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It has been said that terrorism as a risk is uninsurable because it lacks a statistical basis for analysis and, fundamentally, is a man-made phenomenon. Adrian Lewers, a terrorism, political risk and credit underwriter at Lloyd's syndicate Beazley, discusses some of the factors that permit...
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It has been said that terrorism as a risk is uninsurable because it lacks a statistical basis for analysis and, fundamentally, is a man-made phenomenon. Adrian Lewers, a terrorism, political risk and credit underwriter at Lloyd's syndicate Beazley, discusses some of the factors that permit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008538904
instruments for hedging and speculation. The paper also provides data on derivatives markets in Sweden as a case study. Sweden is …
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making among expert forecasters in Sweden using semistructured interviews. The results indicate that forecasters' decision …
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This paper is an evaluation of an attempt to apply managerial tools and techniques initially developed for industry in the health care sector. In 1999, Sunderby hospital was opened and the result of extensive organisational development became subject to an evaluation of whether goals in terms of...
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data between Sweden and rest of the world or between Sweden and her major trading partner. They did not find any long … kronor is predicted to improve the US trade balance with Sweden by 2%. …
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This paper examines the main incentives and barriers for the FDI projects in the Bulgarian banking sector by employing … limited FDI inflows in the banking sector. An unexpected finding was that corruption, crime and mafia are not taken into …
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demonstrate that social and cultural influences are important determinants of marketing practices of banking institutions in Ghana … encourage individuals to remain within the commercial banking system. Consumers who rely on these same societal leaders for …
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Using augmented Solow framework within the modern growth paradigm, we explore the contribution from agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors vis-à-vis per worker income in Fiji. Noting the highest contributory power from services sector, we unpack this sector into financial development,...
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Although it has been recognised that foreign direct investment (FDI), exports, and education are important ingredients in economic development, not much research has been carried out in developing countries to determine the effects of these three variables, taken together, on economic growth....
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