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Pass-Through of SBP Policy Rate to Market Interest Rates: An Empirical Investigation
Hanif, M. Nadim
Khan, Mahmood ul Hassan
Muhammad Nadim Hanif
Mahmood ul Hasan Khan
Market based implementation of monetary policy embeds a swift and complete pass-through of changes in policy rate to market interest rates. This impacts the lending and deposit rates (retail rates) of the banking system. Incomplete and slow pass-through impairs the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission mechanism. This study estimates the degree and the speed of interest rate pass-through in case of Pakistan. Monthly data on State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) policy rate, money market rates and banks' retail lending/deposit rates from July 2001 to August 2011 is used to estimate an unrestricted autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model. The standard ARDL model allows for the estimation of an error correction model, which helps in differentiating short run impact of changes in policy rate from its long run impact on the banks' lending rates. The results indicate that while there is a swift pass-through from the policy rate (T-bill rates and overnight rate) to money market rate, the impact of changes in money market rates on the bank deposit rates is not only sluggish, but also incomplete. However, banks' lending rates on fresh loans are more responsive to changes in money market rates as the banks have the luxury to take into account the changes in opportunity cost of funding.
Hanif, M. Nadim & Khan, Mahmood ul Hassan, 2012. "Pass-Through of SBP Policy Rate to Market Interest Rates: An Empirical Investigation," MPRA Paper 39587, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:39587
File URL: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/39587/1/MPRA_paper_39587.pdf
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So, the good news is that I think I've turned a bit of a corner with this depression thing this week. The bad news is that I spent most of the week prostrated by an absolutely horrible cold, and I'm still not 100% better. That said, I've been heavily doped up on cold medicine for several days, and it's helping. Today, I'd say I was running at about 60% normal energy, lingering sinus headache and all, which is still a good bit better than I have been in general the last couple of months. My hope is that this upswing in energy holds out as I continue to recover from this cold; ideally it will be a sustainable trend going forward that will allow me to get caught up on things and accomplish more of my future goals here at SF Bluestocking.
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Nisi Shawl's Expanded Course in the History of Black Science Fiction continued at Tor.com with Walter Mosley's Futureland.
One of my most-anticipated reads this year is the US paperback edition of Iraq+100, which hits shelves on Tuesday. At the Tor/Forge blog, two of the collection's contributors talked about science fiction in Arabic literature.
The Wertzone's Cities of Fantasy series continued with a post on Midgar from Final Fantasy.
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A Morris dancing troupe with blacked-up faces had to abandon its performance in a Birmingham shopping centre after being heckled and accused of racism.
— There are several explanations for the tradition of Border Morris groups blackening their faces, but it was certainly established by 1509, when a Shrovetide banquet for ambassadors featured torch-bearers with blackened faces.
— Some believe it to have derived from Spain and Portugal, where dancers blacked up as Moors. Others believe that it derives from the practice of poachers blackening up to conceal themselves in darkness.
— Blacking up is punished more mildly now than in the 18th century: a 1723 anti-poaching law made it a capital offence to be caught in a forest with a blackened face.
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Peter Sarstedt, who died aged 75, was often called a 'one-hit wonder' thanks to the success of his 1969 song 'Where Do You Go To, My Lovely?' How unusual is it for a pop singer just to have one hit?
— Of 1,318 No. 1s since 1954, 64 were by artists never seen in the singles chart again.
— Peter Sarstedt, however, doesn't count because his little-remembered follow-up, 'Frozen Orange Juice', reached number 10.
— The most remarkable on the list is Norman Greenbaum, who had a No. 1 in 1970 with 'Spirit in the Sky'. He never had another hit, but the song went to No. 1 twice more — each time for acts who themselves never had another hit.
Box numbers
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— Box hire costs £4,059 a performance.
— Over the next two months, if you and 11 guests sat through 58 performances of Cirque du Soleil and 10 of the comedian Russell Howard, you could consume £276,000 worth of culture.
— At this rate, you could recoup your investment in 18 months.
About the size of it
A large iceberg was reported to be on the point of breaking off from Antarctic. How is the size best conveyed?
— 'Iceberg quarter the size of Wales to break off…' — BBC (2,003 square miles).
— 'Iceberg the size of Norfolk to break off…' — Cambridge News (2,074 sq miles).
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— 'Iceberg the size of Kangaroo Island …' — Channel 9 (1,701 sq miles).
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Florida's prescription drug import plan — and Gov. Ron DeSantis — get major boost from Donald Trump
By Skyler Swisher
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President Donald Trump's announcement Wednesday that the U.S. is willing to import lower-cost prescription drugs boosts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' efforts to get the program started in the state. (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada got a boost Wednesday from the president.
The Trump administration signaled it was open to approving Florida's plan aimed at lowering the cost of medication, but the program still must undergo a federal review that could take months if not years.
Florida's newest Republican governor made Canadian drugs a key part of his health care agenda on the campaign trail, and state lawmakers earlier this year authorized the creation of a prescription drug importation program at his urging.
DeSantis signed the bill into law in June at The Villages, a retirement haven home to more than 50,000 seniors near the politically vital I-4 corridor.
But there is a hitch — the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has to approve state importation programs. Until now, the federal agency hadn't embraced importing drugs from Canada or overseas. No state has succeeded in getting an importation program approved.
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The agency announced Wednesday it is now open to the idea. Health and Human Services would need to finalize the new regulation before it can start evaluating applications, which have not yet been submitted by the states that have approved importation programs, an agency spokeswoman said.
One aspect of the Trump administration's proposal would allow states, wholesalers and pharmacists to import certain medications that are also available in the United States. Another part of the plan would allow drug-makers to seek approval for re-importation of their own drugs.
DeSantis had lobbied President Donald Trump to embrace his plan. The two are political allies, and DeSantis touted an endorsement from Trump when running for office last year.
"The governor did his part, and the president came through on his commitment," said Helen Ferre, a DeSantis spokeswoman.
Trump gave a social media shout out to DeSantis, referencing the governor's Twitter handle and saying "Lowering drug prices for many Americans — including our great seniors!"
But consumers won't see cheaper drugs prices overnight because state importation plans still have to make their way through the federal bureaucracy, said Trish Riley, executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy.
"The bad news is the federal rule-making process can sometimes take several years," said Riley, whose organization assisted Florida on its importation program. "Unless it's changed, it could delay the approval of the Florida plan."
The announcement, though, is significant because it comes after "considerable resistance" from Health and Human Services to state drug importation programs, she said.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar dismissed the idea as a "gimmick" in May 2018.
"They are a lovely neighbor to the north, but they're a small one," Azar, a former drug company executive, had said. "Canada simply doesn't have enough drugs to sell them to us for less money, and drug companies won't sell Canada or Europe more just to have them imported here."
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In a statement released Wednesday, Azar expressed a willingness to consider such programs, calling it the "next important step the administration is taking to address foreign freeloading and lower the cost of drugs for Americans."
Florida's proposed program has two components. One would import Canadian drugs to state-funded entities, such as the Medicaid program, prison system and mental health treatment facilities. A broader international program would be targeted at lowering drug costs for consumers.
The state is working on the plans it will submit to the federal government for approval, said Patrick Manderfield, a spokesman for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. He said it's too early to say how long the process could take.
DeSantis thanked Trump in a statement released by his office.
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"Americans spend significantly more on prescription drugs than anywhere else in the world and my administration is working to make a difference," he said. "I remain committed to finding innovative ways to improve the quality of life for Florida residents, including ways to further empower patients and keeping the cost of healthcare as low as possible."
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are looking for answers to the United States' high drug costs. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders visited a Canadian pharmacy on Sunday to highlight the lower cost of drugs there.
The United States spent $1,162 per person on drugs in 2015, compared with $756 for Canada, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Unlike the United States, the Canadian government imposes price controls on prescription drugs.
The pharmaceutical industry fought Florida's importation plan, blitzing the airwaves with ads opposing the bill. In a statement, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America called DeSantis' plan a "reckless policy" that could have a "devastating impact on patient safety" by introducing counterfeit drugs into the market.
Vermont, Colorado and Maine have also passed legislation creating importation programs, Riley said.
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With some many family businesses in the North West, Family Business United is delighted to be supporting the North West Hospitality & Business Show, 2019.
The organisers of the 2019 North West Hospitality & Business Show are working will several agencies to promote the show to as wide an audience as possible, with over 100 exhibitors from across the spectrum of the hospitality and business sectors, and visited by customers from the whole of the North West area.
The show will run over the 2 days of the 27th & 28th February 2019 at the J36 Auction Centre in Crooklands, just off the M6.
The fantastic new conference hall is the perfect location for the show, with 1,000 square metres of floor space downstairs, and meeting rooms on the new mezzanine floor above reception and there are over 750 free car parking spaces available, along with easy access from the M6 and A65 from the East.


