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Risk Awareness, Capital Markets and Catastrophic Risks
2011
risk reduction education, resulting in the publication of a policy handbook; 2) a review of and recommendations on c …
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The SME Financing Gap (Vol. I) : Theory and Evidence
2006
The lack of funding available from the financial sector for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is known as the "financing gap". This timely report analyses this gap for both credit and equity financing and seeks to determine how prevalent such a gap may be, both among OECD countries and...
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Environmental Risks and Insurance : A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Insurance in the Management of Environment-Related Risks
2003
catastrophic in their consequences. Therefore, the elaboration of effective risk-management plans, aimed at formulating viable … management of environmental risks - environmental pollution risk and natural catastrophe risk in particular. It discusses the … issue of insurability of such risks, analyses the increasing risk of liability for environmental pollution and the …
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Test No. 234: Fish Sexual Development Test
2011
This Test Guideline describes an assay that assesses early life-stage effects and potential adverse consequences of putative endocrine disrupting chemicals (e.g. oestrogens, androgens and steroidogenesis inhibitors) on fish sexual development. In the test, fish are exposed, from newly fertilized...
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Test No. 221: Lemna sp. Growth Inhabition Test
2006
This Test Guideline is designed to assess the toxicity of substances to freshwater aquatic plants of the genus Lemna (duckweed). Exponentially growing plant cultures of the genus Lemna (Lemna gibba and Lemna minor usually) are allowed to grow as monocultures in, at least, five concentrations of...
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Test No. 122: Determination of pH, Acidity and Alkalinity
2013
This Test Guideline describes the procedure for the electronic determination of pH of an undiluted aqueous solution or dispersion, the pH of a dilution of a solution or dispersion in water, or the pH of a chemical diluted to end-use concentration. It also describes procedures to determine acid...
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The Swedish Corporate Bond Market and Bondholder Rights
OECD - 2022
characteristics, risk profile and liquidity. In particular, it documents how the market has changed since the 2008 financial crisis …
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Non-Financial corporations debt to surplus ratio
OECD - 20XX
The non-financial corporations' debt to surplus ratio provides an indication of the capacity of non-financial corporations to meet the cost of interest and debt repayments with the operational profits generated. Debt is calculated as the sum the following liability categories: currency and...
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Financial corporations debt to equity ratio
OECD - 20XX
The debt-to-equity ratio is a measure of a corporation's financial leverage, and shows to which degree companies finance their activities with equity or with debt. It is calculated by dividing the total amount of debt of financial corporations by the total amount of equity liabilities (including...
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Global Debt Report 2024 : Bond Markets in a High-Debt Environment
OECD - 2024
The Global Debt Report examines sovereign and corporate debt markets, providing insights into current market conditions and associated policy considerations, including possible financial stability risks. This first edition consolidates the Sovereign Borrowing Outlook, previously a separate OECD...
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