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Hard Landing

What is 'Hard Landing' An economic state wherein the economy is slowing down sharply or is tipped into outright recession after a...

Negative Interest Rate Policy

A negative interest rate policy (NIRP) is a monetary policy that is used by central banks to keep negative rates in the country. The...

National Diamond

DefinitionMichael Porter's National Diamond framework resulted from a study of patterns of comparative advantage among industrialized nations. It works to integrate much of Porter's...

National Fund For Hydrocarbon Reserves (Mauritania)

What is 'National Fund For Hydrocarbon Reserves (Mauritania)' A sovereign wealth fund administered by the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie, the central bank...

National Welfare Fund (Russia)

What is 'National Welfare Fund (Russia)' One of two parts of the Russian sovereign wealth fund, the other being the Reserve Fund....

Oil Sands

DefinitionOil sands, also known as tar sands or crude bitumen, or more technically bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. Oil sands...

Oil Reserves

DefinitionOil reserves denote the amount of crude oil that can be technically recovered at a cost that is financially feasible at the present price...

Old-Age And Survivors Insurance Trust Fund

What is 'Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund' One of the two trust funds managed by the Social Security Administration, the...

SAMA Foreign Holdings (Saudi Arabia)

What is 'SAMA Foreign Holdings (Saudi Arabia)' A Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund. The fund is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Monetary...

Bad Debt Reserve

What is 'Bad Debt Reserve' An account set aside by a company to account for and offset losses that arise as a...

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