Essays on Foreign Investment

The following is the outline we had to follow for our paper, the part in yellow is what I need you to complete for me please. The rest I have already done and the content I wrote can be found below.

1. Background (description of the problem or initial assumptions) a. List up the different aspects of the company’s background. b. Precisely identify the problem or challenge to be solved. c. Describe the initial assumptions for the elaboration of the plan. d. Presents a well-founded starting hypothesis, clearly written. 2. Company / Organization internal analysis. a. Develop a ...

International Business

Abstract The underlying study is an analysis of camel cookies which is a UAE based business willing to expand in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company is already functioning in few Arab countries with a goal to satisfy customers and uplift the Arab culture in a modern way. Founded in 2013, the company has successfully met the demands of the domestic market. The first part of the paper plans to analyze the business concept of camel cookies and the second part entails a detailed political and legal analysis of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the company is about to ...

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Introduction US has been the center of the global economy for the past several decades, and hence decisions taken by the U.S government can have significant impact on the rest of the world. In the same manner, the monetary policies formed by the Federal Reserve (FED) – the central bank of the United States –influence the economic policies of other countries worldwide. Therefore, central banks worldwide are closely monitoring the moves of the FED so as to make timely adjustments to their economic and monetary policies. The U.S economy was severely hit by the global financial ...

Introduction

For the last two decades the popularity of the international investment arbitration and legislation has been dramatically increased. The volume of cases considered by virtue of the interpretation of the provisions of the bilateral investment treaties signed between the parties of the commercial relations has been increased. In addition, this trend reflects the preference of the business units and states in signing agreements with the umbrella clauses due to their simplicity and efficiency in determination of the disputes between the parties. The availability of several mechanisms that can be used for the determination of the interests of the parties ...

Globalization can be defined as the process through which economies of different nations are becoming increasingly connected. Moreover, with a globalized economy, consumers can purchase goods and services from various parts of the world irrespective of their location. This is possible due to the introduction of the internet among other platforms that support the practice. It is worth acknowledging that globalization is inevitable as economies are becoming increasingly interconnected each day. This study seeks to explore the concept of globalization, cite its advantage and disadvantage while appreciating some of the global cities in the US and how globalization has ...

CONCLUSION

5. Conclusion The research was conducted complying with a predefined set of tools, techniques, and methods. It was accomplished without exceeding the limit of time and other resource allocated for this purpose. This chapter sets out to throw light as to what degree the study has succeeded in meeting research objectives and how it can be applied to managerial level. It is followed by detailed identifications of future prospects of research based on the current study. Finally, the researcher draws attention to some of the drawbacks of the research project along with an assessment of their impact on overall ...

ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

3. Analysis and Findings 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Analytical Tool – Regression Multiple regressions are performed to assess the relationship of single independent variable i.e. crude oil prices (on Brent benchmarking) with all four dependent variables including Indian GDP growth, Indian Balance of Payments, Exchange rate between INR and USD, and the inflation rate in India. 3.3. Measures for Independent Variable – Crude Oil Price Crude oil is the most commonly traded commodity in the international market. Crude oil price stands independent variable in the underlying study, and same is considered for this purpose of analysis. The Periodic time frame for change ...

Issues in East Asian Studies

Deng Xiaoping is the Chinese revolutionary and politician, unofficially – he is the head of the country. This man became known throughout the world due to his political and economic ideas. He played a very important role in the development of the country. Since the late 1970s and the early 1990s, he proclaimed the policy of economic reform and the building of socialism with the "Chinese characteristics." During his campaign, the Celestial Empire became a strong and developed state. He put forward the idea of ​​China and Taiwan's unification on the principle of "one country – two systems". In the world, ...

#1. The Challenge – Future is shaped by non-linear changes and chance events? How can you prepare your organization for an uncertain future? (Answer for Tata Consultancy Svcs). Yes, it is unequivocally true that the future is indeed shaped by non-linear changes. These changes sometimes cause events which appear as chance events, but an organization can prepare for an uncertain future in several ways. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) can continue to prepare its organization for an uncertain future first of all, by remaining sensitive to the shifts in economic, demographic business needs, and environmental forces (Govindarajan). The classic example of ...

