the maximum sum to be contributed by each party in a joint venture or joint business undertaking
the maximum number of investments that may be purchased and sold in a given situation or market, for example, at U.S. Treasury auctions, bidders may not apply for more than a certain percentage of the securities being offered
the maximum amount of a particular commodity, product, or service that can be imported into or exported out of a country
Wiktionary Definition for: Quota
#A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
#''In business'' - A time-measured goal for production or achievement.
#''In trade'' - A form of protectionism used to restrict the import of something to a specific quantity. (Sawyer & Sprinkle, ''International Economics, 2nd Edition'' , 2003, p 157)
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The Estonian trawl fishery has been operating under an individual transferable quota ITQ system since 2001 when auctioning a part of the quota was also first implemented. This study analyzes the effect of quota auctions on the structure of the fleet and the performance of the system in managing excessive...
The sales force in an organization consists of different sales persons. To process the sale systematically, each sales person is given a sales quota. Setting the sales quota itself is an elaborate process. Several issues have to be addressed therein. If the sales quota is set too low, the company...
With the dawn of year 2005, 'quantitative restrictions' or 'quota system' in textiles and apparels sector will come to an end, making way for retailers and private label brand manufacturers to source openly across the globe. This white paper discusses the impact of quota elimination on key stakeholders and the...
NOAA recently announced, for the first time in the three-year history of individual fishing quota management, entry level fishermen and fishermen on small boats will be able to qualify for federal financial help in buying quota share in the halibut and sablefish fisheries off Alaska. The new loan program for...
This article exploits particular characteristics of the California dairy quota program and an unusually rich data set to study the capitalization of program benefits and risks associated with farm policy. The design of the California dairy quota program helps make flow returns to quota ownership and the capitalized value of...
Milk quota was sold at an average price of 0.38 [euro] per kilo at the latest German quota exchange on April 1. This was down 17% or 0.08 [euro] compared with the price at the previous sale in November 2004, reports the German Farmers' Union DBV. I...
SPECIALTY SUGAR TARIFF-RATE QUOTA: USDA is soliciting public comments on the administration of the allocation of the specialty sugar tariff-rate quota TRQ. USDA is proposing to administer the specialty sugar TRQ in two tranches. The first tranche w SPECIALTY SUGAR TARIFF-RATE QUOTA: USDA is soliciting public...
Economists advocate tradable emission quota as an ideal policy instrument to tackle environmental externalities because they would allow separating efficiency from equity considerations. An efficient allocation of abatement efforts is ensured by the operation of a competitive permit market; equity objectives can be pursued by the choice of a suitable...
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart shared its outlook on quota elimination, price deflation and the future of RFID during the annual Lehman Brothers Retail Seminar here last week. Despite industry concerns regarding quota imbalances this year--primarily th NEW YORK...
With an OPEC quota of 1.162m b/d, Libya now is producing 1.4m b/d - up from 1.35m b/d in recent months. Libya is demanding a higher quota from OPEC. It has forced foreign PSA operators to lower their production. But these companies, which now accoun ...
Producing 2m b/d, Nigeria has an OPEC quota of 1.787m b/d and is facing a financial crisis. It is demanding an increase in its quota. Abuja is under pressure from foreign and local producers to leave OPEC. Nigeria's income from oil exports in the fi ...
Opec used the language of global responsibility to explain a hike in its quota, announced Wednesday, that will add no new oil to the market. Opec used the language of global responsibility to explain a hike in its quota, announced Wednesday, that will add...
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