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Short-term interest rates are the rates at which short-term borrowings are effected between financial institutions or the rate at which short-term government paper is issued or traded in the market. Short-term interest rates are generally averages of daily rates, measured as a percentage....
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Long-term interest rates forecast refers to projected values of government bonds maturing in ten years. It is measured as a percentage. Forecast data are calculated by making an overall assessment of the economic climate in individual countries and the world economy as a whole, using a...
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Interest can be defined as the price paid by the borrower for the use of funds saved by the lender and the compensation to the lender for deferring expenditures. This compensation comprises two elements, namely a payment equal to the loss of purchasing power of the principal during the term of...
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This paper sets out: (i) the principles underpinning debt management policy in the UK; (ii) the key factors influencing annual issuance decisions; and (iii) how some of those factors require judgements to be made in determining appropriate trade-offs. Key factors influencing annual issuance...
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This methodological framework for disaster risk assessment and risk financing is intended to help finance ministries … and other governmental authorities in developing more effective disaster risk management strategies and, in particular …, financial strategies, building on strengthened risk assessment and risk financing. While the framework does not specifically …
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This report analyses the effects of zero rating, i.e. when a predetermined type of traffic received by consumers is not counted against the download allowance of the Internet access service. The report looks at the economics of zero rating and issues such as the effects of zero rating on...
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diverse movements, depending on the risk profile of the assets. The value of shares, for example, can show a relatively high …
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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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catastrophe risk and to reducing the economic and insurance market disruption that often follows catastrophic events. …
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