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Open market operationThe sale or purchase of government bonds by a central bank, in exchange for domestic currency or central-bank deposits. This changes the monetary base and therefore the domestic money supply, contracting it with a bond sale and expanding it with a bond purchase.Open market operationPurchase or sale of government securities by the monetary authorities to increase or decrease the domestic money supply.Open market operation Similar MatchesFunds From Operations (FFO)Funds From Operations (FFO)Used by real estate and other investment trusts to define the cash flow from trust operations; earnings with depreciation and amortization added back. A similar term increasingly used is funds available for distribution (FAD), which is FFO less capital investments in trust property and the amortization of mortgages. Open market purchase operationOpen market purchase operationA systematic program of repurchasing shares of stock in market transactions at current market prices, in competition with other prospective investors. Operationally efficient marketOperationally efficient marketMarket in which investors can obtain transactions services that reflect the true costs associated with furnishing those services. Also called an internally efficient market. Operational DefinitionOperational DefinitionA description in quantifiable terms of what to measure and the steps to follow to measure it consistently. Deming has suggested that a good operational definition includes: 1) a criterion to be applied, 2) a way to determine whether the criterion is satisfied, and 3) a way to interpret the results of the test. An operational definition is developed for each KQC or process variable before data is collected. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC)Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC)A loose economic affiliation of Southeast Asian and Far Eastern nations. The most prominent members are China, Japan, and Korea. Further SuggestionsDiscontinued operationsIncome statement (statement of operations) Operations department Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) |
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