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121Carbon tax — Part of a series on Green economics Concepts …
122Traidcraft — Infobox Company company name = Traidcraft plc company company type = Public Limited Company company slogan = Fighting Poverty Through Trade foundation = 1979 location = Gateshead, Tyne Wear key people = Paul Chandler (CEO) num employees = 140+… …
123Singapore — Singaporean, n., adj. /sing geuh pawr , pohr , sing euh /, n. 1. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth… …
124futures — Commercial contracts calling for the purchase or sale of specified quantities of a good at specified future dates. The good in question may be grain, livestock, precious metals, or financial instruments such as treasury bills. Up until the time… …
125History of the Caribbean — The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the fifteenth century. In the twentieth century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the… …
126Election stock market — Election stock markets (also referred to as election prediction markets) are financial markets in which the ultimate values of the contracts being traded are based on the outcome of elections. Participants invest their own funds, buy and sell… …
127Economic consequences of the 2006 Thai coup d'état — The 2006 Thailand coup d état took place on Tuesday 19 September, 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a coup against the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The short term economic consequences have been relatively minor, resulting …
128Côte d'Ivoire — /koht dee vwannrdd / French name of Ivory Coast. * * * Cote d Ivoire Introduction Cote d Ivoire Background: Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d Ivoire …
