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Economy

Pertaining to the system or range of economic activity in a country, region, or community.

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current liabilities

Economy; Forex

Money owed by the business that is generally due for payment within 12 months of balance sheet date. Examples: creditors, bank overdraft, taxation.

fixed assets

Economy; Forex

Assets held for use by the business rather than for sale or conversion into cash, eg, fixtures and fittings, equipment, buildings.

gearing

Economy; Forex

The ratio of debt to equity, usually the relationship between long-term borrowings and shareholders' funds.

gross profit

Economy; Forex

Sales less cost of goods or services sold. Also referred to as gross profit margin, or gross profit, and often abbreviated to simply 'margin'.

initial public offering (ipo)

Economy; Forex

An Initial Public Offering (IPO being the Stock Exchange and corporate acronym) is the first sale of privately owned equity (stock or shares) in a company via the issue of shares ...

liabilities

Economy; Forex

General term for what the business owes. Liabilities are long-term loans of the type used to finance the business and short-term debts or money owing as a result of trading ...

liquidity ratio

Economy; Forex

Indicates the company's ability to pay its short term debts, by measuring the relationship between current assets (ie those which can be turned into cash) against the short-term ...