International finance

Stable government finances (Reuter Agency) A decade of solid fiscal management has left Brazil with a financial position that is the envy of the United States and most European countries. Its net debt-to-GDP ratio is slightly under 40 percent, and has steadily fallen in recent years. Part of Brazil's relatively rosy standing can be chalked up to favorable demographics, with a median age of 29.6 years -- compared to 37.1 in the United States and 43.8 in Italy. Brazil may inevitably face the…

Licensed under Creative Common unfolded a new horizon in expanding internet based banking system in Bangladesh. Total number of internet users in the country increased from 186,000 in 2006 to 5.5 million in 2012 according to a study conducted by International Telecommunication Union. In 2010 Bangladesh Bank (BB) introduced electronic system which provides a platform for all the scheduled banks under Bangladesh Bank to conduct inter-bank clearing activity in an accurate and faster way which was…

students come to be profession from backgrounds in math, statistics, finance, economics and other areas. Students who wanted to be an actuary has an undergraduate degree in mathematics, actuarial science, statistics, or other analytical field. Courses such as calculus, accounting and management are essential for the students as well. Students should also complete coursework in economic, applied statistics, and corporate finance to become certified professionals. Other course work such as…

Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching! The world revolves around money. People have to have money to buy things, own a business, and run a business. Companies have to earn money in order to be able to run it while all other companies also have to have money. These companies should have people to help handle the money and know where the money is being used. The people they hire are called accountants and financial managers. Accountants and Financial managers have to have an education to learn about the…

The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania offers these departments and concentrations: accounting, actuarial science, e-commerce, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, health care administration, human resources management, insurance, international business, marketing, production/operations management, public policy, real estate, and quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research. Wharton’s 20 research centers and initiatives reflect…

In conclusion the general trend seen in the five financial years is reflected by changes in various factors as explained above. The factors that have direct correlation to how the operating cycles moves or how long it takes for company to get money back from its investments or convert cash investment back into cash are generally the inventory and accounts receivables mainly. Other contributing reasons are also cost of goods sold, credit sales, accounts payables and purchases. The trend shown is…

Introduction - Holly In this fast paced world, companies are trying to keep up with the times. Human Resource (HR) departments are also trying to keep their employees connected, and give potential applicants an easy way to access their company. Technology has become so far advanced that, when one program comes out, there is a more improved system right behind it. This makes for a challenge, when a company is getting ready to make a major investment to better their business and keep their…

Question 2: Has the loss of AGOA limited you in anything you wanted to achieve in life? Question 3: if the AGOA status was brought back in Swaziland, would that help in any way? Question 4: If Swaziland reviewed its Acts and policies, would that help in bringing positive economic change? Question 5 Most of my participants strongly agreed that Textile firms in Swaziland are the ones who suffered severely due to the loss of the AGOA status in Swaziland. This is due to the fact that…

Question 1: What are the main components of Batelco’s “Consolidated Financial Statements 2015”? Batelco’s Consolidated Financial Statements of 2015 comprises of the company’s statement of financial position, the company’s income statement and the statement of comprehensive incomes, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of company’s cash flows and the notes that incorporates the segment information. The consolidated financial statements of the Batelco’s Group in the year 2015 have…

Money laundering is the act of taking proceeds from illegal acts and “cleaning it up” in order to hide its origin from authorities. This paper discusses the basic definition and three step process of money laundering, the history of the anti-money laundering movement, the agencies created to catch and prevent money laundering, and what consequences are in place for criminals involved. The origins of money laundering trace back thousands of years and the continuing crime eventually led to the…