IKEA: Case Study Summary

IKEA The world’s largest furniture retailer, IKEA, was founded in 1943, Sweden. The company assumed its current position as primarily a furniture business after Ingvar Kamprad, its founder, started selling furniture through IKEA five years later. The expansion of IKEA into different countries in Europe and then subsequently to other continents could be regarded as one of the historically significant event that led to modern globalization. As of today, IKEA is operating a sum of 384 stores and in 48 countries. This essay is an attempt to outline the working principle of IKEA, its organizational structure, corporate culture, ...

Introduction

Apple Inc. is an American multinational cooperation that specializes in the design and the manufacture of consumer electronic goods, hardware and software implements. This company is best known for their personal computer line, which is subscribed to by millions of loyal users. Apple company has its headquarters in Cupertino in the state of California with an upwards of 284 retail locations in more than ten different countries. The company has recently made major strides in establishing markets in foreign markets with records of great profit. Nonetheless, as it can be expected for any multinational corporation, the process of establishing ...

ANALYSIS- A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS SCENARIO IN 2060

Analysis- A Sustainable business Scenario in 2060 3 Introduction 3

Business Scenario 2060 5 Relating the 2060 Scenario to today 8

References 10

Analysis- A Sustainable business Scenario in 2060 Introduction A scenario is a consistent and orderly description that has a logical flow of different hypothetical characteristics about the past, present and future developments activities of an organization. The definition infers that a scenario gives business the basis on which management would take the robust actions to sustain the business operation. Rosneft Company based in Russia is my selection company. The scenario indicates the future situation of the business. Rosneft ...

Introduction

Our countries are globally connected and the change in one country affects the other. The stock and the bond market form an integral part of the country' wealth and development. Though there are benefits in investing in international market but there are also high risk in these transactions. To have better idea whether to invest in international market or not we will discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of investing in the international market.

Advantages of Investing in International Market

When a country invests in the international market it increases  the holding of foreign stocks other than domestic ones. The portfolio becomes more diverse and ...

Question 1; why was Europe such a dominant influence on the world in the 19th century?

Within the nineteenth century, Europe was considered a global powerhouse especially in the economic perspective. The production prowess and efficiency of the continent was above all the rest. There are different reasons attributed to the European dominance within the 19th century. One of the reasons was its powerful connection between market incentives and technology, which enabled it uncover the prospect of coal energy. Secondly, there emerged different developments in physics, medicine and even science, which offered immeasurable contributions to the population growth within Europe. The growth in population directly and indirectly improved the economic developments therefore reinforcing the continent’ ...

China

1. COUNTRY

We have chosen China as a country for analysis

2. RECOMMENDATION We have decided to convert US dollar to Chinese yuan on May 24, 2016. The total cost in dollars according to this option is calculated further in question 9. 3. CHINESE ECONOMY OVERVIEW China’s role in the international arena has been growing in the recent years. Apart from being the most populous country with over 1.3 billion people and one of the largest countries in the world by territory, it has been experiencing substantial economic development in the past decades (Naughton 3). China is the second largest economy in the world after the USA. ...

Saudi Arabia is a peninsula found in South Western Corner of the Asian Continent with its capital city in Riyadh. The country has the largest desert in the world known as Rub’al-Khali among other outstanding things about Saudi Arabia. The form of currency is known as Saudi Riyal, and they rule under the kingdom form of government. Saudi Arabia is rich in traditional values, culture, religion, cuisines and the hospitality of the citizens who are of Islamic Religion. The culture and traditions of Saudi Arabia appear unique as they ensure it is passed on from one generation to ...

