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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The manufacturing is still a major contributor to the economies of developed countries despite politicians and others lamenting the loss of manufacturing jobs according to an article in the OECD Observer. Manufacturing in the OECD member nations accounted for some 60% of the global manufacturing value-added in 2010. Global share of manufacturing value-added in 2010: …
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Foreign companies continue to pull their listings off the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Some of the reasons for this exodus include the burden of complex regulatory requirements, listing fees, costs, lack of enough liquidity and no significant valuation benefits. For example, German chemical giant BASF AG made the following statement when it listed on the …
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The top ten widely held ADRs by institutions as measured by ownership value (in $s) as of August end 2012 are listed below in descending order: 1.Company:Vodafone (VOD) Current Dividend Yield: 5.14% Sector: Telecom Country: UK 2.Company: Baidu Inc (BIDU) Current Dividend Yield: N/A Sector: China Country: Technology 3.Company: Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS.A) Current …