Forthe contractor, the bidestimate is usually regarded as the budget estimate, which will beusedforcontrolpurposes as well as forplanningconstructionfinancing.
Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf group are -- were affiliates of al Qaeda, to include sanctuary that was being provided forpurposes of financing and other endeavors.
The two firms are the industry leaders in the (once) lucrative business of providing hedge funds with financing, lending them shares for short-selling purposes, settling trades and housing fund assets.
They have borrowed not only for their own direct purposes to build public works and housing but also for enterprises known as local-government financing vehicles, whose businesses often have a low rate of return.