... forinstitutions to develop enduring franchise value. Policy has an important rolein influencing the degree and nature of competition both within the banking system and between banks andinvestment ... 1996 (Washington, DC: The World Bank).Chernow, Ron, 1997, The Death ofthe Banker. The Decline and the Fall ofthe Great FinancialDynasties. The Triumph ofthe Small Investor (New York: Vintage ... the informational comparative advantage of informal financialinstitutions and strengthen the complementarity between the formal and the informal sectors. The poorest people of rural and urban...
... for business associations, as well implemented strategies on developing and increasing the quality of trade services ofthe Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Transport.Being the intermediary ... and on this basis to integrate with such professional colleagues on the world. The Association has theroleof coordinating the activities ofthe members in order to protect the interests of ... course training at home and abroad. VIFFAS and Shipping & Transport college/ International Maritime Transport Academy (STC/ IMTA) ofthe Netherlands co-organized an International Training Course...
... (medium of instruction) reflects the interests of those elite. In countries in which one ofthe languages dominate, there is usually an issue about where to place other languages inthe education ... their education and economy. This involves the teaching of local languages, Setswana and English. By involving the local languages the program would not only reach the poor and marginalized communities ... Botswana, is that Setswana is the national language ofthe country (Republic of Botswana 1985:8). So, despite the existence of other local languages, Setswana is the only indigenous language...
... more Inthe absence of the massive and artful persuasion that accompanies the management of demand,increasing abundance might well have reduced the interest of people in acquiring more goods Being ... has, the more profits it gains and the more it breaks into market.Advertising is instrumental in sales promotion, which is one of the most vital tools in Marketing. The appearance and theroleof ... III : Theroleof Vietnam s advertising industry’ in the economy1. Present situation and the contributions of Vietnam’s advertisingindustrySince the opening policy and law of foreign investment,...
... China Statistics Yearbook, China Financial Yearbook and People’s Bank of ChinaStatistics Quarterly bulletin.B. Development of direct financing and indirect financing marketsproviding financing ... commercial banks have extended 60 percent to 70percent ofthe total outstanding loans, they become the dominant providers of indirectfinancing and the most important source of financing for enterprises, ... their owncapital is excluded. In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial system. At the same time, opening of markets...
... create signiÞcant changes in the genetic makeup of plants and animals due to the random recombinationand sorting of thousands of genes. As a result of intervention by people, the hybrid seed ... throughout the world bears little resem-blance to teosinte, the original ancestor of corn. The newer techniques involv-ing genetic engineering, on the other hand, allow for the transfer of a fewgenes ... adopted inthe U.S. The Þrst products of plant biotechnology involve input traits, such as herbicidetolerance and insect resistance. Ofthe 51 products reviewed by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration...
... institutions in Iceland receive most of its fundingthrough the State Budget. Inthe autumn of 1999 the Minister of Educationand research and the rector ofthe University of Iceland signed an ... countries. In Sweden, Denmark and Finland the processstarted inthe beginning the 20th century, in Norway after the Second WorldWar, and in Iceland inthe 1980s. In several cases, the process was initiativedby ... starting in 1889. Finally there is the Icelandic Academia ofthe Arts.University education is mainly on offer inthe capital of Iceland where the University of Iceland occupies a dominating position...
... settings. The complexity of choices of technologies and the complexity of needs and demands of health systems suggests that the gradual introduction, testing and refining of new technologies, in ... understanding and the evidence base about the use of ICTs inthe health sector are: • How to evaluate the impact ofthe use of ICTs on health? • What can be done to strengthen theroleof and ... By using online broadcasting, radio stations can increase their range, from local to global, sharing health content and opinion, and enhancing the value ofeffective health programming This...
... re-evaluation oftheroleof BCGvaccination inthe prevention and control of TB inthe United States. CDC, the AdvisoryCouncil for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET), and the Advisory Committee ... associated with the use of particular vaccine strains.Eight studies ofthe efficacy of BCG vaccination in HCWs also were reviewed by the investigators conducting the second meta-analysis. In these eight ... reaction of ≥10 mm of induration,especially if any ofthe following circumstances are present: a) the vaccinated personis a contact of another person who has infectious TB, particularly if the infectious...
... discussions of major and controversial changes such as raising the age of eligibility,instituting some kind of means testing, directing more beneficiaries intocapitated managed care plans, and establishing ... are the costs and pos-sible offsets for the provision of such services? The Lewin Group, a quan-titative analysis consulting firm inthe Washington, D.C. area, assisted in the analysis of estimated ... effectiveinthe ambulatory orhome health setting than inthe complex environment of today’s hospi-tals. The changes in where the service of nutrition therapy is providedand how it is financed...