This paper examines the U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore. The structures of the agreements are explained, the existing economic conditions of the countries are examined, the bilateral trade pattern between these nations and the United States is provided, a summary of the major...

This paper analyses two main features of the financialisation period, namely: 1) the replacement of the 'originate and hold' banking model with the 'originate and distribute' banking model; 2) the securitisation process of structured finance products. These features have produced remarkable...

This paper examines the U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore. The structures of the agreements are explained, the existing economic conditions of the countries are examined, the bilateral trade pattern between these nations and the United States is provided, a summary of the major...

Развитие предприятий пищевой промышленности в 90-е гг. не отличалось от общих негативных тенденций в российской экономике. Сегодня, в ходе восстановительного...

In this paper we examine the implications of existing return of capital procedures which apply to Australian companies with surplus liquid assets which they wish to distribute to shareholders. This process is compared to the alternative of share repurchase. We conclude that the latter method is...