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GC Glossary

This glossary was drawn from the three-language versions of the Practical Guide to Corporate Governance prepared by the IFC – International Finance Corporation – and OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the support of GCGF – Global Corporate Governance Forum, in 2009 and 2010 with the active participation of the founder of Better Governance, Sandra Guerra.

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Daily Volume of Shares Traded

Volume of a given stock traded on the financial exchange each day.

Volume de uma determinada ação negociada no mercado financeiro todos os dias.

Volumen de un determinado paquete accionario que se negocia cada día en el mercado financiero.

Debt Ratio (current + long term financial debt/total assets)

A measure of the long-term financial leverage of the firm.

Medida da alavancagem financeira da empresa no longo prazo.

Parámetro para medir la relación de endeudamiento a largo plazo de la empresa.

Disclosure

The public dissemination of material, market-influencing information in accordance with the requirements of a regulatory authority or in accordance with self-regulatory contracts. It is one of the main corporate governance principles.

Disseminação pública de material, informação capaz de afetar o mercado de acordo com os requisitos de uma autoridade reguladora ou de acordo com contratos de autorregulação. É um dos mais importantes princípios de governança corporativa.