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Credit derivatives are those products that have credit as their underlying asset. The aim of credit derivatives is to transfer the risk to a third party, other than the...

FFELP or the Federal Family Education Loan Program provides low cost educational loans to assist students and their parents in funding the cost of higher education. The program, highly...

Ecuador is an oil rich nation, the revenues from which contribute to a major chunk of the nation’s economy. The oil sector dominates Ecuador’s export earnings and generates an...

Ecuador is a democratic republic in South America that is bordered by Colombia to the north, Peru to the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west....

Ecuador has benefited from exceptional revenues in recent years as a result of high oil prices and favorable economic environment. However after the oil and commodities boom of 2007-2008...

Colombia’s industry sectors experienced a sharp drop in production by 5.9% in 2009, while sales fell by 3.3%. According to the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI), the 2008-2009...

A republic in South America, Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil. It is bordered to the south by Ecuador and Peru. The Caribbean Sea borders...

During the 1980s and 1990s, Colombia boasted a strong fiscal policy. The fiscal structure, however, deteriorated in the mid 1990s, which prevented the fiscal policy from being a tool...

The strategic sea-lane location of the Indonesian archipelago has traditionally been an important facilitator of inter-island and international trade. For instance, centuries ago, it served as a trade link...

The biggest economy of South East Asia, Indonesia smoothly escaped the brunt of the 2008 global recession. Its diverse industrial portfolio contributes the major share of the country’s gross...