Journal of World Economic Research

Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2013

  • Effect of Micro-Grants on Poverty Alleviation of Palestinian Families (Gaza Strip- Palestinian Territories)

    Khalil A. El-Namrouty, Wassem Alhabil, Doaa A. Al-thalathini

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 82-88
    Received: 31 August 2013
    Published: 30 September 2013
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    Abstract: The research paper aimed to identify the impact of micro-grants in the poverty alleviation of Palestinian families in Gaza Strip who suffer from extreme poverty through the transfer of assets to start economic activities to improve their livelihood strategies and provide them with skills and experience to contact Microfinance Institutions taking De... Show More
  • Financial Dependence of the PIIGS Countries

    Piotr Siemiatkowski, Ewa Jankowska

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 89-94
    Received: 10 October 2013
    Published: 10 November 2013
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    Abstract: In the paper, the authors presented the problems connected with the financial dependence of the PIIGS countries (the contractual name for a group of European countries with the highest debt which stands for the first letters of the names of countries: Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain). In the first part the issues related to the concept o... Show More
  • Special Reference to Merge Nedungandi Bank Ltd on Base of a Case Study about Merging Banks

    Sriprakash Srivastava, Brajesh Kumar Tiwari

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2013
    Pages: 95-103
    Received: 22 October 2013
    Published: 10 November 2013
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    Abstract: A banking merger is just the same as the merger of two companies except that it involves banks. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in the banking sector may be in the form of amalgamation, absorption, consolidation, acquisition or take over. The important point in the bank merger is that banking activities of the participants will always be regulated. ... Show More