[Special Issue – October 2012] Regulating Kenya’s Securities Markets: An Assessment of the Capital Markets Authority’s Enforcement Jurisprudence Dr. Jacob K. Gakeri Senior Lecturer School of Law‚ University of Nairobi Kenya Box 30197 Nairobi‚ 0010 GPO Kenya. Abstract The importance of an optimal regulatory and enforcement matrix in enhancing securities markets cannot be overemphasized. Countries with deep and vibrant securities markets generally have effective regulatory and enforcement philosophies
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Malaysia Economic Growth Title: Malaysia economic growth based on gross domestic product (constant prices) from year 1990 to year 2008. Year | Gross domestic product‚ constant prices | Percent Change | 1990 | 9.007 | | 1991 | 9.547 | 6.00 % | 1992 | 8.886 | -6.92 % | 1993 | 9.896 | 11.37 % | 1994 | 9.211 | -6.92 % | 1995 | 9.83 | 6.72 % | 1996 | 10.002 | 1.75 % | 1997 | 7.323 | -26.78 % | 1998 | -7.359 | -200.49 % | 1999 | 6.138 | -183.41 % | 2000 | 8.68 | 41.41 % | 2001
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importance of a vibrant capital market in the mobilization of long term investable fund for economic development especially for developing countries like Nigeria can not be over emphasized. This research work examines the growth of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ; the hub of the Nigerian capital market and it effect on the economic development of Nigeria using time series data from 1995 to 2005. Studies reveal that there have been a remarkable growth in the capital market during the period under
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Malaysia Economic Growth At independence from the UK in 1957‚ Malaysia had a population of just 7.4 million. Its population has since grown swiftly. 2005 the country had around 26.8 million people and the current estimation is that it will rise by 2010 to around 29 million. Before Independence‚ Malaysia was a low‐income economy. Business enterprises were small scale‚ largely localized‚ and primarily family‐based. Over time‚ the economy has diversified beyond agriculture and primary commodities
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Global Economic Development‚ Natural Resources and History By Edward B. Barbier Introduction Throughout much of history‚ a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key natural resources‚ such as land‚ forests‚ fish‚ fossil fuels and minerals. Increasing scarcity raises the cost of exploiting existing natural resources and creates incentives in all economies to innovate and conserve. However‚ economies have also responded
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annualized interest rate of 14 percent. What is the one-year forward rate two years from now? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: a. 12.67 percent e. none of the above • Question 3 0 out of 1 points If markets are ____‚ investors could use available information ignored by the market to earn abnormally high returns. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: a. in equilibrium b. inefficient • Question 4 1 out of 1 points If a security is undervalued‚ some investors would capitalize from this
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”Public investment is essential to achieving Guatemala’s development goals‚ yet it remains constrained by a lack of resources. Boosting growth will have to depend upon continued reforms to mobilize increased private investment and revenue to fund important pro-growth investments in infrastructure and human capital.” Although‚ Guatemala has been one of the strongest economic performers in Latin America in recent years. In 2015‚ Guatemala exported $11.8billion and imported $17.8 billion‚ this result in a
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Discuss. Gross domestic product (GDP) is a vital concept in national income accounting. It may be defined as “the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a given period by the factors of production located within a country” (Case‚ Fair & Oster‚ 2008‚ p.105.). Essentially‚ GDP is a measure of production of an economy; that is‚ it measures its economic performance. Despite this‚ economists often use GDP statistics as an indication of social welfare. According to Case‚ Fair
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Economic growth Economic growth has two meanings: 1. Firstly‚ and most commonly‚ growth is defined as an increase in the output that an economy produces over a period of time‚ the minimum being two consecutive quarters. 2. The second meaning of economic growth is an increase in what an economy can produce if it is using all its scarce resources. An increase in an economy’s productive potential can be shown by an outward shift in the economy’s production possibility frontier (PPF). The simplest
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FNCE 126 Money and Capital Markets Fall 2013 Instructor: Donald Davis Office: Lucas Hall – 316Z E-mail: ddavis@scu.edu Course Web Page: On the Camino System Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays‚ 11:00-12:00 am‚ or by appointment after 3:45 Class Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00–3:40pm in Lucas 307 Course Objectives Money and Capital Markets is an overview of the broad structure of the money markets (short term) and capital markets (long term financing)‚ covering both corporate and
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