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    Business Extent of Disclosure Index

    The disclosure index measures the extent to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating more disclosure. (Description taken from World Bank website: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IC.BUS.DISC.XQ, accessed 8 December 2014)

    Population, total

    "Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates."

    (World Bank, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL, 2014-12-10)

    Population density (people per sq. km of land area)

    Population density of a country is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones.

    GDP per capita (current US$)

    "GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars."

    (Worldbank, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, 2014-12-11)

    Proportion of population below $1.25 (PPP) per day

    The poverty rate at $1.25 a day is the proportion of the population living on less than $1.25 a day, measured at 2005 international prices, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP).

    Purchasing power parities (PPP) conversion factor, private consumption, is the number of units of a country’s currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. This conversion factor is applicable to private consumption.

    Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing - Most Favoured Nation rate

    "The average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products, clothing, and textile exports, at the Most Favoured Nation rate of tariffs. This is a breakdown of the lead indicator 'Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing'."

    Retrieved from, http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mi/wiki/8-7-Average-tariffs-imposed-by-developed..., on 11.12.2014

    Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing - preferential rate

    "The average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products, clothing, and textile exports, at the preferential tariff rate. This is a breakdown of the lead indicator 'Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing'."

    Retrieved from, http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mi/wiki/8-7-Average-tariffs-imposed-by-developed..., on 11.12.2014

    Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products

    "The average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products from developing countries and least developed countries. This is a breakdown of the lead indicator 'Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing'."

    Retrieved on, http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mi/wiki/8-7-Average-tariffs-imposed-by-developed..., 11.12.2014

    Long-term unemployment (% of total unemployment)

    Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
    http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.LTRM.ZS
    (Retrieved: 26 January 2015)

    Child mortality rate

    "Deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1,000 live births"

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.DYN.MORT, on 11.12.2014

    Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)

    Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 2.5 signifies a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%

    Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5)

    "Prevalence of child malnutrition is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age (stunting) is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months."

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.STNT.ZS, on 11.12.2014

    Low-birthweight babies (% of births)

    "Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hours of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred."

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.BRTW.ZS, on 11.12.2015

    Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

    "Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF."

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.TDS.DECT.EX.ZS, on 10.04.2015

    Total debt service (% of GNI)

    "Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF."

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS, on 12.12.2014

    Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP)

    "Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms."

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS, on 12.12.2014

    School enrollment, primary (% net)

    The indicator analyses net enrolment rate in primary schools. The total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.NENR, on 12.12.2014

    School enrollment, secondary (% net)

    The indicator capures net enrolment rate in secondary schools, for all programmes. The total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.

    Retrieved from, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.SEC.NENR?page=4, on 12.12.2014

    Physical Trade Balance Indirect Flows

    The physical trade balance (PTB) refers to the trade surplus or deficit of an economy, which is defined as imports minus exports of raw materials and manufactured products.

    OECD, http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=MATERIAL_RESOURCES, retrieved on 14.04.2015

    Imports (material resources)

    Imports into an economy of material resources, i.e. materials originating from natural resources that form the material basis of the economy: metals (ferrous, non-ferrous) non-metallic minerals (construction minerals, industrial minerals), biomass (wood, food) and fossil energy carriers.

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