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Book SynopsisThis book explores the process of policymaking and implementation in the finance, energy and security sectors in the United Arab Emirates. It looks at the role of informal advisory networks in a nascent private sector, federal politics, and historical ties in foreign relations.Trade Review"An absolutely essential and timely contribution to understanding the UAE at a time when the Arab Gulf States are rising in importance and playing a more distinct role in regional and international politics. Karen Young's book not only challenges some assumptions but will also encourage further scholarship on a critical part of the world." - Christian Koch, Gulf Research Center Foundation, Switzerland "Expertly weaving academic perspective with personal experience, this book offers a detailed insight into the factors that have propelled the United Arab Emirates to global prominence. Young's analysis of the interplay of finance, energy, and security will be essential reading for scholars, students, and policy-makers who seek to navigate the dynamic and rapidly-changing context of Emirati politics, economy, and security." Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, USA "This is an excellent book; Young develops the comparative concept of the 'majilis' to examine the political economy of state building in the UAE. The result is an analytically persuasive and richly empirical explanation of Emirati politics in comparative perspective." - Toby Dodge, Middle East Centre, London School of EconomicsTable of Contents1. Introducing the Concept of the Majilis and the Market 2. State Formation, Citizenship and the Invention of the Emirates 3. Connected Capitalism: Political Economy of Finance in the UAE 4. Clean, Mean and Dirty: Political Economy of Energy in the UAE 5. An Emerging Interventionist: Political Economy of Security in the UAE 6. Conclusion: Towards a New Understanding of Emirati and Gulf Politics

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Book SynopsisAn understanding of personal debt requires an understanding of the complex social systems that produce poverty. By drawing upon international perspectives, this book investigates why more and more people are in debt, why it is causing so much mental distress and exactly who is benefiting from what has become the world's number one growth industry.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Serdar M. Degirmencioglu and Carl Walker PART I: AUSTERITY, FINANCIALISATION AND SERIAL ASSET EXTRACTION: UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONALISED SUFFERING 1. Debt in the Everyday Lives of 100 Families Experiencing Urban Poverty in New Zealand; Darrin Hodgetts, Shiloh Groot, Kerry Chamberlain and Emily Garden 2. All Roads Lead to Finance: A Critical Overview of Debt in the U.S.; Daniel G Cooper and Bradley D Olson 3. The Impact of the 'Swiss Francs Loans' Crisis on Croatian Households; Petra Rodik 4. The Consequences of Evictions in Spain; Aida Ballester, Moises Carmona, Ruben David Fernandez, Ana Gonzalez, Johanna Jimenez, Elies Martinez, Irene Moulas, Laura Peret, and Carolina Viano 5. The Experiences of Individuals in Debt During an Era of Extreme Austerity in Greece; Alexandre Papamichail and Petros Mizamidis PART II: THE PUBLIC FACE OF THE DEBT INDUSTRY: DISCOURSE AND WELLBEING 6. Debt Dynamics in the UK and Beyond: How Propaganda Impedes Effective Political Action; Mark Burton 7. The Social Construction of 'Indebted Man': Economic Crisis, Discursive Violence and the Role of Mass Media in Italy; Adriano Zamperini and Marialuisa Menegatto 8. Chasing Happiness through Personal Debt: An Example of Neoliberal Influence in the Norwegian Society; Salman Turken, Erik Carlquist and Henry Allen 9. 