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100 1 _aKORTH, Christopher
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245 1 0 _aAmerican depositary receipts (ADRs) from Latin-America :
_ban opportunity for American investors
260 _aNew York :
_bMarcel Dekker,
_c2000
520 3 _aAmerican Depositary Receipts (ADRs), based on stocks of firms registered in Latin-America, are rapidly gaining popularity among investors in the U.S. ADRs serve a dual purpose. First, they enable Latin firms to raise capital in the US without having to meet cumbersome security listing requirements. Second, they enable US investors to benefit from possible high returns in Latin-American securities without the inconvenience of having to deal with foreign currencies or the inconvenience of buying and selling in foreign stock markets. In academic literatyure, there has never been a thorough examination of the nature of ADRs issued by Latin-American firms. This study presents an overview of the patterns and trends of ADR utilization within the Latin-American region: by country; by industry, by security exchange; adn by "sponsorship", the role played by the issuing company
590 _aVolume 23
590 _aNumbers 5-8
700 1 _aSAMANT, Ajay
_920080
773 0 8 _tInternational Journal of Public Administration - IJPA
_g23, 5-8, p. 1209-1228
_dNew York : Marcel Dekker, 2000
_xISSN 01900692
_w
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_bLucima
_cLucimara
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_b1730^b
_cCarolina
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
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