International Marketing – Iceland Supermarket

Introduction Iceland Foods Ltd. is one of the leading names in the food retail sector in the UK. The company was founded by Malcolm Walker in 1970; and, since then, it has undergone consistent growth in its popularity, consumer-base, and profitability in the domestic market. Before, fridges and freezers came to be commonly used; it focused on selling loose frozen foods i.e. vegetables and meat. Later on, it worked on product development strategy by introducing some branded grocery items that proved to be a booster to its sales revenue. Within 46 years of its business life, the company has ...

U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of ...

Lenovo Group Limited is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops personal computers, servers and IT software. Amid the global dotcom bubble in the 2000s, Lenovo began to pump resources into sectors such as mobile phones, internet-related business and information technology services. The technology joy ride was short-lived as competition at home grew ferociously with the mainland's entry into the World Trade Organization, eating into Lenovo’s bottom line. After this ill-fated strategy of diversification and a focus on the domestic market between 2001 and 2003, Lenovo chairman Yang Yuanqing said in an interview with the South China Morning ...

Introduction

The Bhopal disaster is considered to be the deadliest event in the corporate history of the world. Due to the leakage of lethal gases out of the factory, there were around 4000 deaths within 72 hours, while the number surged to around 15,000 within few weeks. It has been estimated by that 200,000 people became permanently disabled due to this incident. This incident is a pure case of intense corporate negligence. This case caused a major foreign investment dispute between government of India and Union Carbide Corporation. This dispute arose from the notion that some companies have ...

Introduction

The primary purpose of this paper is threefold: First, is to provide a clear picture of Foreign Investment in Japan. Second, based on the investigation of available literature present an analysis of the performance of foreign firms in the country with a particular emphasis on the possible measures to protect foreign investment, challenges, and investment opportunities. Thirdly, is to assess the future of foreign firms currently operational in the country and the likelihood of other businesses entering Japan in the future. To answer these questions, the discussion presented herein examines the economic situation in the country and the place ...

Abstract

Developed countries have long agreed that there is a necessity to assist developing countries if the world is to develop continuously without issues. These developing countries have the capacity to compete against developed countries if they are given enough support and education on how they can bolster their development. Today, two regions are currently succeeding in breaking the expectations of the international community and they are East Asia and Latin America. Since the end of the Second World War, countries for both regions launched extensive economic reforms that enabled prosperity to persist in the region. Considering this change within ...

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of conflict in the international system (Gilpin 1918).” The power shift from dominance by the ...

Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula. It has been an ancient trade center. Trade was considered crucial for the development of the country in the earlier period. Different trade routes were developed to transport agricultural goods. Saudi has emerged from an agricultural society into a diversified economy and is at present the world’s largest oil producer. Increase in oil exports, helped the country to build basic infrastructures and also improve commerce and industry. This resulted in an economic transformation and progress to become a fast developing country in the world. ...

Introduction

The changing economic situation and global trends often impact the European economies and Germany is not exempted. Germany has asserted its authority as one of the global economic powers with reduced cases of unemployment and growing economy. In the past decade, German took major steps towards changing the labor market in what turned to be labor reforms. The radical labor market alterations have since yielded the lowest form of unemployment. Economic growth remains critical to every nation’s progress. While economic growth determines the living standards of every member of the nation, the contribution of the citizens towards nation ...

Insecurity and Currency Devaluation in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria

Insecurity and Currency Devaluation in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria

Introduction

Geography and history have truly taken its toll on Africa. Africa, the cradle of civilization, continues to be an enigma to the rest of the world. The continent commonly referred to as the Dark Continent has suffered from gross prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, and neglect from the rest of the world. Most Europeans and Americans see Africans as inferior, living in the jungle (forest), uncivilized, primitive, violent cannibals and so forth. But obviously, recent occurrences in Africa have proved them true even though not in toto. The genocide and ...

Economics

2016-03-30

Introduction

This paper is devoted to the economic system of Canada and necessary preconditions for its further development. As we know, investments always play an important role in order to develop the country’s economy. There are two main types of investments: portfolio and foreign direct investments. The first type is considered as investing in a set of different securities in order to get profit. The totality of the securities makes portfolio. This portfolio allows getting such characteristics, when different securities are combined, which cannot be obtained when investing in separate financial instruments. Assets of portfolio usually include bonds ...

