PAST YEAR QUESTIONS PAPER 2: Southeast Asian History (9731/02) Section A: Source-Based Questions -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ -‐ [2007] [2008] [2009] [2010] [2011] [2012] Success and failure of ASEAN in the early years ASEAN and the Financial Crisis of 1997 The formation of ASEAN Vietnam’s membership of ASEAN ASEAN’s strengths and weaknesses Reasons for the formation of ASEAN Section B: Essay Questions 1. How Independence Was Achieved 1A. Pre-War Nationalism -‐ -‐ -‐
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CHAPTER 5 The Balance of Payments and International Economic Linkages EASY (definitional) 5.1 A balance of trade deficit results in a current account a) deficit b) surplus c) IMF intervention d) World Bank loan Ans: c Section: Current account Level: Easy 5.2 The change in private domestic borrowing or lending required to keep payments in balance without adjusting official reserves is called a) the net liquidity balance b) the balance of payments c) the balance on current account
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The Past We all have a past and in that past we try to regain something significant to us. In the classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and set in the 1920s New York. The story centers on the mysterious protagonist whose life is fueled by his dream to reclaim the love of his life‚ Daisy. This mysterious protagonist has a “past” that he is trying to re-write to obtain his dream. His past influence his action and values leading to his demise. This mysterious protagonist
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GENERAL: In a December 2012 study‚ Equation Research found that 97% of internet users made online transactions during the early Christmas shopping season‚ which means the influx of ecommerce worldwide has become increasingly evident over the past few years. Nowadays‚ ecommerce is newer‚ faster‚ bigger‚ and better designed than any other kinds of business. To illustrate that here are some figures: + According to the United States Commerce Department (USCD)‚ US ecommerce sales alone totaled an estimate
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Changing Business Environment of Coca-Cola over the Past Five Years INTRODUCTION During the recent years‚ there has been a tremendous increase in the number of people who are interested in ‘Business’. This was triggered by the flourishing of Far Eastern economies and especially the progress of China. So it is quite important for students to have an idea about business environment so that they can easily understand how business decisions are made and what the impact of each decision is. Generally
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A Comparative Study of Balance of Payments and Export Promote Measures Between Pakistan and Malaysia Submitted by: Ch Farrukh Nadeem Submitted to: Ms. Naveeda Amir Course: Issues in pakistan Economy (ECO-515) Class: MSc Economics (2nd Semester) (Morning) Department of Economics National University of Modern Languages‚ Islamabad ********** Acknowledgement I am very thankful to ALLAH ALMIGHTY‚ who helped me to prepare this report in a better
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1. Analyse the Export-Import Policy of last five years with special reference to development of Special Economic Zones. 2. The year 2009 is witnessing one of the most severe global recessions in the post-war period. Countries across the world have been affected in varying degrees and all major economic indicators of industrial production‚ trade‚ capital flows‚ unemployment‚ per capita investment and consumption have taken a hit. The WTO estimates project a grim forecast that global trade
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The Case of pegging the Exchange Rate of Oil-Exporting Economies to the Dollar High oil prices are again transforming oil-exporting economies. Economies that were declining when oil hovered in the $20s for most of the 1990s—and at risk of bankruptcy when oil dipped to $10 a barrel in 1998—are now booming. A new generation of skyscrapers is rising in the Gulf‚ in St. Petersburg‚ and in Moscow. Government reserves in oil-exporting economies are overflowing with the governments’ large cut from the
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at a credit card payments processing firm Global Payments potentially impacted 1.5 million credit and debit card numbers from major card brands Visa‚ MasterCard‚ Discover and American Express (money.cnn.com) in April 2012. Company Background Founded in 1967‚ Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) is one of the largest electronic transaction processing company based out of Atlanta‚ GA and operations in several European and APAC regions. The company provides business-to-business card payment and processing solutions
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“The Past” “The Past” by Oodgeroo portrays both the author’s resentment for the mistreatment of aboriginals in the past and also depicts her desires. Oodgeroo Conical her aboriginal name also knows as Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska was the first Aborigine women to have her works published in which she used to promote aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo’s has a variety of poems which all are very direct‚ uses accessible rhyme schemes and allusion. Poems such as “Dark unmarried mothers‚ “Time is running out” and
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