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Congressional Research Service Reports
Saving Rates: An International Comparison
Date: February 10, 1994
Creator: Cashell, Brian W
Description: None
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Islamic Finance: Overview and Policy Concerns
Date: July 29, 2008
Creator: Ilias, Shayerah
Description: The international market for Islamic finance has grown between 10% to 15% annually in recent years. Islamic finance historically has been concentrated in the Persian Gulf countries, but has expanded globally to both Muslim and non-Muslim countries. There is a small but growing market for Islamic finance in the United States. Through international and domestic regulatory bodies, there has been effort to standardize regulations in Islamic finance across different countries and financial institutions, although challenges remain. Critics of Islamic finance express concerns about possible ties between Islamic finance and political agendas or terrorist financing and the use of Islamic finance to circumvent U.S. economic sanctions. Proponents argue that Islamic finance presents significant new business opportunities and provides alternate methods for capital formation and economic development.
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Global Financial Turmoil, the IMF, and the New Financial Architecture
Date: November 15, 2001
Creator: Nanto, Dick K
Description: None
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Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues
Date: November 14, 2001
Creator: Jackson, James K
Description: This report discusses the Export-Import Bank (Ex-In Bank), the chief U.S. government agency that helps finance American exports of manufactured goods and services with the objective of contributing to the employment of U.S. workers. This report discusses the Bank's budget and related legislation, including the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, signed by President Barack Obama and authorizing spending limitations for the Bank.
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Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues
Date: June 14, 2001
Creator: Jackson, James K
Description: This report discusses the Export-Import Bank (Ex-In Bank), the chief U.S. government agency that helps finance American exports of manufactured goods and services with the objective of contributing to the employment of U.S. workers.
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The Enron Collapse: An Overview of Financial Issues
Date: September 18, 2002
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Description: This report briefly examines the accounting system that failed to provide a clear picture of the firm’s true condition, the independent auditors and board members who were unwilling to challenge Enron’s management, the Wall Street stock analysts and bond raters who missed the trouble ahead, the rules governing employer stock in company pension plans, and the unregulated energy derivatives trading that was the core of Enron’s business. The report also describes related legislation that has received floor or committee action and will be updated regularly.
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Auditor Oversight: Proposals for New Regulator
Date: April 18, 2002
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Description: This report provides basic background information on current regulation of auditors and summarizes alternatives now under consideration. Reforms proposed by Congress and the executive branch focus on oversight of the independent auditor, whose responsibility (in the broadest sense) is to certify that a corporation’s accounting statements reflect its true financial condition.
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U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues
Date: April 29, 2005
Creator: Jackson, James K
Description: None
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Multiple-Group Federal Credit Unions: An Update
Date: May 6, 1998
Creator: Smale, Pauline
Description: None
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Mergers and Consolidation Between Banking and Financial Services Firms: Trends and Prospects
Date: October 15, 2002
Creator: Jackson, William D
Description: None
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