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Hedge Fund
A pooled investment fund that uses advanced strategies to maximize returns.
Preventive Maintenance
A type of asset maintenance based on planned or program-specified maintenance, scheduled for execution at predetermined time intervals.
Withholding Tax
A tax imposed on specific types of income, such as salaries and wages, dividends from stocks and bonds, etc., and is withheld by the entity paying the income (such as an employer, bank, or tenant) before the net amount is delivered to the beneficiary.
Exchange Traded Fund
An index fund that tracks a specific index or a portfolio of assets, whose units are traded on the Main Market or the Parallel Market.
Weakness
Weakness in computer systems, software, or procedures exposing them to cybersecurity threats.
Primary Guarantee
A guarantee submitted by the contractor or supplier to assure the government entity his seriousness to do the project or the work.
Return to Maturity (RTM)
The total return expected on a bond if held until maturity.
Macroeconomic Factor
Large-scale economic factors like inflation, unemployment, and GDP growth that affect the overall economy.
Current Account Deficit
A situation where a country's total imports of goods, services, and transfers exceed its total exports.
Forward Contract
A financial agreement to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a future date.
Money Supply (M3)
Currency in circulation outside banks plus demand deposits + time and savings deposits + other quasi-monetary deposits.
Murabaha Contract
A type of Islamic finance, also known as cost-plus financing, in which the seller and the buyer agree on the cost and profits of the material asset.
Continuing Implementation Contracts
Continuing contract is a contract calling for periodic such as operating, maintenance, fuel and subsistence contracts.
Risk Premium
An additional return that investors require above the risk-free rate to compensate them for more risky investments.
Surplus
An excess or positive balance of resources, assets, or funds beyond what is needed to meet immediate obligations or requirements.
Money Laundering
The process of disguising illegally obtained money as legitimate funds.
Grace/ Allowing Period
A specific timeframe during which a borrower is granted an extension or delay in making a scheduled payment, often without incurring penalties or additional interest charges.
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