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Economic globalization is one of the three main dimensions of globalization commonly found in academic literature, with the two others being political globalization and cultural globalization, as well as the general term of globalization. [1] Economic globalization refers to the widespread international movement of goods, capital, services, technology and information. It is the increasing ...
Ou Virak (Khmer: អ៊ូ វីរៈ; born 7 January 1976) is a Cambodian public intellectual and human rights activist, currently serving as the President of Future Forum, a think tank dedicated to public policy issues. [1] He is also the founder of the Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia (AFEC), and winner of the Reebok Human Rights Award for his civil society campaign for ...
The Faery Tale Adventure, a computer game Festival TransAmériques, an annual dance and theater festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Free The Army tour, the F.T.A. Tour or F.T.A. Show, an American anti-Vietnam War road show for G.I.s, a play on the common troop expression "Fuck The Army" F.T.A., a 1972 documentary about the road show Free-to-air, free satellite/TV channels FTA receiver, for ...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems. The FTA is one of ten modal administrations within the DOT. Headed by an Administrator who is appointed by the president of the United States, the FTA functions through its Washington, D.C ...
List of futures exchanges This is a list of notable futures exchanges. Those stock exchanges that also offer trading in futures contracts besides trading in securities are listed both here and the list of stock exchanges.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC / ˈeɪpɛk / AY-pek[1]) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. [2] Following the success of ASEAN 's series of post-ministerial conferences launched in the mid-1980s, [3] APEC started in 1989, [4] in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific ...
This is a list of countries by order of appearance in the Fragile States Index (formerly the Failed States Index) of the United States think tank Fund for Peace. A fragile state has several attributes. Common indicators include a state whose central government is so weak or ineffective that it has little practical control over much of its territory; non-provision of public services; widespread ...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange was known as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board when it was founded in 1898, and futures available through the exchange were initially limited to agricultural products. [14][15][16] In 1919 the Board was restructured and the name changed to Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which reflected a new focus on commodities beyond ...