The Bank Director magazine recently published the 2012 Bank Performance Scorecard which ranks America’s top listed banks.From the report: As in previous years, the 2012 Bank Performance Scorecard used five key metrics that measure profitability (core return on average assets and core return on average equity); capital strength (ratio of tangible common equity to tangible …
The trouble with the global economy – and why fixing it might take some time End to China boom would be felt by many Why the iPhone may be bad for society Skyway robbery: when it comes to fees, how far will airlines go? The latest panic over Spain: time to buy! Mobius blames media …
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Debt held by governments across the world has increased in the past few years. Some countries in the developed world have seen their total outstanding debt soar due to the recent global financial crisis and the ensuing recession. Change in debt per capita and debt per capita for select developed countries: Click to enlarge Source: An …
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The chart below shows the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) index returns by from year 1990 to 2011: Click to enlarge The index values by year are noted in the table below: [TABLE=1077] Note: “Ghana Stock Exchange introduced the GSE COMPOSITE INDEX (a capitalisation weighted index, using VWAP of GSE-listed companies) in 2011, to replace the GSE …
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