Working Capital Management Strategies for Improving Working Capital Management by Dorothy Rule‚ Director and Global Head of Liquidity and Investments‚ Citigroup Global Transaction Services n 2004‚ treasurers worldwide continue to strive to manage working capital more efficiently. They are under pressure to reduce Days Sales Outstanding‚ to measure Days Payable Outstanding‚ and to find alternatives for enhancing yield management due to record low interest rates. Other factors are impacting corporate
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either great in amount or great in significance (Referred to as key performance indicators). 1、(2) Using the balance sheet as a reference‚ what happens during a “run on the bank”? “Run on the bank” caused a severe short of money for the Citigroup. On the balance sheet: Increased items Cash and due from banks Deposits with banks Short-term borrowings Long-term debt What happened: Borrowing more money to maintain its cash flow during a “run on the bank”‚ thus causing a significant
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ASSIGNMENT # 1- Individual International Economic Institutions Outline the role and functions of the following economic institutions: The IMF World Bank The WTO Discuss the criticisms/ complaints that have been made against each of these institutions. How can the above institutions assist in the process of economic development of Jamaica? Document Submission- Due date: October 12‚ 2014 The IMF The International Monetary Function is provide short terms credit to member countries for meeting
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is the largest country in East Asia. It is located in Asia-Europe mainland east‚ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the fastest economic growths‚ but Chinese productivity overall level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing
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The WTO on one side with the developed countries. Developing countries want the right to vote. 2014 In the 21st century‚ trade is the most important element of economic growth and prosperity of each country. Historically established global trade began to develop at the end of World War II with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT‚ 1947) and contributed to the creation of sustainable economic and market relations between countries such as America‚ Australia‚ Europe
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to join the WTO and positively evaluated the reforms carried out by the government‚ particularly in updating its foreign trade rules in accordance with the principles of the WTO. Statistics report that the export volume in the first half of the current year‚ increased by 40% over the corresponding period of last year. Over the same period‚ imports of goods and materials rose by 56%. But talks with the WTO chief revealed a number of hurdles blocking Kazakhstan’s entrance into the WTO‚ particularly
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government. The Philippines has been a WTO member since January 1995‚ and the issue of whether this country has derived the supposed-to-be benefits by joining this organization has been has been existing. Walder Bello‚ a political analyst‚ described the Philippine’s membership with WTO as “a multilateral punishment”. As for me‚ I firmly believe as well that the Philippines is better off not joining WTO. The most important agreement of the Philippines in WTO is the Agreement on Agriculture (AOA)
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) The North American Free Trade Agreement was formed on January 1‚ 1994 with the final provisions being fully implemented as of January 1‚ 2008. The agreement is meant to eliminate a majority of the trade barriers‚ as well as invest in the three member nations: Canada‚ Mexico‚ and the United States. NAFTA is viewed as one of the most successful trade agreements in history and has helped provide increases in agricultural trade‚ as well as investments
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Copyright‚ patents‚ trademarks‚ designs and even natural resources contains national importance. TRIPS enforces a powerful mechanism for protection of Intellectual Property Rights. This paper seeks to provide an introduction to the role played by WTO to protect intellectual property‚ the basic provisions of the TRIPS Agreement‚ and recent TRIPS developments. I. Introduction One of the most significant developments of the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations (1986-94) was the inclusion of intellectual
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Disadvantages of World Trade Organization (WTO) 1. The WTO only serves the interests of transnational corporations The WTO is as democratic as its member governments; and between the members it is ultra-democratic because decisions are taken by consensus — all members have to be persuaded. The rules are written by member governments‚ no one else has access to the negotiations. However‚ governments‚ which are elected democratically by their citizens‚ do take into account the views of various groups
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