A Paper Presentation on EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE Theme: International Finance & Trade Institute Name: Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB), Pune Student Name: 1) Swapnil Rathi 2) Kuldeep Joshi Contact No: Swapnil – 9860222020 Kuldeep – 9028029154 Email id: swapnilrathi@siib.ac.in kuldeepjoshi@siib.ac.in 1 ABSTRACT The exchange rate is the rate at which the supply for a currency meets the demand of the same currency. As foreign exchange rates are affected by a number
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The Consequences of Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting Ioannis Ioannou London Business School George Serafeim Harvard Business School Abstract We examine the effect of mandatory sustainability reporting on several measures of socially responsible management practices. Using data for 58 countries, we show that after the adoption of mandatory sustainability reporting laws and regulations, the social responsibility of business leaders increases. We also document that both sustainable
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IM for Lovelock & Wirtz, Services Marketing 6/e Teaching Notes for Cases - Section 5 45 CASE 6 AUSSIE POOCH MOBILE OVERVIEW After creating a mobile service that washes dogs outside their owners’ homes, a young entrepreneur has successfully franchised the concept. Her firm now has more than 100 franchisees in many parts of Australia, as well as a few in other countries. In early 2002, she and her management team were debating how best to plan future expansion. STUDY QUESTIONS How did
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PURPOSE OF CHAPTER Consumers’ perceptions are highly subjective, and consumers can be quite unpredictable.The complex nature of consumers makes the study and understanding of consumer behavior imperative. Sweden and Colombia have both attempted to affect consumer perceptions. The Juan Valdez campaign of the Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers has been successful in creating a desirable image for its product and using it to communicate with consumers. Volvo, likewise, has successfully nurtured
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Ambert Ho 12/5/03 What Is Imperialism? “Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism…characterized by monopoly corporations and the compulsion to export capital abroad for higher profits. Unlike capitalism in the earlier stages, in the imperialist stage, capitalism has no more progress to bring the world…the cause of contemporary militarism” – Lenin “The policy, practice, or advocacy of seeking
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stable growth, export to foreign countries, rise in FDI a. Mao’s death: collapse of communism → socialist market economy b. Japanese miracle c. Impressive growth of the South-Korean economy 3. Ersatz capitalism → Asian crisis in 1997: inefficient use of capital was covered up by the availability of easy money from governments, optimistic foreign investors lured by the emerging markets. The system could not keep up the pretence as it became sensitive to a downturn in the economic cycle which
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sustained significant damage leaking radiation into the atmosphere. Fixed-income and emerging markets face the most repatriation risk. The combination of all three disasters cost Japanese insurers 30 billion dollars. Insurance firms may sell domestic assets, overseas equities, and overseas bonds to cover the cost of claims. In the event insurance company’s sell the United States treasuries, fixed-income markets are at risk. The disaster delivered strong support for the yen, considered a safe-haven
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Cashflow BDT mn NC Working Capital Capex Dividend Valuation P/E P/B ROE Miscellaneous BDT mn Total Debt Cash Debt/Equity 2,841 - 4,362 3,092 3,850 42 26% 20 46% 184.1 Rating: OUTPERFORM February 24, 2010 Leading the Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry Investment positives Square Pharmaceutical Limited (SPL) is the largest pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh, with the largest domestic market share of 19.3%, in what is a highly competitive pharmaceuticals market. Return on equity has been
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Municipal Bond Market Development Edited and with an introduction by: Priscilla Phelps, Senior Finance Advisor, Research Triangle Institute November 1997 Environmental and Urban Programs Support Project Project No. 940-1008 Contract No. PCE-1008-I-00-6005-00 Contract Task Order No. 06 Conducted by Research Triangle Institute Sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development Office of Environment and Urban Programs (G/ENV/UP) COTR Sarah Wines Finance Working
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and offshoring activities. India has used the labor cost advantage to gain reasonable market share in these activities. It however faces serious internal and external challenges in sustaining its international competitiveness, particularly with respect to labor cost. With sustained focus on human resource development, diversification and upgradation policies India can continue to atleast maintain its global market share, and help nurture globally competitive companies. Keywords: Outsourcing,
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