But wouldn't you agree that an understanding of finance, software or telecom is what's needed in 2001?
But however dull, the country's demographics are vital to understanding Japanese finance.
Nobody with an elementary understanding of finance should have approved them.
But what exactly does this add to our understanding of business, finance or economics?
Forbes talked to Stone about how the first Wall Street movie changed the way people think about finance, understanding the recent meltdown and how Gekko still fits in.
That too requires that finance professionals deepen their understanding of international strategy and the varying ways by which it relates to finance.
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But Youssif said he is not in favour of shifting towards Islamic finance without fully understanding all the aspects of Islamic banking.
Gaining an understanding of the relationships between finance and international strategy will enable finance professionals to exploit the substantial scope that is available to create distinctive value at the interaction between these functions.
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Fed policy makers need to use their detailed understanding of micro economics and bank finance to creatively implement policy adjustments.
Thanks to the relentless focus on risk from a broad array of threats, the CEO role requires extraordinary understanding of many disciplines, from finance to operations to technology.
The quite obvious implication of this fuller understanding of Shariah is that one cannot speak of Shariah-compliant finance, business, or economics in the U.S. without understanding Shariah as articulated by the Shariah authorities and its ramifications for the U.S. investor.
Ambient awareness may sound esoteric, but it directly helps accounting and finance teams to be more strategic by understanding what each department is doing as well as the financial and business ramifications for the overall business.
His theories have also helped with understanding the choice between equity and debt, and corporate finance more generally.
As well as balancing short-and long-term objectives in this way, Mr Ros's understanding of Ericsson's overall strategy has enabled him to expand far beyond corporate finance.
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