Foreign Investment in China Banking Sector: HR Challenges

According to China’s perspective, foreign investment and participation can be also controlled by the government the way it controls national banks. Moreover, China managed to be quite successful in attracting foreign capital, while the only gap is the implementation of Human Resource policies. The partnership should be well-grounded and compatible with Chinese culture and values. The banking industry in China is being under a strict control of the government. There is a specific hierarchy of institutions that are established to exercise control. The entrance and exit from the banking system for small institutions are very complicated. The total ...

Government-Business Relations

Predominantly, free trade entails trade between two or more countries where there is an elimination of restrictions such as import duties, local production subsidies, import licenses, and export bounties. The common argument used to support free trade is that countries have different resources endowment. Therefore, each country should specialize in the production of goods and services in which it has a comparative cost advantage. Varying levels of technology required for resource exploitation necessitate the need for countries with advanced technology to invest in other countries where technological knowledge is less developed. The decision to allow foreign investment involves some ...

Globalization is a term used to explain the enhanced connectivity between nations, institutions, corporations, culture and people. It assumes a borderless world whereby ideas, finances, goods and services move freely across perceived boundaries that include borders, languages, governments and time. Some circles suggest we are in a second wave of globalization following the industrial revolution that emanated from England in the 18th century (Lewellen, 2002). The current wave of globalization has been prompted by the growth in communications, particularly in relation to advancements in, and widespread use of networked technologies.

Modernization can be interpreted as a western conception of industrialization. In a traditional ...

Foreign investment is defined as “the flow of capital from one country to another in exchange for significant ownership stakes in domestic companies or other domestic assets” (Investopedia 2015). Simply put foreign investment is putting up capital for a business opportunity in a country other than the home country. In the wake of the recent economic crisis that originated in the collapse of the US housing bubble in 2007, investing in international market is a smart business move to ultimately reduce the risk entailed in business ventures.

The most attractive aspect of foreign investment is that it ...

With Egypt being a densely populated country with a total of 85 million people, one is almost assured of a readily available market for his or her product (World Bank Group, 2014). Being an attractive market owing its perfect mix of commercial and demographic links, Egypt is arguably the most apposite destination four our jewellery company. In essence, Egypt has demonstrated to be the most suitable destination for any kind of business particularly our jewellery business. Owing the fact that it is strategically located, has attractive market size for any product, it has apposite legal and political avenues for conducting business (World ...

International business

Introduction

International business involves global businesses setting out to find new markets in other countries other than their own as a way to have competitive advantage over other businesses and gain more revenue and prosperity. Most companies have set out for this mission in an overall goal of globalization but some business gain more advantage than others (Boyd 2005, p.123). There are some reasons that lead companies to break boarders and establish their businesses in other countries. Some of these reasons include the need for expansion, reduce costs of production where in some countries business environments are conducive such ...

International Business; Global Marketing

The Wal-Mart history and operational experience is the perfect explanation for the disadvantages and the advantages of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in China (Roberts, 2013) and the investment climate scenario. The Wal-Mart is the biggest retail chain worldwide, and it has sales of approximately 374.5 million dollars and in China, the sales offered by Wal-Mart are diversified with the wide range of products it offers. The Wal-Mart in China is known as Sam’s club with over seventy branches in the country. Wal-Mart has diversified and expanded over the years since it has been favored by the regulatory ...

Developing countries are vulnerable to a number of economic problems; they have struggled with relatively extreme poverty and are likely to suffer from the effects of the current financial crisis globally. To minimize the cost of poverty developing countries need to develop vibrant strategies to increase living standards of their people. In order to achieve high living standards of their citizens and to increase the level of the economy, the government has to liaise with foreign investors especially from developed countries. It has been proofed that foreign direct investment plays a key role by providing the finance that could not be ...

