Philippines Hopes Better Credit Rating Will Draw Investors The Philippines has shrugged off decades of financial woes to earn its first investment-grade credit rating from one of the world’s leading ratings agencies. Fitch Ratings cites the Aquino administration’s improved money management‚ pro-growth policies and plans to increase revenues through a new "sin tax." Economists say it was only a matter of time before the Philippines would be given an investment-grade rating. They point to the stock market
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the agricultural and rural sectors play in the development process of developing countries. To achieve this‚ it shall begin by defining the main concepts. It shall then go into the main discussion‚ bringing to light the role that is played by small scale farmers as well as the conditions required for the development of the agricultural sector. Finally‚ a conclusion shall be drawn based on the discussion. Perhaps one major concept to begin with is that of development. According to Todaro (2003:826)
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Time 01: Geologic Time Scale Reflection Questions 1. What scale did you use to make your model? The scale I used to make my model was 1:10. 2. How did you decide to use this scale? Show your calculations. By using the scale calculator‚ that was provided‚ I arrived at the 1:10 scale. I learned that using a scale calculator to “scale down” may take multiple attempts. I tried a few times before arriving at the 1:10 scale. First‚ I entered the scaling factor of 1:10‚ for 1/10 scale. Next‚ I entered the
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AN ESSAY ON PROJECT SUCCESS DEFINED BY SUCCESS FACTORS AND SUCCESS CRITERIA by M. Shaw Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm Winston Churchill INTRODUCTION 1. Since the 1960s there have been an increasing number of Project Management scholars that have expressed concerns regarding the ways to manage the success or failure of a project. Crawford (2000) theorised that there are two major avenues of thought in this area being: how success
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most efficient manner has continue to be the only viable and alternative for development of small scale enterprises in Nigeria and for the development‚ growth and survival of any economy. The development of small scale enterprises not only contributes significantly to imposed standard‚ they also bring substantial local capital formation and achieve high level of productivity. Small and medium scales are crucial to the development of all economies of the world. They are the modern day’s incubators
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PROLIFERATION OF MICRO-SCALE COMPANIES IN GHANA There is a growing recognition of the vital role micro-scale companies otherwise known as small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) play in economic development. They are often described as job creators‚ the seeds which grow into big businesses and the fuel of national economic engines. Even in the developed industrial economies‚ micro-scale companies are very common and numerous and are the largest source of employment. It is therefore of no surprise
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effects of economic reforms and globalization. 9) Other problems. Marketing problems of small scale industries Small scale units are exposed to numerous problems. Major problems faced by these units are concerning raw-material‚ labor financial and marketing. Problem of marketing is more complicated in case of small scale industries. These units are in no position to face the onslaught of large scale limits w.r.t.‚ quantity quality and cost and at the same time are not in a position to assess the
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Introduction We often hear or read about various success stories. But what is success and what criteria should organizations use to identify success? What factors lead to a successful project? The purpose of this article is to define project success criteria‚ clarify their difference with success factors and analyse their importance in project management methodology. One of the vaguest concepts of project management is project success. Since each individual or group of people who are involved in
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Name: ______Grayson Parrish__________________________ Section: ________ THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY READ INSTRUCTIONS Directions: COMPLETE each component of this assignment. Bring a hard copy to turn in on Test #2 day. Multiple pages MUST be stapled. Paper clips‚ dog eared pages‚ and loose pages aren’t allowed. YOUR INSTRUCTOR CANNOT ACCEPT ASSIGNMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN STAPLED PRIOR TO CLASS TIME! Purpose: Stress is inevitable. However‚ we can control how we cope with and effectively manage stress
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209 CHAPTER – V PROBLEMS FACED BY SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES The development of small-scale industries is hampered by a diversity of problems. There are certain problems common to all types of cottage and small scale industrial units. In this context‚ the present chapter is devoted to a detailed study of the problems of the small-scale industrial sector. It also seeks to suggest remedial measures. The basic requirement for the industrial development of a region is the presence of entrepreneurship
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