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1111997 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 …
112Subprime crisis impact timeline — The subprime crisis impact timeline includes government laws, regulations and entities and their effect on private institutions; information and statistics about governmental and private activities and trends; and details of important incidents,… …
113International Monetary Fund — an international organization that promotes the stabilization of the world s currencies and maintains a monetary pool from which member nations can draw in order to correct a deficit in their balance of payments: a specialized agency of the… …
114Chartalism — is a descriptive economic theory that details the procedures and consequences of using government issued tokens as the unit of money. The name derives from the Latin charta, in the sense of a token or ticket.[1] The modern theoretical body of… …
115Default trap — The default traps in sovereign borrowing refers to the idea that once a country falls into a default, it is more likely to default again in the future, compared to another country with identical future output ability. The idea of default traps is …
116Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… …
117Major houses in A Song of Ice and Fire — The following is a list of the notable characters in George R. R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels, belonging to one of the major aristocratic houses of fictional Westeros, and explains in detail what happens to these …
118Vladimir Putin — This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Putin. Vladimir Putin Владимир Путин …
119Laissez-faire — Dablink|The use of the term laissez faire can refer to hands off, let alone, or let pass or let it be attitude for matters outside of economics. [As well as being used in economic management, and is used in the song Plans by Bloc Party also the… …
120Chester City F.C. — This article is about the original club from Chester that existed until 2010. For the re formed club, see Chester F.C.. Chester City Full name Chester City Football Club Nickname(s) …
