Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) emerged after World War II to rebuild war-torn countries and stabilize the global financial system.
Today MDBs finance infrastructure, energy, education and environmental sustainability in developing countries.
While commercial banks seek to profit from loans and other financial services, the purpose of the MDBs is to provide grants and low-cost loans to improve the economic conditions of poor or developing countries.
Now MDBs operate all over the world and control assets worth trillions of dollars.
China A-share is the shares of companies based in mainland China that are traded on two Chinese stock exchanges: the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
American Depository Shares (ADAs) refer to shares of foreign companies held by US depository banks and can be traded in the US, including on major exchanges.
Berhad (BHD) is the suffix used in Malaysia to denote a public limited company. The suffix Sendirian Berhad (SDN BHD) identifies a private limited company.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), founded in 1875 as an Association of Local Shareholders and Stockbrokers, is the first stock exchange in Asia and the largest securities market in India.
Disequilibrium is when external forces cause an imbalance between supply and demand in the market. In response, the market enters a state in which supply and demand do not match.