... lives of all Californians – from the quality of our public schools to the roads we drive on andthe air we breathe Many ofthe decisions made as part of budget deliberations – such as changes ... modestly higher-than-anticipated current-year spending, and a structural imbalance between the cost of programs and services andthe revenues raised by the state’s tax system The budget agreement ... Department of Finance 15 The Economy Has Weakened Substantially Both the state andthe nation are in what many economists expect to be the deepest recession in the post-World War II era The recession,...
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... sensitivity and specificity, unlike PPV and NPV, should be less dependent on the prevalence in the population, and more reflective ofthe test itself, lessening the impact of any unique features ofthe ... characteristics ofthe study populations of biologic and non-biologic DMARD users andthe performance characteristics ofthe effectiveness algorithm between biologic and DMARD treatment episodes, the data ... All other coauthors have nothing to disclose Authors’ contributions All authors made substantial contributions to conception and design, and to the analysis and interpretation ofthe data TRM and...
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... about and how they have developed In thecontextofthe management and use of forest and land resources in the midst ofthe transition process of economic development ofthe country Changes in the ... important decrees related to the management and use of land and forest land described above The policy of allocating land and forest to the village andthe community really began in earnest when the ... shareholding, the purchase and sale of rights of management and use of developed land, as well as change the target use of other types of land as according to the regulations” Another important change...
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... companies need to consider issues of environmental standards in production and supply of goods and services are the needs ofthe company, from the interests ofthe company While companies in many ... pollution and fulfill thesocial 15 responsibility of business and related components follow this area to build a framework for companies to have better understandingof CSR and they can avoid ... minimizing the subjectivity ofthe judgments and accepts the vertical measure ofthe results ofthe study subjects The weaknesses ofthe quantitative method include: + Cannot give researchers the information...
... will, by their nature, cause a shift ofthe bour supply curve, and this may tend to increase or decrease the ffects ofthe tax rate increase on the quantity of labour supplied and he quantity of leisure ... demanded Estimates ofthe marginal cost of public funds: In Australia and other OECD countries most estimates ofthe marginal cost of public funds are in the 1.2 - 1.3 range In other words, there ... increases the cost of outflows and increases the benefits of inflows of funds as a result of a project The Value of Information Suppose that you have undertaken a social benefit-cost analysis and...
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... on the duration of life of one’s mother and father and grandmothers and grandfathers If someone’s grandmothers and grandfathers had lived 80 years, it gives him the chance to live years over the ... life span in these two persons to the advantage ofthe second Lukianov, a Russian scientist, sums up the results of his own and other authors’ studies ofthe factors influencing health and longevity ... lost the halo of wisdom and their social prestige has been degraded These socialand ethical deformations are the darker side of our civilization Differentiation ofthe degree of mental changes...
... this problem is the service company model Banco Pichincha, the largest Ecuadorian bank; Sogebank, the largest Haitian bank; and Banco Real, the Brazilian arm ofan international bank, all opted ... Commercial banks lack anunderstandingofthe microfinance market and its clientele, and often dismiss this segment as both too risky and too expensive Even if a bank recognizes that microfinance can be ... (among the bank, retailer, transaction point, and customer) • Cash management and operational risk control • Employee and agent training and incentives • Image and branding The complexity of partnerships...
... Namibia and Botswana, and plans to expand into Uganda and Zambia CompuScan has an Internet-based software platform Its combination of flexible technology, training programs, and focus on the users ... advisor to the Government Savings Bank of Thailand, and a member ofthe team for this book, assisted leaders ofthe Thai government to promote microfinance as a sustainable form of development and a ... CRIF, an Italian company, is moving into Eastern Europe Iceland’s Creditinfo competes with CRIF in Eastern Europe and is adding Kazakhstan and other countries in Central Asia And Dunn and Bradstreet...
... microfinance grows, the demand for efficient software and systems grows And as software, IT platforms, networks, and hardware become more sophisticated, financial services improve and expand 14 ... • Microfinance for Bankers and Investors ANZ Bank, Pacific Islands ANZ Bank, which operates in the major centers ofthe Pacific region, saw a market opportunity in banking the far-flung and low-income ... nonprofits and government; use a mix of philanthropy and straight business tools; and analyze the needs of customers, employees, and communities The last two examples, CEMEX’s Patrimonio Hoy program and...
... pace, and grow they did 170 • Microfinance for Bankers and Investors The partnership between ICICI and Spandana Sphoorty Innovative Financial Services demonstrates the dramatic effect ofthe model ... credit for the bank, the service company receives a fee (and vice versa, when the bank provides services to the service company) Credifé employs the loan of cers and other microfinance program ... of Credifé was the existence ofan internal champion in the bank, and other strong supporters From the beginning, one ofthe bank directors led the project, and three key executives were on the...