Access to legislation in Europe
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The Guide to the legal gazettes and other official information sources in the European Union and the European Free Trade Association (pdf-file, 244 p., 4.5 MB, English) can be downloaded from the EU Bookshop[1] free of charge. The guide provides general information on the legislative sources of EU and its 27 member state, the European [...]
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Financial Times Lexicon
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You can browse 12,000 financial & business terms in the new dedicated online Financial Times Lexicon with content sourced from the FT and Longman Business Dictionaries. Furthermore, you can follow the recent changes made to the lexicon, read the editor’s picks: Term of the day, basics of finance, in the news, or read the latest [...]
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Vanderbilt Television News Archive
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According to their information, the Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world’s most extensive and complete archive of television news. It operates as a Unit of the Vanderbilt University Libraries. The collection spans the presidential administrations of Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George [...]
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IMF European growth projection for Europe
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Europe’s long recession is bottoming is due to strong policy action, a rebound in confidence, and a tentative upswing in global trade according to the IMF’s new regional outlook[1]. Johan Mathisen[2] feels “bolstering potential growth may be the most important element of the strategy to secure a solid recovery”, when looking beyond the short run. [...]
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Asia Leading Global Recovery – IMF
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According to Anoop Singh[1] Asia is emerging from the global downturn faster and stronger than any other region. Growth in the region is expected to reach 2.8 percent this year, increasing to 5.8 percent in 2010, with emerging economies such as China and India turning around even more strongly. A summary of his remarks about [...]
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Performance of Islamic Banks in the GCC during the Crisis
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Masood Ahmed[1] compares and analyzes in his article: “Did Islamic Banks in the Gulf Do Better Than Conventional Ones in the Crisis?” (Oct. 14, 2009) the performance of Islamic banks in the countries of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) with conventional ones during the global financial crisis. The article is based on the IMF’s latest regional [...]
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