Investment

several researches have been conducted over the years using extensive categories of financial literacy measures. Questions relating to money basics, investments, borrowings, insurance, and risk management techniques were included in these researches. The researches were conducted by means of interviews and questionnaires.…

choice on the investments on equities thereby reducing the investment income of the company. ZB Life has invested most funds in the money markets as the IPEC report June 2014, shows an increase of 17% in money markets investments while equities, prescribed assets and fixed properties investments were on the decline. ZB Life strategy in handling interest rate risk has been the best decision basing on the performance in the markets. High interest will offer them an increase in the investment…

average method (para. 25). • IAS 7: Cash flow statement is allowed to make on net basis (para. 21). • IAS 16: Property, plant and equipment can be marked at cost or fair value (para. 29). • IAS 31: Joint Venture can be shown at available for sale investment or at cost (para.…

3.1 Theoretical background of the study Use and significance of ratio analysis:- The ratio analysis is one of the most powerful tools of the financial analysis. this is used to a device to analyze and interpret the financial health of enterprise. Ratio analysis is stands for the process of determining and presenting the relationship of items and groups of items in the financial statements. It is an important tool of the financial analysis. The main following are the points of importance of…

Its Pan-African investment and expansion means that has a business presence in a lot of African countries through the building of its integrated cement plants. Dangote cement partners with governments in countries where it establishes its cement plants5. Dangote has expanded to Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Republic of Congo, and Kenya6. Key activities The Dangote Cement has the following key activities: 1. Cement production and distribution 2. Investment…

In Brunei, high number of private industries is dominated by non-locals, and it’s been like that for a while. Brunei relies too much on China’s investment that makes Brunei too relax in developing its economy. To achieve Brunei’s Vision 2035, Brunei seems to ‘go with the tide’ and gain benefits from these investments. As mentioned by Brunei’s foreign minister, Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng, “China has great political will to step up mutual beneficial…

financed has caught more attention with tax payers. Many financial economists have come to agree that publicly financing sports stadiums is a bad investment. The public should not provide financial support of sports stadiums because they have little local impact, provide subsidies to already rich team owners, are not always long term and overall are poor investments. Local Economic Impact In the debate for public financing of sports stadiums, it has been argued whether or not stadiums…

Also, low levels of public investment limits crowd in effects which means that it is more difficult for the entrepreneurs to get support from private and corporate investment. More and more evidences indicate the persistence of elevated inflation which will also negatively impact on Indian business environment, such as the currency depreciation, the…

the extend of intellectual property rights, specifically in patents. A positive outlook on both of these factors is necessary for a company to have confidence in the expenditure of R&D. How could a company have any confidence in their return on investment on R&D, if any other company could copy the design and reap the benefits, at a fraction of the expenditure? They could not. Companies’ expenditures on R&D would essentially subsidize the “free loaders” who would have a much higher rate of…

Management is defined as the process of dealing with or controlling things. When a company manages its finances it controls how and how much to spend. A company in any stage of maturity may decide there is an opportunity to expand that requires more funds than it has on hand. In order to proceed the company will look at financing options. Company financing is a delicate orchestration of balance that aims to maximize growth without being dangerously risky. The goal is to have a thriving business…