHI (Two Wheeler loan) 4. EDUCATION LOAN 5. MORTGAGE LOAN AGAINST IP 6. PERSONAL LOANS 7. LOAN FOR PENSIONERS 8. ADVANCE AGAINST GOLD JEWELLERY/ORNAMENT 9. PNB BAGHBAN SCHEME 10. FUTURE LEASE RENTALS 11. SCHEME FOR FINANCING PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 12. PNB GRAMIN CHIKITSAK 13. SCHEME FOR FINANCING TRADERS (MODIFIED SCHEME) 14
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é The Effects of Mandatory IFRS Adoption in the EU: A Review of Empirical Research October 2014 Information for Better Markets An initiative from the ICAEW Financial Reporting Faculty The Effects of Mandatory IFRS Adoption in the EU: A Review of Empirical Research forms part of the Information for Better Markets thought leadership programme of ICAEW’s Financial Reporting Faculty. ICAEW operates under a Royal Charter, working in the public interest. As a world leading professional accountancy
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting This page intentionally left blank Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting An International Perspective Douglas J. Cumming Associate Professor and Ontario Research Chair, York University – Schulich School of Business, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sofia A. Johan Senior Research Fellow, Tilburg Law and Economic Centre (TILEC), Tilburg, The Netherlands AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO •
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Revised and Final Draft January 2015 Not to be quoted Strategy for Export Diversification 2015-2020 Breaking into new markets with new products Dr. Zaidi Sattar Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh Prepared as a Background paper for the Seventh Five Year Plan 1 Table of Contents List of Tables .............................................................................................................................ii List of Figures ....................................................
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Exchange operation of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Table of Contents: LIST OF ILUSTRATION 5 Executive Summary 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION: 8 1.1 PURPOSE 8 1.2 SCOPE: 8 1.3 BACKGROUND 9 1.4 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION 10 1.5 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY: 11 CHAPTER TWO: PROFILE OF IBBL 12 2.1 INTRODUCTION: 12 2.2 DEFINITION OF ISLSMIIC BANK: 12 2.3 Historical Background
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Long Range Planning 43 (2010) 308e325 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/lrp Building Social Business Models: Lessons from the Grameen Experience Muhammad Yunus, Bertrand Moingeon and Laurence Lehmann-Ortega Grameen bank, founded in 1976, has both pioneered the development of micro-finance, and created nearly 30 businesses designed to alleviate poverty. The article traces the gradual development of Grameen’s expertise in formulating social business models, which require new value propositions, value
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