France Trade‚ Exports and Imports In 2009‚ France’s export volumes amounted to $456.8 billion and the country ranked 6th in the world. However‚ the figures were much higher in 2008 at $601.9 billion. France’s main export commodities are: • Machinery • Transportation equipment • Aircraft • Plastics • Chemicals • Pharmaceutical products • Iron and steel • Beverages France’s main export partners are: Germany • Italy • Spain • UK • Belgium • US • The Netherlands • Besides French
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Shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire‚ the area that is now the country of France began to evolve rapidly. The name of France comes from the Germanic tribe‚ known as the Franks. The Franks were led by certain Merovingian kings‚ who were actually more like chieftains‚ not kings with real power. Later‚ those kings were replaced by the Carolingian kings‚ who reigned from 751 to 987. Charlemagne was king of the Franks and became the first Holy Roman Emperor. France’s monarchy became more powerful
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ascertaining that an understanding of the differences between ‘collaboration’ and ‘collaborationism’ is intrinsic to an understanding of the Vichy Regime as a whole. Shields asserts that it on this ‘essential distinction that any nuanced’ reading of Vichy France is based. However‚ despite their essential difference‚ it is possible to argue that the policy of collaboration begun in 1940 became progressively more akin to collaborationism by June 1944. This essay will seek to define both collaboration and collaborationism
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Case Analysis: Air France Internet Marketing Rohit Kwatra Class of 2010‚ IIM Calcutta. Case Problem Revenues from online ticket sales continue to grow The company is pursuing an international growth strategy and looking to increase its share in the very competitive U.S. air travel market Targeting to increase company’s net revenues gained through online advertising as well as ROA Translates technically‚ into being more efficient at driving visitors to the web sites and converting
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Media Contacts Interoffice Memo Date: November 13‚ 2010 To: Air France From: Rob Griffin‚ U.S. Director of Search Subject: Air France Digital Marketing Campaign I’ve analyzed the profitable paid-search campaign our agency has managed for Air France. Going forward‚ Media Contacts seeks to optimize performance and ROA dollars spent for SEM campaigns. The following recommendations are based on my thorough analysis and SEM planning that integrates SEO and paid-search marketing. Recommendations
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France and England both began with a similar styles of government‚ but by the 17th century these two nations had very different styles of governing. France by the mid-17th century was an absolute government. This meant that the government of France was financially independent of the nobility‚ had developed its own national income‚ which allowed it to operate without the input of the citizens. It also meant that during a crisis it could effectively turn its back on large portions of people if need
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Immigration and Islam in France and the Netherlands After the post-war‚ WWII‚ era Europe faced a shortage of labor‚ at the same time it had to rebuild its infrastructure and economy. France and Netherlands both faced the same problem and like their counterparts in Europe they found the answer in guest-workers. These guest workers were immigrants from former colonies and other developing countries. However‚ these guest-workers later settled down and brought their families. This led to a larger
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this essay‚ i will touch on how Taylorism was brought into France and China‚ and the acceptance of Taylorism in these countries‚ reflecting on the impacts it creates economically and socially. France In the early years of twentieth century‚ many prominent French were on close relationships with Taylor (Walter-busch 2006). A portion of them were businessmen‚ scientists‚ sociologists and politicians. And amongst were Albert Thomas‚ France Minister for Munitions and a core committee member in the establishment
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1.How far did Napoleon Bonaparte maintain the ideals of the French Revolution during the period 1799–1815? The key issue is the relationship between Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution. ‘How far’ invites candidates to consider the extent and limits of the claim that he maintained revolutionary ideals. These ideals can be summarised quickly as ‘liberty‚ equality and fraternity’. The Revolution had sought greater equalisation between classes‚ the rule of law and the end of secular and
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The survey‚ entitled “Hmong in France and their relationship to Laos”‚ was conducted through internet‚ using Google forms. Therefore‚ the survey was sent to a specific audience: the Hmong community living in France‚ whose identity will remain anonymous‚ in order to comply with ethical responsibilities. Moreover‚ to reach the required number of participants‚ the snowball strategy was used. Indeed‚ because the survey was lead in English instead of in French‚ the number of potential informants was reduced
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