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Bank Profitability: Decoding the Income Statement

Tom Spencer

The interest rate set by the central bank serves as a benchmark or reference rate for banks. It reflects the bank’s assessment of potential losses it may incur and its commitment to maintaining a strong balance sheet. Income tax and indirect tax are two additional types of taxes levied by governments.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

Others, like Morning Star and Zappos, are taking a more networked approach to the way the company is managed and governed. For most companies intellectual property is something that sits on their balance sheet. Intellectual capital.