The shadow banking system consists of lenders, brokers, and other credit
intermediaries who fall outside the realm of traditional regulated banking. It is
generally unregulated and not subject to the same kinds of risk, liquidity, and
capital restrictions as traditional banks are. Examples of intermediaries not
subject to regulation include hedge funds, unlisted derivatives, blockchains,
and other unlisted instruments. Examples of unregulated activities by
regulated institutions include credit default swaps and collateral loan
obligations.

The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football since 1956.The Ballon d’Or is generally regarded as football’s most prestigious and valuable individual award. Conceived by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran, the Ballon d'Or award honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on voting by football journalists.

Private banks deposit a certain share of their savings into the central bank.
The central bank pays interest to the private banks. A negative interest rate
essentially works as a tax on the banks of private bank savings deposited in
the central bank.

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is an annual engineering exam
conducted in order to give admissions to students to hundreds of
engineering colleges across India, based on their rank in the exam. Over amillion students sit for JEE every year and only 10,000 of those make it to
IITs after taking the exam. The 'holistic admission approach' is a popular
admission methodology used by Ivy League colleges. The non-exhaustivemetrics of admission under this model include academic achievements,
extra-curricular activities, LORs, essays, interviews etc.

"The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is an elite paramilitary force of Bangladesh formed in 2004, comprising members from various law enforcement agencies and is tasked with combatting crime, terrorism, and counter-narcotics.
While it has been credited with reducing crime rates, over the years RAB has received regular criticism from the international community on its lack accountability and alleged human rights violations, examples being the US sanctioning certain members and accusations from Human Rights Watch.
RAB has a mixed reception from the Bangladesh citizens with some crediting them for reducing crime and terrorism through their swift actions, and others showing concern about RAB enjoying impunity and becoming a political tool."

Technocrats are individuals who have expertise in specific technical or scientific fields and are often involved in making decisions and policies related to those areas. They are known for their reliance on data, evidence, and technical knowledge to address complex societal and economic issues.

Structural Adjustment Programmes(SAPs) are economic policies for
developing countries that have been promoted by the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund(IMF) since the early 1980s by the provision of
loans conditional on the adoption of certain policies. Policies usually involve a
combination of free-market policies such as privatisation, fiscal austerity, free
trade and deregulation.

""Business gay performance"" refers to a form of queerbaiting done by male pop stars during their on stage performance, where they exhibit acts and conducts that make them resemble romantic relationship, such as close physical contact, mostly to appeal to their fanbase.

"An IPL-type auction system is one where each team has a fixed wallet allowance. The amount is decided by the regulating authority after a thorough assessment. In theory, if you start from year 1, every team will have the same amount of money to mandatorily buy a minimum of 15 players. Teams have the flexibility to distribute their budget among players as they see fit. They can choose to spend more on marquee players or allocate their funds differently based on their team strategy and requirements. In practice, additionally, teams can also carry forward a certain portion of their unspent budget from the previous season, allowing them to have a higher budget in subsequent auctions.

The FFP (Financial Fair Play) is a system that adopts a set of regulations implemented by the UEFA to promote financial stability and fair competition in European football clubs. Under the FFP regulations, clubs are required to balance their financial books and operate within certain financial parameters. These parameters include limitations on losses, restrictions on excessive spending, and the promotion of sustainable financial practices. Though this system does not impose a cap on investments a club can make, clubs are expected to generate sufficient revenue to cover their expenses and investments, rather than relying solely on wealthy owners. It encourages clubs to focus on revenue generation through commercial activities, ticket sales, and sponsorships to maintain financial stability and self-sufficiency. "

The Pope is considered the supreme authority in the Catholic Church. He is
the Bishop of Rome and the spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics
worldwide. The Pope's authority extends to matters of doctrine, morality, and
church governance. The pope is elected by the College of Cardinals.

"The "cinematic grants committee" is a board which provides grants for the upliftment of women in the cinematic industry as well as representation of women in cinema. Currently, the film industry is male dominated with respect to capital, wages etc, as well as having sparse representation of women in the films released. The grants committee chooses the best few works from all the works they review, and help the chosen scripts with necessary funding and production as per their criteria. Bechdel test is a criteria to measure representation and bias against women in works of fiction. A work is said to pass the bechdel test if it:
1. has at least two (named) women;
2. who have a conversation spanning longer than a few minutes;
3. about something other than a man. While seemingly simple, a huge number of films (around 40% in 2019) currently fail to pass this test, oftentimes including a decent number of works produced by women. "

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or I.N.D.I.A. is a coalition of 26 opposition parties in India. The aim of this alliance is to fight the 2024 General Election against the Narendra Modi and BJP led NDA Coalition.

The kibbutz communal child-rearing method is a unique approach to childcare that originated in Israel on kibbutzim, which are collective communities. In a kibbutz, members live and work together, sharing
resources and responsibilities, including the care of children.

The ""Third Safe Country"" is a policy among developed nations wherein they send potential refugees to a developing countries. This is done with the agreement of both countries.

An Advance Care Directive (ACD) is a legal document in which a person of
sound mind specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are
no longer able to make decisions for themselves (because of illness or
incapacity). Doctors are legally required to uphold the instructions of an ACD,
irrespective of their professional medical opinions.

Assuming such technology exists, "fractional capital punishment" is a form of punishment wherein heinous crimes are punished by using this technology to reduce the number of years the individual is going to live. The number of years reduced is in proportion to the degree of the crime.

You are Farjun Trendulkar, a professional cricketer and the son of a former player of the Indian national team whose career is widely regarded to have been a failure.

You have two contracts on the table. The act of signing either of these contracts is an irreversible process and there's no third contract possible.

Contract A: 'Round The Year' contract which binds you to a privately owned franchise (eg. Mumbai Indians). Under this, you have to "exclusively" play for Mumbai Indians and associated franchise teams in their respective domestic IPL-type leagues of other countries for the rest of your career.

Contract B: 'National Team' contract under which you exclusively can play for the cricket board of your country for the rest of your career. Playing for any other franchise/body is prohibited.