Financial and business terms. 2012.
Singer-Prebisch thesis — The Singer Prebisch thesis (often referred to as the Prebisch Singer thesis or sometimes the Prebisch Singer hypothesis) is the observation that the terms of trade between primary products and manufactured goods tend to deteriorate over time.… … Wikipedia
Swiss franc — CHF redirects here. For other uses, see CHF (disambiguation). Swiss franc Schweizer Franken (German) franc suisse (French) franco svizzero (Italian) franc … Wikipedia
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Economic history of Chile — Colonial era to 1690In colonial times, the segmentation of Chile into latifundios left only small parcels for native American and mestizo villagers to cultivate. Cattle raised on the latifundios were a source of tallow and hides, which were sent … Wikipedia
Indonesian rupiah — Infobox Currency currency name in local = rupiah Indonesia id icon image 1 = Indonesian Rupiah.jpg image title 1 = Rupiah banknotes, only the Rp 1000 and Rp 5000 notes are current iso code = IDR using countries = IDN inflation rate = 10.38%… … Wikipedia
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland — Infobox Central bank bank name in local = Banc Ceannais agus Údarás Seirbhísí Airgeadais na hÉireann ga icon image 1 = CBFSAI IRELAND.png image title 1 = Logo image width 1 = 249 image 2 = image title 2 = headquarters =Dublin, Ireland president … Wikipedia
Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… … Universalium
Metal as money — Throughout history, various metals, some of which are considered precious today, appear to have been used as a form of currency. The Bretton Woods system, under which all major currencies were theoretically exchangeable for gold, was abolished in … Wikipedia
Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender … Wikipedia
Angola — Angolan, adj., n. /ang goh leuh/, n. a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 10,623,994; 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Cap.: Luanda. Formerly, Portuguese West Africa. * * *… … Universalium
