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VERTICAL INTEGRATION Definition
VERTICAL INTEGRATION is the extent to which a firm owns its upstream suppliers and its downstream buyers. Control upstream is referred to as backward integration (towards suppliers of raw material), while control of activities downstream (towards the eventual buyer) is referred to as forward integration.
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AROE is Adjusted Return on Equity.
T-BILL see TREASURY BILL.