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Accused of drug trafficking, Tareck El Aissami is the new oil minister in Venezuela
El Aissami is also one of the ten most-wanted fugitives by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by his links to drug trafficking.
Maduro regime appoints his powerful ally and one of the sanctioned by the U.S. as a drug trafficker, Tareck El Aissami as the new minister of oil in Venezuela during a crisis of gasoline shortages.
The governor Maduro made the announcement this Monday, April 27th, on state television in which also named a cousin of the former leader Hugo Chavez, Asdrubal Chávez as the new president of state-run oil PDVSA.
El Aissami is a popular and powerful man in the chavism. During 2012-2017 he was Aragua state governor. After that, he has occupied several strategic functions in Venezuela as economy vice president and minister of industry.
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But El Aissami is also one of the ten most-wanted fugitives by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by his links to drug trafficking. He is accusing of allows and supervise the shipment of drugs from Venezuela to Mexico and The United States.
This designation happens amid a deep crisis in Venezuela due to the gasoline shortages in every state of the country with long-lines in gas stations lasting days.
Chavez's cousin in PDVSA
Asdrubal Chavez, a cousin from former socialist president Hugo Chavez, is the new frontman of the state oil company PDVSA, in a critical moment from low crude prices and the falling production. Several deputies, politicians, and former managers from the oil industry in Venezuela assured PDVSA is broke.


