FORFAITING
The purchasing of receivables of an exporter (the amount importers owe the exporter) at a discount by paying cash. The forfaiter, the purchaser of the receivables, becomes the entity to whom the importer is obliged to pay its debt.
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Giffen Good
Good for which demand rises as the price escalates, and declines when the price decreases. It has an upward-sloping demand curve, contrary to the f ...
Inactivity Fee
Fee charged to investors by brokerages for infrequent trading in their brokerage accounts to meet the minimum trading requirement
CVE
Currency abbreviation for the Cape Verde escudo, the official currency of the Republic of Cape Verde. The CVE subunit is called the centavo. Instea ...
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An insurance that covers the costs involved in recalling possibly defective products made by the insured.
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