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11international payment and exchange — ▪ economics Introduction international exchange also called foreign exchange respectively, any payment made by one country to another and the market in which national currencies are bought and sold by those who require them for such… …
12Avignon Exchange — The Avignon Exchange was one of the first foreign exchange markets in history, established in the Comtat Venaissin during the Avignon Papacy. The Exchange was composed of the agents ( factores ) of the great Italian banking houses, who acted as… …
13gold-exchange standard — /ˈgoʊld əkstʃeɪndʒ ˌstændəd/ (say gohld uhkschaynj .standuhd) noun a monetary system whose monetary unit is kept at a fixed relation with that of a country on the gold standard by dealings in foreign exchange by the central authority, the money… …
14Czechoslovak-Hungarian population exchange — The Czechoslovak Hungarian population exchange was the exchange of inhabitants between Czechoslovakia and Hungary after World War II.[1] Around 45,000 Hungarians were deported from Czechoslovakia to Hungary, while around 72,000 Slovaks… …
15Office of Foreign Assets Control — United States Department of the Treasury The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury under the auspices of the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.… …
16Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria) — Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria Formation 1979 Purpose/focus Regulate the capital market Official languages English …
17São Tomé and Príncipe — Democratic Republic of, a republic in W Africa, comprising the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, in the Gulf of Guinea, N of the equator: a former overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 147,865; 372 sq. mi. (964 sq. km). Cap …
18Richard Pratt (Australian businessman) — Richard Pratt Born 10 December 1934(1934 12 10) Free City of Danzig (modern Gdańsk), Poland Died 28 April 2009(2009 04 28) (aged 74) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia …
19Handelsbanken — Infobox Company company name = Svenska Handelsbanken company company type = Public (OMX|SSE340|SHB A) foundation = 1871 location = Stockholm, Sweden key people = Lars O. Gronstedt (Chairman of the board), Pär Boman (President and CEO) industry =… …
20Tobin tax — A proposed low level tax on foreign exchange dealings. It has been suggested that such a tax could have the effect of restraining destabilizing currency speculation while also raising large sums that could be used to aid developing nations. The… …