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And I Was Just This Morning Saying That the World Economy Had Dodged a Bullet...
Silly me. The bullet is still headed this way...
Robin Wigglesworth in Abu Dhabi and Simeon Kerr in Dubai:
Dubai rejects guarantee for Dubai World: The government of Dubai on Monday said it would not guarantee the debt of Dubai World as it sought to clarify comments made last week by the state-owned entity that sent shockwaves through global markets. In its first public comments since the crisis erupted over the liabilities of its public companies, Dubai's department of finance on Monday outlined its policy towards the outstanding loans, which total $59bn. Abdulrahman al-Saleh, director general of Dubai's department of finance, said in an interview with Dubai TV that creditors had to take responsibility for their own lending decisions and differentiate between advances to companies and the state. He also said global markets had overreacted to the news. Mr Saleh admitted that creditors of Dubai World, which owns DP World, the ports operator, and Nakheel, the property investment company, would be affected in the short-term but claimed there would be long-term benefits as the government restructured the business.
The Dubai department of finance said last week it would request a standstill on all Dubai World's debts, including a $4bn sukuk or Islamic bond payable on December 14. Global investors were confused by the standstill request as Dubai officials had said for the previous three months that the trading and financial hub would face no problems in paying off its debts. The local Dubai Financial Market closed down 7.3 per cent on Monday, its biggest drop in a year, in its first trading session since the Eid al-Adha holiday. Other Gulf markets were closed because of the holiday. But shares in DP World, one of Dubai's most valuable state assets, tumbled 15 per cent on the Nasdaq Dubai bourse. Five-year credit default swaps for Dubai rose on Mr Saleh's comments, widening to 594.6 basis points according to CMA Datavision, after earlier tightening on UAE central bank intervention announced on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Dubai World has made the payment owed today on a Dh130m coupon on a sukuk issued by the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority, the industrial park next to Dubai's largest port owned by Dubai World, bankers said. But Nakheel, the company at the centre of Dubai's financial woes, on Monday asked for all three of its sharia-compliant bonds worth $5.25bn to be suspended from trade "until it is in a position to fully inform the market". Sentiment was not helped by a note from EFG-Hermes, a local investment bank, which said that the estimates of Dubai's $80bn debt burden, consisting of bonds and syndicated loans, could rise to $120bn-$150bn if bilateral loans and other missing information were included.
In Dubai the mood among traders returning to work after the religious holiday was sombre. "We are very disappointed – we had expected the market to drift down. Instead it fell down ... just like that," said Muhammed, a private investor, as he looked at a ticker covered in red. "This is punishment day. Why didn't we sell last week? This is punishment for the unexpected news from Dubai World last week," he added. The UAE markets limit trade on liquid stocks when they fall 10 per cent. Emaar, a major listed developer in Dubai and an important bellwether for the emirate, slumped 9.9 per cent as soon as the DFM opened.
The Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, the third bourse in the United Arab Emirates, lost more than 8 per cent in heavy trading. "It's a short-term panic sell-off," said Emad Mostaque, an emerging markets fund manager at Pictet in London. "There are 100m sell orders on all the higher traded shares." The UAE markets close again on Wednesday and Thursday for the country's national day, before reopening on Sunday.
Egypt's bourse lost 7.9 per cent as international investors take a more negative view over regional risks.
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That's the headline on Akili Interactive's website, and I love it. What Akili has imagined is that video games can be used as a treatment for ADHD, Alzheimer's, depression, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Akili aims to create a gaming platform that will help with the treatment and monitoring of patients with cognitive and mental health disabilities.
Using the latest research conducted by leading neuroscientists as well as a number of clinical studies, Akili is building a game with tasks that target different areas of the brain. Consistent use of these games has already shown improvements in concentration and attention in patients suffering from depression as well as children diagnosed with ADHD and/or Sensory Processing Disorder.
Back in 2015, an early version of Project: EVO was actually available for iOS and Android. In this version, players moved along a river and had to complete tasks such as clicking on a certain colored NPC, which exercised players' working memory. However, it has since been removed from iPhone and Android app stores, since Akili is currently focusing on clinical studies with their own platform as well as working with the United States Food and Drug Administration to make Project: Evo an official treatment for ADHD.
Robert J. Perez, Noah Falstein, and Glenn Entis have all teamed up with Akili to help push video games into medicine. To give meaning to those names, they are Cubist Pharmaceuticals' former CEO, Google's former Chief Game Designer, and DreamWorks Interactive's former CEO, respectively. With these names on Akili's team, they clearly want Project: Evo to be a genuinely immersive gaming experience on top of changing lives.
Soon there will be prescriptions for video games!
Akili's work in conjunction with virtual reality improvements gets me very excited about the future of video games as a treatment for cognitive and mental health disabilities. I'm no neuroscientist, but it seems logical that taking something like Project: Evo into virtual reality would increase its effectiveness, as prospective patients could not be as easily distracted by the outside world. Is this as exciting to anyone else as it is to me? Anyone else can't wait until children with ADHD and SPD can pick up a controller instead of a pill bottle? Let us know what you think!


