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EI

1 American  

E.I. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. East Indian.

  2. East Indies.


EI British  

abbreviation

  1. East Indian

  2. East Indies

  3. social psychol emotional intelligence

  4. (in Canada) Employment Insurance: a regular payment to a person who is out of work, funded by contributions from workers and employers

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It also owns movie production and distribution company Medusa and holds a 40% stake in privately-held Italian broadcasting tower group EI Towers.

From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2023

The book value of MFE’s 40% stake in unlisted EI Towers is around 437 million euros, based on MFE’s 2020 financial statements, implying an overall valuation of EI Towers at more than 1 billion euros.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2022

ATO, Smiley said, has no connection with the organization known on campus as EI.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2014

Daniel Goleman expanded and popularised the theory, maintaining that EI is a better predictor of workplace success than IQ.

From Forbes • Sep. 11, 2012

"No. I won't let this EI informer know about that."

From Traders Risk by Aycock, Roger D.