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plc
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public limited company
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Ltd.
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private limited company
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Inc
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Incorporated
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SME
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small and medium-sized enterprise
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MNC
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multinational company
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HQ
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Headquarters
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MD
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Managing Director
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CEO
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Chief Executive Officer
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SE
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stock exchange
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approx.
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approximately
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GDP
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gross domestic product
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GNP
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gross national product
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CI
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corporate identity
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USP
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unique selling proposition
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IT
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Information Technology
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ICT
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information and communication technology
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PR
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Public Relations
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HR
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Human Resources
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R&D
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Research and Development
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CV
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Curriculum Vitae
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BA
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Bachelor of Arts
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MBA
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Master of Business Administration
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SWOT
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strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
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AGM
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Annual General Meeting
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QA
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Quality Assurance
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TQM
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Total Quality Management
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Synonyms
company |
bussiness, organisation, enterprise, firm
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Synonyms
President |
Chairman, Chairperson
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Chief Executive Officer |
Managing Director
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aim |
objective, goal, purpose, target
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Synonyms
production plant |
assembly plant, factory
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staff |
employees
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workforce |
labour force
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senior manager |
company officer
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company history |
company profile
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Synonyms
organisation chart |
organigram
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headquarters |
main offices
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sector |
division
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to produce |
to manufacture
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job |
post, position
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to be responsible to |
to report to
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to be responsible for
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to be in charge of
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Human Resources
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Personnel
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hierarchy
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chain of command, line management
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overheads
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fixed costs
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technique
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method, approach
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change
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transition
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problem
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issue
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to found
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to set up, to establish
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to buy
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to purchase, to acquire
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ownership
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proprietorship
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to be self-employed
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to be one's own boss
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sole proprietorship
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sole trader
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to go public
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to be listed on the stock exchange
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revenue
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turnover, total sale
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bankruptcy
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insolvency
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evaluation
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assessment
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shareholder
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stockholder
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customer
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client, buyer, consumer
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core skill
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key skill
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to contract out
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to outsource
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different company structures
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line structure, functional structure, matrix structure, staff positions, network structure
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traditional departments
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Marketing, Public Relations, Information Technology, Personnel or Human Resources, Finance, Production, Research and Development, Legal Department/Affairs
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styles of collaboration
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project management, networking, teamwork
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mission statement
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d
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Board of Directors
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d
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policies, strategies and tactics
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d
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profit=revenue-cost
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d
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subsidiary
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d
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production plant
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d
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location
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premises
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d
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laboratory
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d
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product range
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d
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location
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s
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premises
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s
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age profile
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project management - one-time off effort
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project lifecycle
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project definition, planning the project, execution phase, project closure to follow up
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to follow up on sth.
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to work for a company
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s
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trade union
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different legal forms of business organization
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sole trader/sole propriertorship, partnership, Ltd., plc
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share capital
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s
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legal formalities
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business taxation
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formal partnership agreement
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specialst legal advice
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administrative complexity or regulation
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s
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business plan
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1. market opportunity
2.product or service 3. customer profile 4.competition 5. competive advantage 6.management team 7.implementation plan 8.financial analysis 9.appendix or appendices |
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entrepreneurial skills set (hard and soft skills)
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to go bankrupt
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opposites
primary market |
secondary market
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opposites
high |
low
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opposites
bull market |
bear market
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good performanc
opposites |
poor performance
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buyer
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seller
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supply
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demand
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to deposit
opposites |
to withdraw
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opposites
to debit |
to credit
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opposites
creditor |
debtor
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open
opposites |
closed
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profit
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loss
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liability
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asset
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gross
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net
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to borrow
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to lend
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long-term
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short-term
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SE
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Stock Exchange
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AGM
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Annual General Meeting
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FT
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Financial Times
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FTSE
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Financial Times Stock Exchange
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DAX
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s
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EURO STOXX
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stock index of eurozone stocks
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Dow Jones
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NIKKEI
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s
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NASDAQ
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National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
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IFRS
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Internation Financial Reporting Standards
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IAS
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International Accounting Standards
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US GAAP
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United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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IPO
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Initial Public Offering
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M&A
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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JV
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Joint Venture
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PMI
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post merger integration
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ECB
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European Central Bank
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EMU
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European Monetary Union
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ATM 24/7
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automatic teller machine 24/7
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VAT
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value added tax
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p.a.
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per annum
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IOU
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I owe you
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PAYE
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pay as you earn
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m
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million
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b
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billion
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Synonyms
Stock Exchange |
Stock Market, Equity Market, Equity Market, Security Market
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share |
stock, equity
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common stock
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ordinary shares
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shareholder
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stockholder
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initial public offering (IPO)
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floating
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to be quoted
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to be listed
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value at issue
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quoted value
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current
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present
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to rise
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to increase, to go up
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to fall
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to decrease, to go down
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acquisition
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takeover
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commercial banks
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clearing banks, retail banks
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cash machine
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cash point , automated teller machine 24/7
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invoice
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bill
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homebanking
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online banking, e-banking
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lawyer
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solicitor
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bankruptcy
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insolvency
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to go public
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securities
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share/stock/equity
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bond
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stockbroker
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stock index
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dividend
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internet portfolio tracker
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to diversify
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boom
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financial section
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closing price
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yield
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change
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Price-Earnings ratio
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types of banks
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comercial banks/ clearing banks/retail banks
merchant banks investment banks Islamic banks |
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services banks offer
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current accounts
saving accounts deposit accounts payment by credit transfer payment by standing order, payment by direct debit credit or debit card overdraft loan foreign currency traveller's cheques mortgages portfolio management |
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investments
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securities
insurance policies |
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bank statement
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transaction
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credit
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debit
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balance
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interest
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interest rate
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commission
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return on investment
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to go bankrupt
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renewable energy
opposites |
non-renewable energy
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monoculture
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biodiversity
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chemical
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organic
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cause
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effect
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to punish
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to reward
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global
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local
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vicious circle
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virtuous circle
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threat
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opportunity
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ISO
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International Organisation for Standardisation
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CFC
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chlorofluorocarbon
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global warming
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greenhouse effect, climate change
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alternative energy
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renewable energy
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consumer society
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throwaway society
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rubbish
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garbage waste, trash
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to punish
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to penalise
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oil spill
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oil slick
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Types of pollution
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water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution
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Major threats to the environment
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explosive population growth
climate change/global warming/greenhouse effect deforestation, pollution, monoculture, melting of polar ice caps, oceanic dead zones, plastic islands |
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Causes
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emissions, sulphur dioxide, exhaust fumes, aerosols, smog, chemicals, insecticides, pesticides, nuclear waste, fossil fuels, oil spills, oil drillings, oil platform, oil fracking, overfishing, factory farming, monoculture, biodiversity crisi, gene manipulation of grain, mining, noise, plastic
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Effects
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global warming, acid rain, holes in the ozone layer, contamination of food chain, extinction of species, oceanic dead zones, polluted beaches, pollution of portable water, diseases, ecological catastrophes
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Renewable Energy
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water, wind, solar, solar thermal, wave, hydro, geothermal
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What can consumers do?
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reduce water consumption, use alternative/renewable energy, use catalytic converters, separate waste, use public transport, change buying habits
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What can companies do?
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use filters, recycle water, recycle waste, use biodegradable materials, use alternative/renewable energy, use biological/organic fertilizer, adopt organic farmig, provide noise protection
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What can government do?
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make laws, offer incentives, feed in tariffs, bottle deposit, emissions trading/cap and trade, security checks of vessels, raise evironmental awareness, install noise barriers
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