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ASSET FORMATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capital formation
1, record 1, English, capital%20formation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- asset formation 2, record 1, English, asset%20formation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The net addition to total capital stocks in a given period. It represents the addition of new capital stock to existing stock after subtracting depreciation, damage, and other physical deterioration of the existing capital stock ... capital formation is important because capital is the base of future production. 3, record 1, English, - capital%20formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de capital
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20capital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action, pour une entreprise, d'obtenir les ressources nécessaires à son exploitation. 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20capital
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Article d'actif - Codage dérivé pour désigner une formation de capital résultant de l'utilisation par le Ministère de ses propres ressources. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20capital
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Verificación (Contabilidad)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- formación de capital
1, record 1, Spanish, formaci%C3%B3n%20de%20capital
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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