United Arab Emirates a. Introduction Dubai‚ the most well-known state in the UAE‚ became a major hub for trade since 1985 with the establishment of the first and biggest free-zone area in the Middle East - Jebel Ali. Since then‚ it developed as an international business center and a modern tourist destination. Over the past ten years‚ since 1996‚ when Dubai Airport Free Zone was established and the first Dubai Shopping Festival launched‚ the city has positioned itself as the „City of Gold‟ and
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PEST Analysis for Sony Corporation POLITICAL FACTORS Political factors for Sony Corporation can be changed at any time. TheGovernment holds the power to change any policies and regulationswhich may affect Sony at the time. The credit crunch and the recession may become reduced‚ therefore resulting in better trades for Sony Corporation. However this also means that the same has occurred for Sony¶s competitors. This means that Sony must develop ideas on how to stay ahead of its competitors. The
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POLITICAL FACTORS: Political stability is an important factor in any country for Adidas. Political and regulatory risks include potential losses from expropriation‚ nationalization‚ civil unrest‚ terrorism and significant changes to trade policies . In particular the Adidas Group faces risks arising from sudden increase of import restrictions‚ charges in the taxation system of a country‚ minimum wage policy‚ import tariffs and duties that could compromise the free flow of goods. ECONOMIC FACTORS: Economic
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Management‚ 9th Edition‚ New York: McGraw-Hill. Social – SWOT * Consumer attitudes and opinions * Media views * Law changes affecting social factors * Brand‚ company‚ technology image * Consumer buying patterns * Major events and influences * Buying access and trends * Ethnic/religious factors * Advertising and publicity * Ethical issues * Demographics (age‚ gender‚ race‚ family size‚) * Lifestyle changes * Population shifts
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Introduction Ryanair is headquartered in Dublin‚ Ireland and operates a low-fare‚ no-frill scheduled passenger airline. Ryanair serves short-haul‚ point-to-point routes between Ireland‚ the United Kingdom‚ and continental Europe‚ making Ryanair Europe¡¦s largest low-fare airline. It has destinations in 13 countries with 76 low-fare routes. Its fleet consists of 21 Boeing 737-200s and 21 737-800s. Launched in 1985‚ Ryanair¡¦s growth has been extraordinary. Ryanair currently employs a team of 1500
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POLITICAL ASPECTS • Political uncertainty in Malaysia with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi set to step down in March 2009. • Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to take over the ruling-coalition party‚ but with a cloud of allegations. • Political unrest in Thailand recently when anti-government protesters recently blocked flights for a week at Bangkok’s main airports. • ASEAN nations have been pushing Indonesia to scrap its Rp.1 million ‘Fiscal’ charge to all Indonesian citizens and
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CHINA’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION China has developed a huge telecommunications sector. Today China is one of the largest telecom subscribers in the world’s telecommunication market. China’s telecommunications industry started to expand during early 1990s due to economic growth‚ technological improvements‚ low tax rates‚ and institutional changes‚ which allowed competition. Figure 1 shows that electronic-telecom industry had the fastest growth of sales revenue during
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The sustainability of DCB Bank agenda has expanded rapidly. It reflects the company’s increasing focus on the wider nature of business and made the stakeholders growing interests in competitive world of business. There is now a great awareness about the global challenges such as climate changes‚ poverty‚ scarcity of resources‚ and demographic shifting. The responses came from the government and from different businesses‚ as well as the non-profit organization helped DCB Bank made it possible for
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PEST Analysis • Political factors: As Poland became member of the European Union it became more attractive for foreign investors‚ especially it became easier to invest for members of the EU community. Poland is a democratic state with market economics. Being member of the EU‚ Poland receives grants from it. Political situation is stable. No revolutions‚ wars‚ strikes or terroristic attacks happen in Poland‚ that fact makes it additionally attractive for the investors. Entrance to the EU zone
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PEST Analysis of Confectionary Industry The Commonwealth of Australia has stable liberal democratic system with policies that support industrial growth (Australianpolitics.com‚ 2009). There is steady growth in labor market as well since 2001 (Chandra Shah‚ Gerard Burke‚ 2006). There are no additional restrictions enforced due to ecological factors on the confectionary market except for regular industry norms to take into account ecological issues. So political factor of PEST analysis is conducive
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