The determinants of non-performing loans: an econometric case study of Guyana[1] Tarron Khemraj Assistant Professor of Economics New College of Florida Sukrishnalall Pasha Lecturer University of Guyana ABSTRACT The study attempts to ascertain the determinants of non-performing loans in the Guyanese banking sector using a panel dataset and a fixed effect model similar to Jimenez and Saurina (2005). Consistent with international evidence we find that the real effective exchange
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Outsourcing and American PovertyMichelle MilsteadCOM/156Linda Perez | Throughout the world‚ poverty is a growing issue. In America‚ poverty is growing at an accelerated rate‚ partially due to the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. The following text explains the demographics of outsourcing and the effects it has on poverty in America. | Not knowing if you will be able to eat or feed your family‚ pay your bills‚ or even have a roof over your head are all struggles that too many
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Objective of outsourcing Improve quality and efficiency of health service delivery by creating conducive environment for health professionals just focus on clinical services Preconditions for outsourcing Outsourcing is possible if it ensures 1.Reduction in cost of providing the services 2.Quality improvement (of service provision) with the same level of cost 3.Reduces workload of hospital management body so that they focus on provision of clinical services Advantages of outsourcing food services
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Tesco Lotus’ outsourcing to Linfox (Thailand) Case Study Write-Up for Strategic Management I. Tesco Lotus background relevant to the subject According to the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand‚ Ek-Chai Distribution System Co.‚ Ltd‚ known as Tesco Lotus‚ was formed in 1998 with only 14 “Supercenters” in key regional locations[i]. Today‚ Tesco Lotus‚ as it claims on its website[ii]‚ is the leading retailer in Thailand with running retail business from over 660 Tesco Lotus stores‚ 88
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Systems 12 Organization Size and Life Cycle 13 Innovation and Change 13 Summary of Key Findings 14 Figure I 16 Figure II 17 Figure III 18 References 19 Executive Summary China National Offshore Oil Corporation is a mega government owned company. The company is the largest offshore crude oil and natural gas producer and seller in the People’s Republic of China. The company was established in 1982 and listed its assets in the Hong Kong and New York stock market in 1999. The company
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ASSIGNMENT 2 “Other side of outsourcing” by: Thomas Friedman The impact outsourcing had to United States was for some Americans bad. They claim the jobs they loose and the disadvantages that Americans were facing due to this radical change. While in the United States some people were disgusted‚ in the other side of the world‚ the young people were very thankful. This change made a revolution on their culture; the new Indian generations were entering to a whole new world‚ making a big change between
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Darden Restaurants vs. Yum! Brands - food industry business models Even though at first glance both Darden Restaurants and Yum! Brands seem to be operating in a fairly similar business environment; through more in detail information on both companies their differences in strategy and business models are obvious. Both companies have multiple highly specialized‚ nowadays famous brands/ restaurant chains‚ which is possibly the only similar strategic factor both companies have in common. Darden Restaurants
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Is it Bad? Does free trade and outsourcing damage the U.S. economy by purging jobs and discouraging domestic investment or does it eventually strengthen the U.S. economy? Many seemingly well-educated people believe outsourcing is bad for the economy. They see hardworking Americans’ jobs shipped overseas leaving many people jobless‚ weakening the economy. President Bush feels so strongly about it that he recently signed a bill forbidding the outsourcing of federal contracts overseas (www.economist
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Outsourcing With unemployment rates increasing and new jobs seemingly nonexistent‚ outsourcing has become the center of a lot of hate in the Unites States. In 2011 alone‚ over two million jobs were outsourced to different countries. I can see why this has upset workers who don’t look forward to the not-so-upper-middle-class type of lifestyle. They can grumble and argue all they want‚ but the truth is‚ outsourcing isn’t going to go away‚ and is in fact the future of business and production. In
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have adopted the practice of employing workers in other countries‚ often third world and developing nations‚ to reduce labor and/or technology costs. Outsourcing provides growth potential for these developing countries by boosting the money coming into the country and by providing opportunities for individual growth of its citizens. Although outsourcing to foreign countries can help to increase company revenues‚ decrease production costs and improve production rates‚ there are also costs a company
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