Italy’s political environment

The nature of the political environment of any nation influences investment decision, to the large extent. There are different ways through which the political divide of any nation or region is deemed to affect the operation of globally originated firms that invest within its boundaries. For any global company to accept to invest in a foreign country, the political environment should be encouraging. Conducive environmental factors that are deemed to attract ambitions to invest in any place within the global divide incorporate the political stability. Ideally, a country that is muddled with crime-hosting environment, nationalism as well as regional disagreement is ...

Chapter 1

1. Some of the factors that affect investors’ interests in foreign investment are the region of the world, the maturity of the hotel industry in that region, and the varied real estate and capital markets throughout the world. Among these, the first two are the ones most related to the host country.

2. Hotels are considered high-risk international investments because unlike the products of manufacturing companies, unsold hotel rooms cannot be stored for later use. In addition, real estate and construction costs constantly increase. Still, other risks include natural disasters, political instability, terrorist activities, fluctuations in exchange rate, and ...

Introduction

The IFRS are accounting standards, rules and principles that were introduced by an independent organization in the United Kingdom, known as the International Accountants Standards Board. The institution puts forward that the standards would better serve public companies worldwide than the local standards in the country due to the aspect of comparability, transparency and economic growth. There are several countries that have adopted the IFRS over the recent years. The transition to IFRS for the companies in these countries has considerable costs. There are technical and training costs that are incurred that may cause several companies to be cautious ...

What is the relationship between free trade and trade deficit? (2 pgs)

Free trade and the trade deficit are associated through their mutual relationship with the economics of a market. Contrary to what many might believe, a trade deficit translates directly to debt for those within a country. The growth of a trade deficit is often a sign of extreme growth within an economy. To how much of a degree a country decides to restrict or allow the free trade of goods can have a direct influence on the trade deficit of the country. Free trade agreements allow countries to trade with one another under fewer restrictions, with the purpose of increasing the amount of trade that is done ...

What leadership considerations must an organization weigh in selecting another country to open a location such as a manufacturing plant?

While choosing to open a new location in another country, the most important leadership consideration is having strong sense of knowledge as well as experience of the leader in being able to handle employees in a cross cultural environment. The leader must be able to manage the organization in a way to form a balance between the home culture and the host cultural environment. Some of the issues that the leader must be able to handle strongly include sensitivity of the cultural differences, the difference between the laws and regulations of both countries, the difference between the business ethics and practices etc. The leader ...

Abstract

Many of the US companies are trying to enter international markets, outsource the manufacturing processes, and become international. Such activity needs certain knowledge from the company’s managers and all those colleagues that will participate in communications with the foreign partners. Spain has a very rich history and culture and therefore there are many aspects that US business people should learn before starting to work with Spanish partners, suppliers or customers. The economic situation, business etiquette and traditions in Spain are different from the US ones. This is mostly caused by the relaxed rhyme of life in this country and ...

Since the liberation in the 1990s, Columbia has offered national treatment for foreign investors. A wide range of controls and remittance of capital and profit was also improved and foreign investment was initiated in most sectors. Usually, foreign investment does not need prior authorization, except when developed in the restricted regions. Although investments involving sensitive sectors are subject to prior approval, foreign investors are treated as domestic investors. This indicates doing American car business in the Columbia will be a feasible investment. Therefore, I will evaluate the opportunities and challenges of investing the American cars in Columbia. The America ...

In economics, inflation can be explained as a persistent increase in the general price level of goods and services over a period of time. Inflation results in a reduction in the purchasing power per unit of money which means money losses it’s real value over period of time. The inflation rate is measured by inflation index . Inflation index shows the change in percents of general price index also called consumer price index over the period of time. (Mankiw, 2002).

There are described three types of inflation:

1. Demand-pull inflation which is caused by increases in aggregate demand due to increased private and government spending; 2. Cost-push inflation ...

