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CIFThe price of a traded good including transport cost. It stands for "cost, insurance, and freight," but is used only as these initials (usually lower case: c.i.f.). It means that a price includes the various costs, such as transportation and insurance, needed to get a good from one country to another. Contrasts with FOB.CIFSee: Cost Insurance and FreightCIF Similar MatchesSpecificitySpecificityThe property that a policy measure applies to one or a group of enterprises or industries, as opposed to all industries. Specific factorSpecific factorA factor of production that is unable to move into or out of an industry. The term is used to describe both factors that would not be of any use in other industries and -- more loosely -- factors that could be used elsewhere but do not, in the short run, have the time or resources needed to move. See specific factors model. The term seems to come from Haberler (1937). Specific legacySpecific legacySee 'legacy'. Non-specific subsidyNon-specific subsidyA subsidy that is available to more than a single specific industry and is therefore non-actionable under WTO rules. Pacific Stock ExchangePacific Stock ExchangeUsed for listed equity securities. Regional exchange located in Los Angeles and San Francisco; only U.S. Regional exchange open between 4:00 and 4:30. Further SuggestionsSpecificity ruleFirm specific news Specific tariff Specific Return Location specific advantages Morgan Stanley Capital International Pacific Free index Specific risk Asia Pacific Advisory Committee Specific commitment Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC) Firm specific risk Corporate income fund (CIF) Company specific risk Specific issues market Specific factors model |
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