Economic growth refers to the rate of increase in the total production of goods and services within an economy. Economic growth increases the productivity capacity of an economy, thereby allowing more wants to be satisfied. A growing economy increases employment opportunities, stimulates bus...

Despite its obvious financial advantages, Foreign Direct Investment has also been described as an "expensive" and "risky" international growth strategy. Other things being equal, why is FDI expensive and risky? Compare the risks involved with FDI to the risks involved with exporting and licensing. ...

GDP |Year |United States |China | |1999 |4.1 % |7.1 % | |2000 |3.8 % r0 % | |2001 |0.3 % ...

The Republic of Ireland has experienced a tremendous amount of growth in its recent history. However, this was not always the case. During the 1980s, Ireland was one of Europe's poorest countries. With its government out of control, the public debt was 120% of its national income. Even at the be...

The transformation of Russia into a market economy has been damaged by controversy in both Russia and the West. Things took a drastic turn with the events that happened in the Soviet Union on August 19-21, 1991. These three days ended the era of communism in the USSR. Three big transitions were...

Y2K pessimists are approaching their moment of truth. In seven weeks the world will, or will not, run into more trouble than most people think. Investors will, or will not, suffer last-minute jitters as the millennium draws near. Yes, yes, I know-it's not yet the millennium, from a technical poin...

Amazon and Barnes and Noble In the decision of investing in Amazon or Barnes and Noble, I recommend neither. Looking at the present state of both companies, neither displays good, strong expectations of profits. Instead, I see both companies with low projected earnings growth ratios and negati...

BANGKOK PROPERTY MARKET Weakened domestic demand, slower export growth as well as impact from increasing oil prices and political uncertainty ate up the overall economic growth and resulted in a slowdown in the economy in 2H2000. The economy grew at 2.6% in 3Q2000 from a year earlier, lowering from...

What is a mutual fund? Mutual Funds a mutual fund is a large pool of money that investors create which is used to buy many different stocks, rather than just buying an individual stock. Because all these investors have combined their money, they can afford to buy many different stocks. A mutua...

Multinational Corporations have emerged as one of the principal sources of foreign direct investment since the late 1970's by the world's major industrialized nations. These firms allocate many different theories to achieve the status of a multinational. Internalization, product cycle, ...

The State of The Canadian Economy The Canadian Economy has been shaken, stirred and chilled. Stocks have crashed, jaws have fallen, and it has taken years off the lives of some buisnessmen. Even though there are many fears that of a recession is due, because of the state of the United States...

In 1992, America was under economic distress and uncertainty as a country. America had experienced high unemployment, big deficits, high interest rates, low productivity gains and falling real wages for average Americans. After twelve years of national drift and economic decline, President Clinton ...

China attracted a record $52.7bn (£32.9bn) in foreign direct investment (hereby referred to as 'FDI') in 2002. The Chinese government made it easier for foreign companies to expand in China and entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2001 has resulted in liberalization in some industries...

Economic Development I think that we need to invest in innovation and education. We need to use this opportunity to invest in the future, in our future generations. This is a golden opportunity for a step towards future growth in our economy and community. I like the third approach best. T...

Stock Market Portfolio Report Personal Situation I have been working for five years and have decided that I should do something with my savings in order to provide me with sufficient funds to retire with and maybe even do it early. At this point in time I'm not worried about having to provid...

After 15 years of negotiation, and making maximum concessions to WTO members, China eventually gained accession to the WTO in 11th December 2001. The Chinese economy is now subject to the rules-based system of the WTO, enhancing economic competition and creating a more open environment for trade and...

The United States Department of Commerce has issued a statement proclaiming that personal income grew faster in September than in any other month since August 1999. This growth is largely due to the increase in federal farm subsidies which boosted personal income by $61 billion. Private wage and sa...

It is evident that small businesses contribute greatly to the economy. They supply to the economy by providing new innovations, and creating jobs, being responsible for more than half of Canada¡s employment. They also help the economy to reach several goals such as economic growth, full employment...

The Harrod-Domar model explains how the income of today affects the income of tomorrow in a simple equation where the data entries are minimal. Although the Harrod-Domar model is easy to use, there are a few limitations. The economy only enters equilibrium when there is a full employment of both ...

Although the Bretton Woods system of exchange rates collapsed in the early 1970's the International organizations created at this summit have had lasting effects on the world economy. Most notably, their effects on the opening and stabilization of international trade have led to exponential g...

Full-Service Firms Will Bring More Spice to Web-Trading War Investors who have invested online at discount web sites may drop their current service provider and go to a full service firm. Full service firms such as Merril Lynch, Salomon Smith Barney and Paine Webber have entered into the onli...

Re: Capital Budgeting CONFIDENTIAL As Financial Analysts, has been asked to make a recommendation for current and future capital budgeting purposes. SAI is in position currently to invest in capital expenditures having navigated through the decline in revenues that followed our peak year in 2001...

The World Bank ( WB ) once described Malaysia & its neighbours as the " ASIAN MIRACLE " economies because WB was confident that the fast pace of economic growth would continue and that Malaysia was commited to open-market based policies. The growth was further assisted & strengthened by prudent nati...

Citibank is truly the only global consumer bank; it creates global products and global platforms that meet the expanding banking needs growing throughout the world. In many emerging markets Citibank is the only bank offering 24-hour, seven-day telephone access. Also with there enhanced ATMs, along w...

INTRODUCTION The two-gap theory suggests that the developing countries have to rely heavily on foreign capital inflows (FCI s) to fill two gaps: the import-export gap and the savings-investment gap. Despite the fact that all developing countries need FCIs for their development the volume the ...