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FOREIGN AID: Gifts, loans, technical assistance, and other assorted transfers from one country to another that are intended to improve conditions in the receiving nation. The U. S. has been a major player in this foreign aid game throughout much of the twentieth century. However, most of the more developed countries of the world give aid to the lesser developed ones.
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FEDERAL FUNDS A common term for Federal Reserve deposits held by commercial banks, especially when these deposits are loaned between banks through the Federal funds market. The interest rate charged for these interbank loans is termed the Federal funds rate. Federal funds are used by individual banks to meet reserve requirements and the total held by the banking system is manipulated by the Federal Reserve System in the conduct of monetary policy.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time searching the newspaper want ads seeking to buy either handcrafted decorations to hang on your walls or throw pillows for your bed. Be on the lookout for florescent light bulbs that hum folk songs from the sixties.
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More money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby.
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BIS
Bank for International Settlements
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