The country of choice

Brazil is the country of choice for foreign investment. According to A.T Kearney consultancy, Brazil is ranked as the third most attractive country for foreign investment in the world. The other best countries include China, India and Poland. Brazil is the 7th largest economy in the world. It has stable political environment and has attained maturity in its institutions. The information technology infrastructure of Brazil is ranked 4th in the world with a turnover of $233 billion in 2012 . Brazil is a country that has shown positive growth since 2002 because of the increased demand for commodities. 2002 was the year ...

Summary of Main Issues Discussed within the Case Study

Further, the author talks about OPT contracts and how they have been beneficial to countries located within Europe. OPT contracts refer to agreements through which firms within the Euro Zone are protected from stiff competition from other regions such as China due to the production costs differential. One of the privileges they enjoy is the freedom to export temporarily. One of the countries that have gained from OPT agreements is Romania, which is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe. This is because OPT agreements led to a significant increase in the orders made from Europe. This in turn ...

Introduction

All Millennium Development Goals have been achieved or are in the process of being achieved in China. It is experiencing economic success because it has moved from being centrally based to a market based economy. This has led to huge economic and social development, lifting more than five hundred million people out of poverty. Being the country with the largest population on earth (1.3 billion or more people), it is the second largest economy and is directly affecting the global economy. China being the largest exporter and second largest importer of goods in the world, it has the largest ...

Major Factors that have led to its Economic Success and Decline

The United Kingdom economy has experienced major changes in the past few decades, which has shifted the factors of economic growth from physical factors such as machinery and manual labor among others to an economy driven by ideas, skills and knowledge. This can be adopted to provide an explanation of the significant growth of the financial services while the manufacturing sectors have also experienced a significant decline. The UK economy is currently driven significantly by the business services sector, which comprise lawyers, specialists, consultants and estate agents. Therefore, the knowledge based industries comprise the most important group in the UK ...

Abstract

Foreign investment is becoming more and more common. Millions of investors directly or indirectly invest in foreign markets these days. However, the process of investing in an asset in a foreign market is more complex than that of investing in the domestic market. That is why a stepwise screening process is important to select the potential markets and sites. The standard steps recommended by most of the investment manager investing in foreign markets include the identification of basic appeal, assessment of the business environment, measurement of the potential of the market and selection of site based on financial analysis.

Introduction

Flows of ...

- Introduction Since Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, there have been a plethora of changes in the country. However, in other ways, the country has remained much the same as it was under British rule. To this day, Hong Kong remains a special administrative region of China, which means that it is afforded special economic and political freedoms that the rest of the country is not afforded. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world, and has a GDP that is the 44th largest in the world. This is no mean feat ...

As commonly defined, the concept of Direct Foreign Investment (or Foreign Direct Investment) as manning (or controlling) ownership of a business enterprise in a certain country by another entity found in a different country or location (Madura, 2012). The common motives of Direct Foreign Investment include, political, economic and competitive. As per the political motive, different countries and their governments often times restrict foreign investors to penetrate their market in fear that it will kill their local markets. The technique used by some enterprises in order for them to invest or enter one country is by agreeing to agree to either manufacturing ...

Introduction

Economic growth an increase in the country’s national income measured over a period. Gross National product and Gross Domestic product are the key measuring indicators that define a country’s growth status based on utilization of resources by the population for productivity. Increase in technological infrastructure facilitates quality production, minimizes waste and costs. According to economic theorists, a country is presumed to attain economic growth when their resources are fully employed in sustaining the social and economic welfare of every citizen (Jones 2002). As result, the role of every rational government is to maintain its citizens through allocation of scarce resources ...

12.12.2014 INTRODUCTION: Culture is a vague term defined by experts engaged in different academic experiences in a unique way. The analysis of term according to sociologists differs from that of to anthropologists, but in any case the description remains analogous. The definition provided by western languages refers culture as a “civilisation” or “enlightenment of mind” .The British Catholic Christopher Dawson described culture as an adaption in accordance with the environment made to fulfil the monetary demands. Hofstede argued by defining culture in terms of features distinguishing one group from the other. (Matthias Boeing 2012, pp.3 and 4)Interpreting the descriptions for ...

