A BOND that is issued simultaneously in a domestic market and the EUROMARKETS. Global bonds, which may be fixed or floating rate and carry maturities ranging from 1 to 30 […]

In the carbon cycle where carbon exchanges occur between the earth’s carbon reservoirs of land mass and the atmosphere, this is the sum of all of these exchanges, both inflows […]

Typically, one who oversees a global public offering . Often called a manager of the offering. One who is also responsible for coordinating the activities of all lead managers and […]

A telecommunications company accused of reporting revenues that were in fact trades of communication capacity with other telecom companies that were not financial transactions. Charged in 2005 by the SEC […]

For securities traded and settled in any country by banks recognized as ‘global custodians’, these are custodial services these banks provide.

Issued by one country’s bank as negotiable certificate . Traded on the stock exchange of another country against a certain number of shares held in its custody. Can be bought […]

COMMON STOCK issued by a nonlocal company in a local marketplace. GDSs, generally denominated in the local currency (and occasionally in US dollars), are typically registered with local regulators and […]

Reservation network used world-wide as a single point of access by travel agents, online reservation sites, and large corporations. Computerized, it includes reserving most travel related items like airline seats, […]

Intertwined economic activity of various countries considered worldwide by their impact on other countries negatively or positively. Examples are the faltering European governments and their impact on the financial markets […]

Mutual fund (unit trust) that maintains a significant percentage that is typically 25 to 50 percent of its assets in highly reliable, gilt-edged securities. It invests its remaining percentage in […]

Proposed telecommunications and information technology networks as a governmental and nongovernmental, worldwide infrastructure. Its objective is dissemination of information and remote collaboration spurring faster and greater economic growth.

World-wide, mutual dependence . Perceived as each country depending on, and depended on other countries. Comes from the importing and exporting of goods and services. Has been the source that […]

Regulations made for reporting investments accurately to investors. These regulations ensure that the firms that deal with investments on public traded markets report accurately.

To reach international markets and their community, an entity engages a process of conceptualizing and conveying a final product or service worldwide. It is especially important to companies that provide […]

Securities made available in markets across the globe at the same time. A global offering include Europe’s, North American and the Far East. Simultaneous offering in multiple markets of these […]

To provide satellite ranging, a system of 21 US satellites orbit earth twice a day at an altitude of 10,900 miles. Accurate to within a yard if supplemented by a […]

A supplier must charge the same price to customers by contract for the delivery of parts and services around the world. this practice very popular due to the benefits from […]

A nation’s commitment of how much it will import from all countries.

Economic decline becoming worldwide in its impact. Long-term decline in Europe’s markets cause decline in the US and vice versa.

A global measurement of the quantity of entities recovering at least 60 percent of financial losses due to corporate fraud. Purchasing economic crime insurance and early detection of fraudulent activities […]

In response to the 2003 mutual fund scandal, a fund was formed in the settlement to educate consumers and retail investors about investing and finance. A large number of major […]

Refer to GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (GDS).

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) set up this agency in 1985. It has two purposes: (1)integrate scientific understanding of the worlds’ processes; (2) have sound environmental management in countries, land-mass, […]

External risk to world-wide environment ; outside the influence of a single country’s government.

A business’s procurement strategy for establishing the most cost efficient location for a manufactured product. typically located in a foreign country. As is currently true, a company closes the domestic […]