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Regulatory Accounting Procedures — ( RAP) Accounting principles required by the FHLB that allow S&Ls to elect annually to defer gains and losses on the sale of assets and amortize these deferrals over the average life of the asset sold. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Regulatory economics — is the economics of regulation, in the sense of the application of law by government that is used for various purposes, such as centrally planning an economy, remedying market failure, enriching well connected firms, or benefiting politicians… … Wikipedia
accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… … Universalium
RAP — See: Regulatory Accounting Procedures … Financial and business terms
Enron scandal — The Enron scandal was a financial scandal involving Enron Corporation Former (NYSE ticker symbol: ENE) and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen, that was revealed in late 2001. After a series of revelations involving irregular accounting… … Wikipedia
Economy of Russia — Russia is a unique emerging market, in the sense that being the nucleus of a former superpower shows more anomalies. On one hand, its exports are primarily resource based, and on the other, it has a pool of technical talent in aerospace, nuclear… … Wikipedia
United States v. SCRAP — SCOTUSCase Litigants=United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) ArgueDate=February 28 ArgueYear=1973 DecideDate=June 18 DecideYear=1973 FullName= USVol=412 USPage=669 Citation= L. Ed. 2d ; U.S. LEXIS ; A.L.R. Prior … Wikipedia
Offshore financial centre — Many leading offshore financial centres are located in small tropical Caribbean countries. An offshore financial centre (OFC), though not precisely defined, is usually a small, low tax jurisdiction specializing in providing corporate and… … Wikipedia
Financial crisis — For the 2008–2010 crisis, see Subprime mortgage crisis , Late 2000s financial crisis and Late 2000s recession. Economics … Wikipedia
Crony capitalism — is a term describing a capitalist economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants,… … Wikipedia