At the reception in Marina Deportiva offices you will be given a solution for any doubt you may have, and you will be privded with the documents you may need.
At the harbourmaster headquarters you can find all the customer services for one day visitors and tenants. You can contact control tower throug radio on channel 9 VHF.
The staff at the headquarters will provide you with all the necessary information about the different services in Marina Deportiva de Alicante: mooring hire, mooring booking, nautical companies based at the marina, meteorological information updated every 12 hours, etc.
Supply of luggage trolleys, etc.
You can contact staff Seamanship by VHF on channel 9, uninterrupted schedule or phone 965 213 600.
If you need the help of sailors for docking, contact the Seaman Guard in Waiting dock and follow their instructions.
If necessary rescue towing or access to the Marina, have three rescue boats available.


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Dragon Quest XI For PS4 and 3DS Dominated Japanese Amazon Charts Almost Consistently for a Month
Giuseppe Nelva
May 7, 2017 1:31 PM EST
Dragon Quest XI appears to be a predictable best seller, if the Japanese branch of Amazon is any indication.
Dragon Quest is an enormously popular series in Japan, even if its popularity is often overlooked in the west. It's been eight year since the launch of a mainline game of the franchise (not counting Dragon Quest X, which is a MMORPG), and Japanese gamers appear to be more than ready to pounce.
Like every branch of Amazon, Amazon Japan holds a best sellers chart that includes pre-orders and is weighed by time, meaning that older purchases and pre-orders weigh less than more recent ones. When a game stays consistently at the top for a while, it's a good indication that it'll sell very well.
Since Dragon Quest XI received its local release date of July 29th for PS4 and 3DS on April 11th, which also marked the availability of pre-orders, the game remained almost consistently at the very top of the Amazon chart for the whole time.
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There have been a few fluctuations, the most relevant of which has been with the launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which briefly shot at the top only to be overtaken again shortly after, Yet, the PS4 and 3DS versions of Dragon Quest XI have occupied the two top spots for the vast majority of the time since they were made available.
Another interesting point, is that the PS4 version of the game has always been ahead of its 3DS counterpart, indicating that the home console version with much better visuals is more popular among Amazon Japan customers than the more nostalgic portable version, despite the enormous difference in installed base.
August 2nd will certainly be an interesting day, as we'll get precise debut sales data from Media Create, but every element at our disposal appears to indicate that the new chapter of the Dragon Quest franchise will launch with massive numbers. What remains to be seen is just how massive they will be, and which platform will ultimately be on top.
The previously announced Nintendo Switch version also remains a mystery, with both Square Enix and Nintendo keeping it closely under wraps, going as far as avoiding any mention of it in any kind of promotional material. It'll be interesting to see if the release window will be announced before or after the launch of the PS4 and 3DS versions, and whether Nintendo fans will be willing to possibly double dip or not.
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Филиппо ди Орландо Альбицци (; в второй половине XIII , Флоренция — 1333, там же) — флорентийский государственный деятель. Сын Орландо дельи Альбицци, брат Антонио Альбицци, дед Мазо Альбицци.

Биография
Занимал пост приора шерстеного цеха флорентийской синьории 1317 года. В 1319 член флорентийской синьории, в 1324 заведующий Орсанмикеле, в 1325 капитан монетного двора. В 1329 один из двенадцати Буономини. Добился  того чтобы его братья, в 1303, 1306, 1310, 1324 Уберто Альбицци стал приором шерстеного цеха и в 1320 капитаном монетного двора, в 1313 Паньо Альбицци стал приором шерстеного цеха, 1325 Антонио, стал членом Синьории и в 1331, Джано Альбицци заполучил должность гонфалоньера.

Семья
В 1304 году женился на Контессе ди Синибальдо Донати, входе этого брака он получил от нее трёх детей
 Пьеро, женился на Маргарите Строцци
 Лука, отец Мазо Альбицци
 Гита, мать Пьетро Корсини

Альбицци

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