Several veteran Global Voices contributing authors are joined by leading transparency activists around the world to make up our team of researchers and research reviewers.

In fact, because we think reading literature is such an enjoyable way to learn about another culture, we have a fun challenge for all Global Voices contributors and readers, and bloggers everywhere.

The Shareholder Spring Continues

For example, they use return on equity as their primary measure of profitability, but neglect to distinguish between ROE and shareholder value.

No Shareholders Spring

One of their correspondents was killed.

The more contributors there are, the more useful Tatoeba will become!

The insurer faces adverse selection, because he cannot distinguish between good and bad risks.

I can hear them sing the sounds of the car alarms like they were songs of spring.

Based on its review of the documents submitted, including documents and clarifications received in response to procedural orders, the Panel concluded that the issues presented by the claims in this instalment had been adequately developed and that oral proceedings were not required.

Voices No.

Tweets of Freedom

They cite the need to deliver high returns for shareholders, implying that tighter regulations undermine shareholders interests.

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Victims' voices neglected

States with more than 2 million inhabitants have 4 votes, 6 million inhabitants have 5 votes, 7 million inhabitants have 6 votes.

Higher equity capital requirements, for example, require banks to fund themselves with relatively more equity and relatively less debt.

This is not a shareholders spring it is the winter of their discontent.

Increasingly, pillars of the establishment are sounding like shrill critics.

Voices Woohoo! Yeah. Nice.

Voices It's going ballistic. Oh shit.

Voices from the ground

Silence vs. citizen voices

They are used to the sounds of war.

One delegation emphasized that voices of non United Nations agencies should be heard more systematically.

They are voiceless, unclear , nameless people.

He pulls us up and drags us to the door kicking and screaming.

Why have the voices of the poor not been heard?

Voices against poverty

The Committee adopted the draft resolution, by a recorded vote of 106 to 4, with 61 abstentions.

Operative paragraph 15 was retained by 105 votes to 8, with 8 abstentions.

Net contributors would be locked into a relationship with the markets a convincing creditor.

Bothayna, one of the contributors in the campaign, wrote on her blog The campaign, that's been launched by some bloggers, asking you to have a voice, doesn't really count which party you will vote for.

They're yelling deploy. Voices Oh shit.

Whether or not to play event sounds.

Whether or not to play event sounds

Are Iraqi citizen journalists being heard? How is that happening? Yes.

Imagine a world in which the voices of youth count.

The Committee adopted the Cuban proposal by a roll call vote of 8 to 4, with 6 abstentions.

Ali Shafeya Al Moussawi was a contributor to the video blog, Alive in Baghdad.

Cash to net beneficiaries is paid in by net contributors.

The fishing industry is a major contributor to marine debris.

As I stand in the yard I hear the sound of screams, moans, investigators, whiplashes, electricity. Different sounds, but they all indicate the same thing.

Draft resolution XV was adopted by 110 votes to 6, with 61 abstentions (resolution 60 164).