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AbstractOrientation: Exchange market pressure (EMP) is the selling pressure of domestic currency or excess demand needed for foreign currency.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyse EMP using extreme value theory (EVT) and to ... see more

Severe floods in the Western Cape Province of South Africa have caused significant damage to property and infrastructure over the past decade (2003–2014). The hydrological design criteria for exposed structures and design flood calculations are based most... see more

Floods are the most common and widely distributed natural risk, causing over £1 billion of damage per year in the UK as a result of recent events. Climatic projections predict an increase in flood risk; it becomes urgent to assess climate change impact on... see more

AbstractIn this article we fit a time-dependent generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution to annual maximum flood heights at three sites: Chokwe, Sicacate and Combomune in the lower Limpopo River basin of Mozambique. A GEV distribution is fitted to six... see more

AbstractOrientation: In light of the global financial instabilities, investors and risk analysts need extreme risk management tools to help them accurately monitor and reduce market exposure in an investment portfolio.Research purpose: The main ... see more

Extreme value theory (EVT) has been widely applied in fields such as hydrology and insurance. It is a tool used to reflect on probabilities associated with extreme, and thus rare, events. EVT is useful in modeling the impact of crashes or situations of ex... see more

AbstractNatural hazards (events that may cause actual disasters) are established in the literature as major causes of various massive and destructive problems worldwide. The occurrences of earthquakes, floods and heat waves affect millions of people throu... see more

AbstractNelspruit and its environs frequently experience extreme high annual maximum daily rainfall (AMDR) events resulting in flood hazards. These flood hazards have caused flood disasters that have resulted in loss of property and lives. The main object... see more

AbstractOrientation: Empirical knowledge regarding which financial statement variables are linked to firm value is critical for profitable equity investment.Research purpose: The study examines the impact of earnings before interest and taxes from continu... see more

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