The above methods of assessment are based on different methodological and mathematical approaches; therefore, they yield slightly different results, which can be used to complement each other and thus gain a more complex picture about the risk of the investment. Calculating break-even points and...

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Baigiamajame magistro darbe nagrinėjami teoriniai rizikos veiksnių analizės aspektai atliekant išorės finansinį auditą. Pagrindinis darbo tikslas – atlikti išorės finansinio audito rizikos veiksnių analizę ir sukurti rizikos veiksnių analizės modelį. Siekiant darbo tikslo,...

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This thesis tries to discuss critically at least two issues regarding European Eastern Enlargement. It tries to offer an analysis of the reasons why the EU had made the decision to enlarge eastwards, even though the advantages were not clear. A further aim will be to raise issues about the...

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