According to wikipedia corporate governance means the set of procedures, customs, guidelines, regulation and institutions affecting the way a corporation is directed, managed.
It is a type of system by which corporate business houses are controlled and directed. Corporate governance includes law responsibilities as well as social, environmental and moral responsibilities.
As defined by corporate charter corporate governance [...]

The term government funded research is used to describe scientific studies which are paid for by the government. During the Second World War, the governments of each side invested heavily in scientific research in order to try and develop technologies which would give them an advantage in the war. Technologies such as radar, rockets, jet [...]

Building Societies were originally created in the United Kingdom to help poorer people construct homes for themselves. Members of the society would pool their savings within the organisation. When sufficient funds had been accumulated to purchase or construct a home, the money would be transferred to one member of the society. The process would continue [...]

Gross national income (GNI) is a measure of a country’s wealth. Many such measures exist, all varying slightly in how they are calculated. Gross Domestic Product is the most widely cited measured of national wealth. Gross National Income is an alternative measure which is very similar to Gross Domestic Product. Gross National Income is calculated [...]

A high-yield bond is a debt instrument which is judged to carry a high risk of default and therefore attracts an interest rate premium from the bond issuer to compensate to the perceived higher risk. Bonds are issued by companies when they need to raise money. The creditworthiness of each company, and therefore any bonds [...]