Business Project – Indian ICT Industry

Introduction Information Technology (IT) today has a wide gamut of applications from running our cars and appliances to making telecommunications possible across continents and managing entire factories and cities. Thanks to the development of technology, information access at gigabit speeds is now considered a standard service, with users demanding even more data at higher speeds. A country’s IT development potential outlines it technology-readiness and ability meet the challenges of the coming future, along with a focus on growing gross domestic product (GDP) and meeting up energy and environmental challenges. The world’s ICT industry is growing at a tremendous pace, and ...

Introduction

The 1980s was a period of a remarkable increase in the flow of investment in the whole world. Within that decade, the summation of outflows in terms of capital increased by nearly 30 percent, which is thrice the amount that the world exports within such a period (Bello 2013). The 1990s also indicated further growth and improvements compared to its predecessor. In spite of the increasing flow of investment towards the developing economies, countries within the Sub-Saharan region of Africa still lag behind in terms of the areas attracting investment by foreign companies and multinational corporations (Kachikwu 1981). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ...

The global economic growth relies heavily on the economic status of individual countries across the globe. However, there is an existence in inequality in economic growth and development whereby some countries are more economically advanced than others. Several factors such as political wrangles, inflation and ineffective economic policies and low economic development among other factors, attributes to the inequality. As a result, poor countries have suffered a high level of poverty and other related problems such as unemployment and social issues such as poor education and health systems. Despite the existence of low economic development among the poor countries, some ...

China’s Petroleum Investments in Canada

The foreign control of organizations located in Canada has been a topic of substantial debate in Canada. The preoccupations associated with the foreign control of organizations that were previously perceived as Canadian organizations have been steadily increasing over the past few decades. Many debate that half of all of the manufacturing operations in Canada are owned by foreign national originations. Conventionally, the foreign control of Canadian organizations was a heated issue in Canada during the decades of the 1960s and 1970s when it had been perceived that the United States investment in Canada had achieved hew record highs. The debates have ...

Company description

Indicoff Company is a global coffee company based in New Delhi, Indian that purchases and roasts high-quality whole bean coffee. The company is passionate purveyors of hot and cold coffee, in conjunction with everything that goes with a full and rewarding coffeehouse experience. The company aims to expand its stores and products to new markets in different countries and territories and compete with others coffeehouse globally. Indicoff will also sell pre-packed food items, cold and hot sandwiches and items such as tumblers and mugs. Many of the company’s products will be seasonally depending with the locality of the store. It ...

Section 1

Civil case The bankruptcy case between a bakery and a bank In this case, the claimant (owner of a bakery) instituted a civil action against a bank and others before a court in Abu Dhabi. The claimant sought a declaration of her bankruptcy. She also prayed the court to issue an attachment order in her favor against the property of the bakery. Her real intention was that upon the property being attached, it would be subjected to a count of inventory. This would mean that the property would be placed under administration. The property could also be sold, and the proceeds be distributed among the ...

Introduction:

Since it became an independent country in 1953, North Korea or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been subjected to heavy scrutiny by the international community. The isolated country has always been reported to pressure South Korea into breaking the détente, continue production of its nuclear weaponry and recently, declare war against the United States. While the international community wishes to influence North Korea’s actions, the fact the country is isolated and information is very scarce makes the issue difficult to resolve. If the international community acted haphazardly towards the issue, North Korea may take ...

British Petroleum (BP) originated from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) in the early 1900s. Over the years, it has had a long history of working with the Russians that includes its investment in Sidanco and management control. TNK (Tyumenskaya Neftyanaya Kompaniya Tyumen Oil Company), controlled by Alpha Access/Renova, had a series of disputes over Chernogorneft with Sidanco. While Sidanco gained control over Chernogorneft, TNK had a lot of stakes in Sidanco. As a result of the working relationship, both the Russian government and BP exercised good opportunity to work together. However, BP had an insight into the challenges that lies ahead of ...