A country is also a brand. Applying branding techniques to promote countries has grown rapidly due to increased global competition. There are three objectives that make a country wants to strengthen or create its branding strategy: attract tourists‚ stimulate the foreign investment and promote the exportations. In order to boost the image of COLOMBIA‚ in 2007 the Ministry of Tourism and International Affairs developed a brand called COLOMBIA IS PASSION. After a briefly SWOT analysis‚ strengths
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Using economic theory explain why some countries are richer than others. Abstract This paper tries to analyze why some countries are richer than others. Economic theory is used to identify the different factors affecting countries to be richer or poorer. Introduction One of the fundamental questions regarding the world during all the time is why some counties are richer than others. How is it possible that there are some countries in 21st century‚ where families cannot feed their children
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CASE STUDY: COUNTRY ANALYSIS (GREECE) The economy of Greece is the 34th or 45th largest in the world at $290 or $292 billion by nominal gross domestic product‚ which is stated by World Bank statistics for the year 2011. As of 2012‚ Greece is the thirteenth largest economy in the Europe. In terms of per capita income‚ Greece is ranked 29th or 33rd in the world at $27‚875 and $27‚624 for nominal GDP . The Greece economy mainly depends on the agricultural sector which take a lot of portion of the
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„Why do countries trade with each other? Show‚ using examples‚ why this may be to do with the principle of comparative advantage.” In the modern world‚ there is no country that can produce as much as is needed. Countries trade with each other to obtain products and services‚ which they do not have or are unable to produce. Some goods may be unobtainable for certain countries‚ but a lot of things which could be produced are nevertheless imported. Why is it so? Why is it that the country doesn’t want
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BSB119 – Global Business Country Feasibility Report Bolivia & Paraguay Prepared by Dean Contessa‚ Eileen Hui‚ Luke Swenson‚ Samantha Oswald & Xiaotian Yang Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report analyses the basic information of Bolivia and Paraguay to suggest to SolarLife Ltd Ltd which country is suitable to export their solar powered equipments. Through comparing the business environment‚ political and legal environment‚ economic environment and social and
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Growing Trends between India & China Contents Table of contents 2 India & China in early 50’s 3 - 6 India’s current relationship with China 7 Major elements of the relationship between India & China 8 - 9 China and India as Drivers of Regional Growth 10 China hints at civilian nuclear cooperation with India 11 India China Economic Relations 12 Bilateral Investment 13 India – China on the right track 14 - 17 Growing economic
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2.1 About WTO World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ international body that promotes and enforces the provisions of trade laws and regulations. The World Trade Organization has the authority to administer and police new and existing free trade agreements‚ to oversee world trade practices‚ and to settle trade disputes among member states. The WTO was established in 1994 when the members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)‚ a treaty and international trade organization‚ signed a new trade
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Country Report: Singapore Singapore Background Singapore is a wealthy island country‚ located in Southeast Asia on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819‚ Singapore has become one of the most prosperous countries due to its strong international trading links. The inhabitants of Singapore enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world‚ with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading countries in Western Europe. (Singapore Profile‚ Overview)
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Ireland – country analysis Ireland – Quick View ECR score 62.33 (Mar 2011) ECR rank 43 (Mar 2011) ECONOMIC GDP (2009) USD 220‚818.79 million GNI per capita PPP USD 33‚510 FDI inflow (2009) USD 23‚492.32 million Inflation (2010) -1.1% Central bank assets (2010) USD 271‚406.20 million Unemployment rate (2010) 13.4% Government deficit (2009) USD 30‚476.17 million Tax revenue (2009) USD 13.27 billion (approx.) POLITICAL Government type Sovereign and Democratic
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barriers of suspicion in between countries‚ to make a bridge where ideas and beliefs can cross the borders. Though globalization today primarily covers the economical side‚ the impact is not limited to the economy only. It actually affects every aspect of life‚ like cultural‚ social‚ psychological and of course‚ political. While globalization is seen as a sign of a hopeful future by some‚ there are others who believe that it can cause tremendous disaster for the world economy. The major boom at the information
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