What Is Murabaha? Murabaha, also referred to as cost-plus financing, is an Islamic financing structure in which the seller and buyer agree to the cost and markup of an asset. The markup takes place of interest, which is illegal in Islamic law. As such, murabaha is not an interest-bearing loan (qardh ribawi) but is an…
Haters love to say that Brittany is the worst region in France, but we know that they are just jealous of the temperate climate and the excess butter. It is true that, just like Corsica, Brittany is a region a little apart and we have images that prove it. 1. It’s completely normal, of course….
What Is the Net Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio? The net debt-to-EBITDA (earnings before interest depreciation and amortization) ratio is a measurement of leverage, calculated as a company’s interest-bearing liabilities minus cash or cash equivalents, divided by its EBITDA. The net debt-to-EBITDA ratio is a debt ratio that shows how many years it would take for a company…
Many cartoons rely on a simple principle to drag out the seasons: the hero has a strong goal that he fails to accomplish. As a result, we watch dozens – even hundreds – of episodes just to see him win one day. And sometimes it happens that in the end, FINALLY, the hero manages to…
The Federal Reserve Board’s market risk capital rule (MRR) sets forth the capital requirements for banking organizations with substantial trading activities. The MRR rule requires banks to adjust their capital requirements based on the market risks of their trading positions. The rule applies to banks worldwide with total trading activity of more than 10% of total…
Life is cruel, it can play dirty tricks and play horrible pranks on some people, like those who play the same lotto numbers for 40 years and don’t do it once when it’s that day that they could have won. In the world of fame, there are quite a few cases of people who left…
What Is A+/A1? A+ /A1 refers to two ratings issued to long-term bonds and bond issuers by the competing credit rating agencies Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s respectively. S&P uses A+, and Moody’s uses A1, but both indicate pretty much the same thing. Both A+ and A1 sit squarely in the middle of the…
Much like red flags and other signs that you should not date this person, there are certain clues that you may need to distance yourself from certain individuals. After summoning a team of scientists highly equipped with scientific devices (like thermometers and bunsen burners), we compiled a list of all the suspicious behaviors that deserve…
What is a Bond Rating? A bond rating is a way to measure the creditworthiness of a bond, which corresponds to the cost of borrowing for an issuer. These ratings typically assign a letter grade to bonds that indicates their credit quality. Private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Serviceand Fitch…