return on euro-denominated Dutch deposits is €1,000*(1+4.04%)=€1,040.4 b. Using forward cover, the euro-denominated return on British deposits is €1,000*(1.575/1.5)*(1+2%)=€1,071 c. Yes, there is an arbitrage opportunity because the euro-dominated return on British deposits is higher than that on Dutch deposits. The net return on euro deposit on a British deposit=(1.575/1.5)*(1+2%)=71/1,000=7.1% The net return on euro deposit in a Dutch bank=4.04%, which is less than 7.1%. d.
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Association (TFA) and The National Beef Association (NBA) commissioned a review of the marketplace to provide strategic direction for the farming industry. Aims of this report The purpose of this report is to provide a marketing strategy to help the British farming industry to become market focused. However, this must be delivered for the long-term benefit of the consumer. Therefore, the following principles were agreed as a framework: 1. The consumer should have the freedom to choose where to shop and
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Study sources A,B,C,D,E & F and explain how : ‘The 1930’s was a time of depression, unemployment and poverty for the British people’ 1930’s Britain was heavily affected by an economic depression or in other words economic crash. Because of its old industries shutting down causing Britain to loose it’s trade markets to cheaper but higher quality goods by new industrial countries triggered by the wall street crash in the united states in 1929 which reduced the imports which were going towards
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A Comparative and Contrastive Study of UK and Germany from the View of Higher Vocational Education Introduction With the advent of knowledge economy and information age, research and development of technology has become the driving force of knowledge economy industry and the motivation to push forward information society which calls for corresponding technicians. However, as is reported, in the 1980s, it was apparently clear that the workforce in the UK was less well prepared for employment
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prosperity calls for it. There would not be a new and improved phone or car every few months without a high expectation for change. But it was not until the nineteenth century that this was so. The nineteenth century was the turning point for the world’s economies as, “the world was experiencing not only a dramatic change in industry [...] but also a transition to industry from agriculture.” This move from agriculture to industry showed how nations needed to modernize in order for the population to thrive
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Economic History 19th and 20th Century Form 4 1 Unit J.1 Malta’s Economy in the 19th Century 1. Marsamxett Harbour in 1800. 2. Cargo Ships in Grand Harbour (1870s) 3. The Suez Canal, 1869 1. Malta’s economy during the Continental System (1806-1812) During the Continental System the first commercial banks were set up in Malta. These were the AngloMaltese Bank, and the Banco di Malta. The number of British ships entering the harbours annually between 1801 and 1812 went up from 291
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Inflation In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a loss of real value in the internal medium of exchange and unit of account in the economy A chief measure of price inflation is the inflation rate, the annualized percentage change in a general price
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Running head: JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES Intellectual Biography: John Maynard Keynes Shawn Detamore Davenport University Abstract Known as one of the most influential economist of the 20th century, John Maynard Keynes changed the economy by his Keynesian Economics. Not only was it used during the Great Depression, it is continually used in our economy today. Introduction John Maynard Keynes (also known as “1st Baron Keynes) was a British economist that was born in Cambridge, England. His ideas
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The Current Situation Facing the British Steel Industry Andreea-Adina Criclevit 03.04.2016 This report aims to critically analyse and evaluate the current situation facing the British Steel Industry using contemporary information and a combination of theories such as ‘The International Product Life Cycle’ and ‘Porter’s Diamond of National Advantage’. Background: Steel is a vital material in the process of economic expansion and it has been very important for the society, considering that the
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