'Financial Capability' Considered from a Community Psychology-informed Process in the North East of England; Jacqui Akhurst and Jacqui Lovell 10. The Indebted Individual: Dominant Discourses and Alternative Understandings of Personal Debt in the UK; Paul Hanna, Liz Cunningham and Carl Walker PART III: POLITICAL HISTORIES OF PERSONAL DEBT: MANAGED DECLINE, THE DEBT INDUSTRY AND WELLBEING 11. Peer-to-Peer Lending As a New Profit Industry and Debt Trap; Ceylan Cizmeli and Mert Demir 12. Rethinking the Personal Debt Industry: Voices from Puerto Rico; Dolores S. Miranda Gierbolini and Ida de Jesus Collazo 13. Personal Debt in a Third World Latin American society; Douglas Marlon Arevalo Mira 14. The Personal Debt Industry: Racist debt practices and Pasifika peoples in New Zealand; Bruce Curtis and Cate Curtis Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe landscape of commodity markets has drastically changed in recent years. Once a market of refineries and mines, it has become the market of investment funds and commodity trading advisors. Given this transformation, are commodity investments still as beneficial as 20 or 30 years ago? This book is an attempt to answer these questions.Table of Contents1. Asset Allocation in Commodity Markets 2. Passive Investment Strategies in Commodity Markets 3. Active Investment Strategies in Commodity Markets 4. Financialization of Commodity Markets 5. Performance Measurement of Commodity Investments 6. Commodity Investments in Financialized Markets: a Study

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Book SynopsisForeword; Vítor Constâncio 1. Introduction and Overview; Bernhard Winkler, Ad van Riet and Peter Bull PART I: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROFINANCIAL ANALYSIS 2. Tobin LIVES; John Duca and John Muellbauer 3. Balance sheets in The Great Moderation; Richard Barwell and Oliver Burrows 4. Japan's Flow of Funds Accounts; Shuji Kobayakawa and Ryoichi Okuma 5. Financial Accounts - the Case of Slovenia; Janez Fabijan PART II: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCES IN EUROPE 6. The Financial Crisis in the Light of Euro Area Accounts; Philippe de Rougemont and Bernhard Winkler 7. The Surveillance of Macroeconomic Imbalances in the EU; Carlos Cuerpo and Alexandr Hobza 8. Debt, Assets and Imbalances in the Euro Area; Christophe Van Nieuwenhuyze PART III: FLOW OF FUNDS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY 9. Systemic Risk Contingent Claims Analysis; Nuno Silva, Nuno Ribeiro and António Antunes 10. Financial Accounts and Financial Stability in Lithuania; Virgilijus Rutkauskas 11. Financial Linkages of the FinancialTable of ContentsForeword; Vítor Constâncio 1. Introduction and Overview; Bernhard Winkler, Ad van Riet and Peter Bull PART I: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROFINANCIAL ANALYSIS 2. Tobin LIVES; John Duca and John Muellbauer 3. Balance sheets in The Great Moderation; Richard Barwell and Oliver Burrows 4. Japan's Flow of Funds Accounts; Shuji Kobayakawa and Ryoichi Okuma 5. Financial Accounts - the Case of Slovenia; Janez Fabijan PART II: FLOW OF FUNDS AND MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCES IN EUROPE 6. The Financial Crisis in the Light of Euro Area Accounts; Philippe de Rougemont and Bernhard Winkler 7. The Surveillance of Macroeconomic Imbalances in the EU; Carlos Cuerpo and Alexandr Hobza 8. Debt, Assets and Imbalances in the Euro Area; Christophe Van Nieuwenhuyze PART III: FLOW OF FUNDS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY 9. Systemic Risk Contingent Claims Analysis; Nuno Silva, Nuno Ribeiro and António Antunes 10. Financial Accounts and Financial Stability in Lithuania; Virgilijus Rutkauskas 11. Financial Linkages of the Financial Sector in Austria; Michael Andreasch

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction 2. The Multi-Curve Framework Foundations 3. Variation on a Theme 4. Interpolation 5. Curve Calibration 6. More Instruments 7. Options and Spread Modelling 8. Collateral and Funding Appendix A. Gaussian HJM Appendix B. Conventions Appendix C. Implementation in a LibraryTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Multi-Curve Framework Foundations 3. Variation on a Theme 4. Interpolation 5. Curve Calibration 6. More Instruments 7. Options and Spread Modelling 8. Collateral and Funding Appendix A. Gaussian HJM Appendix B. Conventions Appendix C. Implementation in a Library

