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Essential finance vocabulary 1: Bonds
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/10/2010
» A bond is a formal contract to repay borrowed money (principal) together with interest charged for the use of this money.
Essential land reform vocabulary 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/10/2010
» The goal of land reform policy is to give poor farmers land but the real challenge is a policy to prevent farmers from losing this land during bad years.
Agricultural price supports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/09/2010
» The Abhisit administration has put in place a true system of crop insurance and agricultural price supports. Payments to farmers used to be used as a system of "political booty" to gain voter support in elections.
Testing times for students
Learningpost, Published on 04/05/2010
» According to the media, students living in the Asia-Pacific region are more likely to feel pressure before sitting for an examination. They also often report on the lengths parents go to ensure their children have every possible advantage in attaining success in examinations.
Families slam 'college debt'
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 08/02/2010
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA : The families of students at Nakhon Ratchasima College say they are deep in debt after paying fees to the school which is now at risk of being shuttered.