ABOVE GROUND RISK
These are non-quantifiable type of risks that can greatly affect the processes and outcome of an investment or project. Generally, the term above ground risk is being used in the industry of energy to denote the non-technical risks like the regulatory climate of the place and the environmental issues embedded. In a broader term, the term above ground risk means a wide list of nebulous risks like corporate governance, security, corporate risk and political risk that can greatly affect an investment when they become a real threat, but their impact or damage is difficult to quantify.
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It refers to the amount of security either owned or borrowed by a person or a dealer. It’s basically a trade that an investor currently holds ...
Centrally Planned Economy
Economic system in which the state or government make economic decisions. It aims to regulate what is produced and how resources are used and distr ...
Debtor Nation
A nation with a cumulative balance of payments deficit. A debtor nation has negative net investment after recording all of the financial transactio ...
Fool In The Shower
The notion that policies designed to change the economy’s course should be done slowly, instead of all at once. The phrase is attributed to N ...
Discounted Cash Flow - DCF
A valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of an investment opportunity. Discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis uses future free cash flow ...
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