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Book SynopsisWith the close link between the creation of value and business ethics in mind, this book proposes that economic value should become the basic metric for evaluating performance in the creation of value, and for establishing fair and reasonable standards for executive compensation.Table of Contents1. Economics as a Moral Science.- 2. Cooperation and Facilitation.- 3. Money as 'Encapsulated Choice'.- 4. The Moneyed Society.- 5. Boom or Bust.- 6. Work and Employment.- 7. Economic Value and Intrinsic Value.- 8. Relating Economic Value to Executive Compensation.- 9. Regulation and Control of Economic Value.- 10. Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics.- 11. Philosophy of Economics and Business Ethics.- 12. New Economic Thinking and Economic Justice.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book examines how civic organizations can influence tax policy and administration in ways that benefit ordinary citizens, through in-depth case studies from a wide range of countries including France, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, Uganda, and the United States. These cases demonstrate the ways in which civic coalitions have crafted convincing narratives and used creative strategies to change the political incentives of policymakers and yield more equitable tax reform. The cases cover a wide range of types of tax reform, from taxes on specific items like fuel, tobacco and mobile money applications, to personal and corporate income taxes. They also highlight the use of a variety of approaches by civic actorssuch as media campaigns, advocacy with legislators, and strategic litigationto influence policy. These examples, covering a range of lower and higher income countries, across many aspects of tax systems, give us useful examples to build on, demonstrating that

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Book SynopsisProject finance has spread worldwide and includes numerous industrial projects from power stations and waste-disposal plants to telecommunication facilities, bridges, tunnels, railway networks, and now also the building of hospitals, education facilities, government accommodation and tourist facilities. Despite financial assessment of PF projects being fundamental to the lender's decision, there is little understanding of how the use of finance is perceived by individual stakeholders; why and how a financial assessment is performed; who should be involved; where and when it should be performed; what data should be used; and how financial assessments should be presented. Current uncertainty in financial markets makes many sponsors of construction project financings carefully consider bank liquidity, the higher cost of finance, and general uncertainty for demand. This has resulted in the postponement of a number of projects in certain industry sectors. Governments have seen taTrade Review“Overall, the short book is simple to read and understand.” (Construction Management and Economics, 2012) "This guide is for project managers, students, and academics involved in structuring and assessing project finance." (Book News Inc, November 2010)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xi List of Tables xiii About the Authors xv Preface xvii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The development of project finance 1 1.2 Financial assessment 6 What is financial assessment? 6 Why perform a financial assessment? 6 Who is involved in the risk assessment process? 7 Where should a financial assessment be performed? 7 When should a financial assessment be performed? 8 What data are to be used? 8 How should assessment outputs be presented? 8 1.3 Purpose of this guide 9 1.4 Scope of the guide 9 2 Project finance 11 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Definition of project finance 11 2.3 The key characteristics of project finance 13 Special project/purpose vehicle 14 Contractual arrangement 14 Non-/limited recourse 17 Off-balance sheet transaction 18 Robust income stream of the project as the basis for financing 19 2.4 Legal and financial considerations in project finance 20 Legal 20 Financial 22 3 Financial instruments and cash flow modelling 25 3.1 Introduction 25 3.2 Debt finance 25 Senior debt 27 3.3 Mezzanine finance 28 Subordinate debt 28 Bond finance 29 3.4 Equity finance 31 3.5 Sources of debt and equity 34 3.6 Cash flow modelling and project financing 34 4 Risk management 39 4.1 Introduction 39 4.2 Risk 39 4.3 Risk management process 41 Risk identification 42 Risk analysis 44 Risk response 47 4.4 Typical risks in project financing 49 5 The financial assessment process 51 