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711997 Asian Financial Crisis — The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997, and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown (financial contagion). It is also commonly referred to as the IMF crisis. Overview The …
72Sovereign wealth fund — A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a state owned investment fund composed of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, property, precious metals or other financial instruments. Sovereign wealth funds have gained world wide exposure by investing in… …
73HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
74Bank of Estonia — Eesti Pank (Estonian) …
75Argentine economic crisis (1999–2002) — The Argentine economic crisis was part of the situation that affected Argentina s economy during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Macroeconomically speaking, the critical period started with the decrease of real GDP in 1999 and ended in 2002 with… …
76Economy of Uzbekistan — Fixed exchange rates 1 som (UZS) = 100 tiyin Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organisations CIS and ECO; observer status in WTO …
77Devaluation — For other uses, see Devaluation (disambiguation). Foreign exchange Exchange rates Currency band Exchange rate Exchange rate regime Exchange rate flexibility Dollarization Fixed exchange rate Floating exchange rate Linked exchange rate Managed… …
78Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas — Infobox Central bank bank name = Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas bank name in local = image 1 = Php bill 100 back.jpg image title 1 = The Central Bank Complex as depicted on the 100 peso bill image title 2 = headquarters = Manila, Philippines… …
79Algeria — /al jear ee euh/, n. a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 29,830,370; 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Cap.: Algiers. * * * Algeria Introduction Algeria Background: After a century of… …
80Angola — Angolan, adj., n. /ang goh leuh/, n. a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 10,623,994; 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Cap.: Luanda. Formerly, Portuguese West Africa. * * *… …
