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Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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market-based corporate governance system

Financial services; General Finance

Organization of a corporation whereby the supervisory board represents a dispersed set of largely equity shareholders.

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

Financial services; General Finance

Agency established by the World Bank that offers various forms of political risk insurance to corporations.

market-book ratio

Financial services; General Finance

Market price of a share divided by book value per share.

multilateral netting system

Financial services; General Finance

Elimination of offsetting cash flows between a parent and several subsidiaries.

Multinational corporation (MNC)

Financial services; General Finance

A firm that operates in more than one country.

market capitalisation

Financial services; General Finance

The total dollar value of all outstanding shares. Computed as shares times current market price. Capitalization is a measure of corporate size.

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