A07-00-0022 Citibank—The Confia Acquisition in Mexico (A) This document has been made available for CasePlace.org. Introduction In August of 1998 Citibank-Mexico President Julio de Quesada was sitting in his office on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City reminiscing about the wild ride that his organization had taken during the previous four years. From the depths of the “Tequila Crisis‚” when Mexico’s peso devalued by more than 100% at the end of 1994 to the final payment of $US 180 million
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Gillette Indonesia Case Study Introduction Gillette has been the world’s leader in blades and razors for more than one hundred years. Chester Allan‚ country manager in Indonesia‚ predicts the 1996 sales and growth of the company in his marketing plan. He expects growth of 19 % in the blade sales-from 115 million in 1995 to 136 million in 1996. However‚ Rigoberto Effio‚ Gillette Business Director Asia-Pacific‚ sees more potential in Indonesian market. He knows the growth rates in the other countries
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Decolonization in Indonesia Reynaldi Gunawan Grade 12 Indonesia started their decolonization process at 1820. It took them about 130 years to successfully decolonized themselves from the Dutch‚ which happened in 1950. They Dutch already colonized Indonesia even way before 1820‚ but Indonesia started the struggle in the year 1820. Even though Indonesia gained independence in 1945‚ they haven’t get rid of the Dutch until 1950‚ so the process of decolonization ended at 1950 instead of 1945. It
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Indonesia is the largest economy of the South East Asian region. Previously considered a developing economy‚ Indonesia is now categorised an emerging economy due to its strong growth performance‚ prospects and shift from an agricultural based economy to a newly industrialised one. Despite it’s increasing economic growth rate of 6.2% in 2012‚ Indonesia still suffers from a relatively low level of economic development‚ as indicated by the HDI of 0.629 which is below 120 other economies. Mostly‚ this
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Agriculture Agriculture in Indonesia supports the livelihood of the population. Every three out of five people live in rural areas and farming is considered a main occupation for many families. Around 45% of Indonesian workers are farmers. Rice is Indonesians primary staple crop. Indonesia today is the third largest rice producer totaling 64‚398‚900 tons of rice in all. Most of the rice produced in Indonesia is located in the island of Java. Before the fall of the New Order‚ they were most known
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Culture of corruption is deeply entrenched in Indonesian society and remains an ongoing challenge for Indonesia (Temple‚ 2001). Under Suharto’s regime‚ corruption was centralized in which the collection of bribes was dominated by government (Macintyre‚ 2003). In other words‚ individual officials were prohibited to maximize their personal gains (Temple‚ 2001). After the Suharto’s fall‚ Indonesia became more democratic and decentralized which were likely to confront corruption. However‚ corruption
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Introduction Garuda Indonesia is the 2nd largest airline service company in terms of plane fleet that aims to be world’s top 10 by 1998. Garuda Indonesia is an airline company owned by the Indonesian Government. The airline has been vastly developed since being established in 1950. Remarkable growth has been achieved mainly due to the fact that in the early years there was minimal competition in the airline industry in Indonesia. Being the fi rest Indonesian airline‚ Garuda Indonesia monopolized the commercial
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Article about Inflation Subject: Economy Submitted: Thursday‚ 29 November 2012 By: ID: 014201000039 Name: Joseph Amos P President University‚ Cikarang Baru‚ Bekasi‚ Indonesia 2012 Economics is the most important aspect of a country. The reciprocation of a country is seen in terms of economy. Economics also become a benchmark of development and prosperity in a country. Why does the economy become vitally important in a country? The word "economy" you hear about in everyday life and are
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Culture of Indonesia The present day culture of Indonesia is an outcome of the interplay of age-old- traditions from the time of early migrants and the Western thought brought by Portuguese traders and Dutch colonists. The basic principles‚ which guide life include the concepts of mutual assistance and consultations to arrive at a consensus. Derived from rural life‚ this system is still very much in use in community life across the country. Indigenous has been instrumental in securing gender equality
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I. INTRODUCTION PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (IDX: GIAA)‚ publicly known as Garuda Indonesia‚ is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang‚ near Jakarta‚ the capital city of Indonesia. Most Garuda Indonesia shares are owned by the Indonesian government; the airline employs 5‚808 staff (as of December 2010). According to the sacred
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