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A composite indicator, which is published monthly, to give an estimate GDP growth rate of the Swiss economy compared with the year-earlier quarter. It is based on 25 multisectoral design combined with three Core GDP models: core GDP, construction, and banking. Then, these measurement models are summarized through Core GDP Module Indicator, which are called Swiss Industry, Swiss Consumption, and Export Destination EU. It has a complex structure as it binds some 20 individual indicators in many steps.
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European Depository Receipt - EDR
Negotiable security (receipt) issued by a bank, representing securities that trade on exchanges outside the bank’s home country. These are tr ...
Import
Product or service shipped into a country or region from another. Exports and imports create the strength of foreign trade. If the value of imports ...
Running With The Land
Rights and covenants in a real estate deed that remain with the land, regardless of ownership. When rights and covenants run with the land, they ar ...
Income Effect
In economic theory, it refers to a change in the demand of a product or service caused by the consumers’ discretionary income. The connection ...
Capital Improvement
The attachment of a fixed structural improvement or the recovery of some feature of a property that will either boost the property's overall wo ...
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Defining Inflation
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Buying a Home: Determining the Amount You Can Afford
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Student Loans: Loan Repayment
Students, soon after your graduation, you need to enter the repayment phase. In other words, you have to start paying off your student loans. This ...
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