5.1 Introduction 51 5.2 The financial assessment structure 51 SPV assessment 51 Lenders’ assessment 54 SPV and lender final assessment 55 6 Case study 57 6.1 Introduction 57 6.2 Independent power project 57 6.3 Supply and offtake contracts 58 Supply contracts 60 Offtake contracts 61 Applications of supply and offtake contracts 64 6.4 Assumptions for initial assessment 65 7 Developing the base case model 69 7.1 Introduction 69 7.2 SPV’s initial assessment 69 7.3 Identify the estimated activities, time, costs and revenues of the project 70 7.4 Development of the base case model 71 7.5 Identify major project risks 73 7.6 Assessment of base case model incorporating risks 74 8 Initial economic assessment by lenders 77 8.1 Introduction 77 8.2 Financial package assessment 77 Finance package (1) 78 Finance package (2) 82 Finance package (3) 83 8.3 Conclusions 87 9 Financial engineering 89 9.1 Introduction 89 9.2 Financial instruments used in financial engineering 90 Forward rates 90 Financial futures 90 Swaps 91 Options 92 Caps, floors, collars, swaptions and compound options 92 Asset-backed securities 93 9.3 Refinancing 94 9.4 Reappraising public–private partnerships 94 9.5 Techniques applied in the reappraisal of PPP concession agreement 95 9.6 Other financial engineering techniques 96 10 Final assessment to determine project commercial viability 101 10.1 Introduction 101 10.2 Detailed risk assessment 101 10.3 Financial engineering 105 Tax holiday 105 Financial collar 107 Extending the concession 107 Increasing debt 107 Grace period 108 Phasing construction and operation 108 Upfront payments 108 Existing concession revenues 108 10.4 Summary 109 11 Financial close 111 11.1 Introduction 111 11.2 Due diligence 111 Technical 113 Legal due diligence 114 Trigger step in rights 116 Model audit and sensitivity analysis 116 Risk valuation 117 Term sheet 117 Inter-creditor agreement 117 Hedge strategy 118 Letters of credit 118 Reserve account 119 Escrow and ring-fenced facilities 119 Economic indicators 120 Taxation 120 Insurance 121 11.3 Financial close 122 Credit committee approval process 123 Due diligence report 124 Technical closure 124 Financial close 124 Technical commencement 124 Execute interest rate swaps 125 12 Islamic finance and project finance 127 12.1 Introduction 127 12.2 Islamic finance 127 12.3 Shariah 129 Qiyas and Litihad 129 12.4 Core principles of Islamic finance 130 Sharing (profit/loss and risk) 130 No unfair gain 130 No speculation 130 No uncertainty 130 No investments that are not in the public interest 131 No hoarding of money 131 Deception 131 Islamic financial institutions 131 Shariah supervisory boards 132 12.5 Project finance 132 The Ijara principle 133 Ijara Mawsufah Fi Al Dhimmah (forward lease) 133 Istisna’a 133 Sukuk 134 Sukuk al Istisna’a 135 A typical SAI deal 135 Hedging 136 Swaps 137 12.6 Other Islamic finance techniques for projects 137 Musharaka (equity financing) 137 Bai salam (forward financing) 138 12.7 Risks and liabilities 138 12.8 Summary 139 13 Conclusions and recommendations 141 13.1 Review 141 13.2 Conclusions 142 13.3 Recommendations 144 Appendix 147 Glossary 159 References 161 Index 167

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman, a long-awaited book that uses impactful episodes from Schwarzman''s life to show readers how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations. Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive, or simply someone looking for ways to maximize your potential, the same lessons apply.People know who Stephen Schwarzman is—at least they think they do. He’s the man who took $400,000 and co-founded Blackstone, the investment firm that manages over $500 billion (as of January 2019). He’s the CEO whose views are sought by heads of state. He’s the billionaire philanthropist who founded Schwarzman Scholars, this century’s version of the Rhodes Scholarship, in China. But behind these achievements is a man who has spent his life learning and reflecting on what it takes to achieve excellence, make an impact, and live a li

