shareholder value
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a concept popularized by Jack Welch in a speech in 1981; in 2009, he came out against the idea
Rentenmark
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a currency issued on 15 October 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany; at the time, there was no gold available, so it was backed by the land used for agriculture and business; introduced at a rate of one Rentenmark to equal one million million old marks
when Rentenmark, the new currency, was introduced
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when Rentenmark, the new currency, was introduced
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an acquisition of existing firms by a foreign firm; contrast with greenfield investment (setting up new production facilities)
a lot of foreign investment is what is known as 'brownfield investment'
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a lot of foreign investment is what is known as 'brownfield investment'
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Tobin tax
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a proposed tax on international financial transactions, especially speculative currency exchange transactions; suggested by Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate economist James Tobin
A taboo in polite circles until recenty, the so-called Tobin Tax has recently been advocated by Gordon Brown
proposed with the intention of slowing down financial flows that might damage the economy
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A taboo in polite circles until recenty, the so-called Tobin Tax has recently been advocated by Gordon Brown
proposed with the intention of slowing down financial flows that might damage the economy
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7 years, 5 months ago