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Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

 
 
noun (abbreviation FCIC) GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS, FINANCE

Definition

an organization that was created by the US government to examine the causes of the very serious financial and economic problems in the US from 2007-2010. It published its report in January 2011
(Definition of Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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