世贸组织(WTO)是一个独立于联合国的永久性国际组织。1995年1月1日正式开始运作,负责管理世界经济和贸易秩序,总部设在瑞士日内瓦莱蒙湖畔。1996年1月1日,它正式取代前身——关贸总协定。2001年,中国正式加入世界贸易组织,成为其第143个成员。世界贸易组织的基本原则是非歧视贸易原则,包括最惠国待遇和国民待遇条款;可预见的和不断扩大的市场准入程度,主要是对关税的规定;促进公平竞争,致力于建立开放、公平、无扭曲竞争的“自由贸易”环境和规则;鼓励发展与经济改革。部长级会议是世贸组织的最高决策权力机构,由所有成员国主管外经贸的部长、副部长级官员或其全权代表组成,一般两年举行一次会议。总理事会在部长级会议休会期间,行使其职能,总理事会也由全体成员组成。国际货币基金组织(IMF)于1945年12月27日成立,其职责是监察货币汇率和各国贸易情况、提供技术和资金协助,确保全球金融制度运作正常;其总部设在华盛顿。基金组织的最高权力机构为理事会,由各成员派正、副理事各一名组成,一般由各国的财政部长或中央银行行长担任。 世界贸易组织是______。
A. 保护国际贸易的政治组织
B. 专门协调国际间各种关系的政治组织
C. 专门协调国际贸易关系的国际组织
D. 协调发展中国家贸易的经济组织
Peter Welsh, CFA, gathered the following information from a company"s most recent financial statements ( U.S. $ in millions): Preferred stock 40 Common stock 120 Additional paid-in capital 30 Retained earnings 190 Treasury stock (55) Total shareholders" equity 325 Total number of common shares outstanding 10 million Tax rate 40% Welsh also determined that the company uses the LIFO inventory method, but most companies in the industry use the FIFO method. The footnotes to the financial statements indicate that if the company had used the FIFO method, the inventory balance would have been $ 50 million higher than the amount reported on the company"s most recent financial statements. If the company"s common stock is currently selling for $70 per share, the most appropriate price to book value ratio to use in valuing the company is:
A. 2.22.
B. 2.03.
C. 2.16.
passage oneWhich is safer-staying at home, traveling to work on publictransport, or working in the office Surprisingly, each of thesecarries the same risk, which is very low. However, what aboutflying compared to working in the chemical industryUnfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! Infact, the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is lessthan that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe asstaying at home. The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death tothose living nearby. It is this which makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they areextremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947),Flixborough (1974),Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984). Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. Noone died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal,where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at astorage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before theunfortunate event at Bhopal. Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particulardanger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate(硝酸铵),whichis safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management,which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident showswhat happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When thepoisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. ThePemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off achain reactions exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode.Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died. Which of the following statements is true
A. Working at the office is safer than staying at home.
B. Traverlling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.
C. Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.
D. Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.