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Book SynopsisStock Market Math shows you how to calculate return, leverage, risk, fundamental and technical analysis problems, price, volume, momentum and moving averages, including over 125 formulas and Excel programs for each, enabling readers to simply plug formulas into a spread sheet. This book is the definitive reference for all investors and traders. It introduces the many formulas and legends every investor needs, and explains their application through examples and narrative discussions providing the Excel spreadsheet programs for each. Readers can find instant answers to every calculation required to pick the best trades for your portfolio, quantify risk, evaluate leverage, and utilize the best technical indicators. Michael C. Thomsett is a market expert, author, speaker and coach. His many books include Mathematics of Options, Real Estate Investor''s Pocket Calculator, and A Technical Approach to Trend Analysis. In Stock Market Math, the author advances the science of risk management anTable of ContentsChapter 1: Rates of Return on Investment: What Goes In, What Comes Out  1 Judging the Outcome – What Did You Expect?  2 The Basic Equation: Return on Cash Invested  4 Calculating Option Trading Returns  10 Taxes and Investment Return  13 Conclusion  17 Chapter 2: Returns on Capital: Putting Cash to Work  19 Calculating Returns from the Corporate View  19 Calculating Average Net Worth  22 Net Worth Versus Total Capitalization  24 Preferred Stock as Hybrid Capitalization  27 The Importance of “Use of Capital”  31 Conclusion  33 Chapter 3: Leverage and Risk Analysis: Maximizing Other People’s Money  35 Calculating the Cost of Money  35 Annualized Return  38 Leverage-Based Risk—the P/E Ratio as a Way to Quantify  40 Using Options as a Form of Leverage  44 Conclusion  48 Chapter 4: Long-Term Trends: Patience Rewarded  49 A Realistic View: Long-Term Returns and Annual Rates  50 Total Net Annualized Return  53 Carryover Losses and Net Return  56 Realistic Expectations: Inflation and Taxes  58 Compound Return Calculations  60 Other Cash Flow Trends  63 Return Formulas  65 Useful Return Shortcuts  70 Estimating the Value of Deposits over Time  72 Conclusion  76 Chapter 5: Core Earnings and Net Worth Adjustments: Making the Numbers Real  77 The Problem with Today’s Accounting Rules  78 Flaws in the GAAP System – a Passive Approach to Reporting  80 Examples of Material Expenses  82 Balance Sheet Problems – Inaccurate Valuation  84 Recalculating the Key Ratios  85 Recalculating Net Worth  89 Finding Core Earnings – Comparative Analysis  92 Conclusion  93 Chapter 6: Fundamentals: Balance Sheet Tests You Need to Know  95 The Nature of Fundamental Analysis  96 Basics of the Balance Sheet  98 Working Capital Tests  101 Accounts Receivable Tests  105 Inventory Tests  108 Long-Term Asset Tests  110 Capitalization  112 Tangible and Total Book Value  116 Chapter 7: Fundamentals: Operating Statement Tests You Need to Know  121 The Basics of the Operating Statement  123 Revenue Trends  128 Earnings Trends  129 Revenue Compared to Direct Costs and Expenses  131 Conclusion  138 Chapter 8: Market Trend Calculations  139 Index Weighting  139 Breadth of the Market  143 Short Interest Ratio  146 New Highs and New Lows  148 Put/Call Ratio  151 Mutual Fund Ratios  152 Chapter 9: Price Indicators  159 The Basics of Technical Analysis  159 The Random Walk Hypothesis and the Efficient Market Theory  162 Basic Price Calculations  165 Chart Patterns and Interpretations  167 Technical Tests of Market Sentiment  171 Breadth of Trading  171 Chapter 10: Volume Indicators  175 Change in Volume  176 On Balance Volume (OBV)  178 Accumulation/Distribution (A/D)  180 Money Flow Index (MFI)  183 Large Block Ratio  186 Conclusion  187 Chapter 11: Momentum Oscillators and Moving Averages  189 Overview, Momentum Oscillators  189 Relative Strength Index (RSI)  192 Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)  195 Stochastic Oscillator  197 Moving Averages  199 Bollinger Bands (BB)  201 Conclusion  204 Chapter 12: Combined Testing: Merging Price and Financial Tests  205 Effective Use of Combined Analysis  206 Valid Versus Invalid Forms of Testing  208 Identifying Important Combined Tests  209 Additional Price-Based Combined Tests  211 The Oddities of Hybrid Analysis  215 Appendix A Stock Market Formulas: Summarizing the Essentials  219 Appendix B: Excel Program Entries: Automating the Formulas  247 Index  267

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