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law, which governs relationships between sovereign countries, the basic units in the world political system. One such agreement, which regulates international business by spelling out the rights and obligations of the seller and the buyer, is the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). This convention became law on January 1, 1988, and applies to contracts for the sale of goods between countries that have adopted the convention. Contract Law They play

the USA 162 163 ma La fracture sociale - The wealth gap ........ ................................................ m L'immigration et I'integration - Immigration and integration t LES SUJETS DE SOCIETE 164 166 m L'ordre public - Public order Pour aller plus loin r:tl Les grands debats contemporains fiJ La criminalite - Crime Modern issues m La loi et lajustice - Lawandjustice • Le droit de vote • L'abolition de la peine de mort • L'immigration aux f:tats-Unis - La

Études de la CNUCED sur les politiques d’investissement international au service du développement III. ACCORDS DE COMMERCE ET D’INVESTISSEMENT PRÉFÉRENTIELS 69 l’investissement, des services, de la politique de la concurrence et des marchés publics, surtout si cela se fait sur une base non préférentielle (Dee and Gali, 2003: 40-41). Te Velde et Bezemer (2004) ont cherché à isoler l’effet des dispositions relatives à l’investissement des ACIP sur les flux d’IED. Ils ont pris comme variable dépendante

prêts durée moyenne de prêt encours moyen de crédits audited financial statements auditing standards auditor automated clearinghouse automated clearinghouse (ACH) automatic teller machine Equivalent: ATM, automated teller machine. average cost of debt Equivalent: average cost of funds. average cost of funds average loan size average loan term average outstanding balance of loans 7 Glossaire anglais-français de la microfinance B back-office back-office transactions back-office, gestion

acknowleged: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO); the International Labor Organization of the United Nations (ILO); the International Monetary Fund (IMF); the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); United Nations Population Division, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); United Nations Development Program (UNDP); United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and

he had been treated when he was burned very badly during the producing of a Pepsi commercial. He donated all the money he received from Pepsi, $1.5 million, to the Michael Jackson Burn Center for Children. In 1986, he set up the “Michael Jackson United Negro College Fund Endowed Scholarship Fund”. This $1.5 million fund is aimed towards students majoring in performance art and communications, with money given each year to students attending a UNCF member college or university. He donated the proceeds

but exercise that freedom within a framework of effective accountability. This is the essence of any system of good corporate governance”. Cadbury Report (1992, pg 10) Over the past few years, the issue of corporate governance has seen a lot of public debate. After a series of corporate scandals in the UK such as Polly Peck and Maxwell, several committees have been set-up in order to deal with the issue of corporate governance producing several interesting reports, e.g. the Cadbury Report (1992)

to attract their business unfair and unethical. A marketing executive may object to company advertisements on the grounds that they are not truthful. Conflicts between organizational and societal interests arise when corporations consume public goods without paying for them or when they sell goods that may have harmful effects. These conflicts are most common in the areas of environmental pollution and community protection from technological and product hazards. For example, toxic waste

government. (Fr: demande globale) aggregate supply - the amount of output that business produces and sells, given current prices, costs and production capacity. (Fr: offre globale) AGM- Annual General Meeting. AICPA – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. aid - money given to developing countries by richer ones. (Fr: assistance) alien corporation – US company which is incorporated in another country. allocating costs - the process of assigning costs to individual products, processes and

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