Asia is experiencing a great deal of growth‚ with an increase in GDP by about 5.5% over 2012‚ and an estimated increase of about 6% in 2013. While very modest compared to Asian standards‚ it is “enviable by world standards. Asia will remain the Global leader in growth‚ expanding over 2 percentage points faster than the world average next year‚” according to Anoop Singh‚ head of the Asian and Pacific departments of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (“Growth in Asia‚ 2012‚ p.1). One country
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Economies of scale Definition Reduction in long-run average and marginal costs‚ due to increase in size of an operating unit (a factory or plant‚ for example). Economics of scale can be internal to a firm (cost reduction due to technological and management factors) or external (cost reduction due to the effect of technology in an industry). Diseconomies of scale Definition Increase in long-term average cost of production as the scale of operations increases beyond a certain level
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Key Concepts of Information Systems in Global E-Business and Collaboration The three most important information systems (IS) concepts introduced in Chapter 2 of Laudon and Laudon (2014) were (a) the business processes of information systems‚ (b) the types of information systems‚ and (c) systems for collaboration and social business. Three Most Important IS Concepts Business Processes and Information Systems Summary. According to Laudon and Laudon (2014)‚ for a business to operate‚ there would
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the rebound. For example Turkeys GDP growth compared on a year-on-year basis is showing double digit growth for the last two quarters. However Turkey is still facing many pitfalls to avoid further decline in the economy‚ like increasing inflation‚ government budget deficit and increasing unemployment. During the period of analysis (2000-2010) Turkey has experienced an average Real GDP growth of 4.1% on a year-on-year basis measured quarterly. In 2009 Turkey experienced an even worse GDP growth
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As Robert Neuwirth‚ who is a former business reporter‚ defines the informal sector or informal economy is that part of an economy that is not taxed‚ monitored by any form of government‚ or included in any gross national product (GNP)‚ unlike the formal economy. Other terms used to refer to the informal sector can include the black market‚ the shadow economy‚ and the underground economy and how he refers it mostly is System D. The original use of the term ‘informal sector’ is attributed to the economic
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Economy Overview In the Australian economy there has been a continuous growth and features a low unemployment‚ contained inflation‚ very low public debt‚ and a strong and stable financial system. Australia had experienced more than 20 years of continued economic growth‚ averaging 3.5% a year. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis‚ Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trading in recent years. Australia has the best exporter of natural resources
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YEARS MAKING MA RK S ET CTION BE TT FUN ER GLOBAL RESEARCH & ANALYTICS Volume 3 | November 2012 GLOBAL ECONOMY CRISIL Insights IMF lowers global growth projections The CRISIL Insights Global Economy series will represent our outlook on the financial scenario across the world and provide a perspective into how it will shape up in the near future. Growth prospects in both advanced and emerging economies continue to remain fraught with downside risks. A worsening
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Economies of scale The long run – increases in scale A firm’s efficiency is affected by its size. Large firms are often more efficient than small ones because they can gain from economies of scale‚ but firms can become too large and suffer from diseconomies of scale. As a firm expands its scale of operations‚ it is said to move into its long run. The benefits arising from expansion depend upon the effect of expansion on productive efficiency‚ which can be assessed by looking at changes in average
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COLOMBIA: INDICADORES ECONOMICOS 2012 COLOMBIA: INDICADORES ECONOMICOS 2012 Economic external factors that may affect the toy’s sells and market performance will be analyzed according to the showed table‚ where most data is relevant and reflex the last fiscal balance in Colombia. Our country is registering a 4.5% economic growth‚ which means that the GDP is growing in a direct proportion‚ statistics from DANE show that the GDP is growing a 2.8% compared to the last quarter. And that GDP growth
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CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION 2 Introduction The current macroeconomic situation in the United States of America according to the article Economy in the United States that it is the world’s largest national economy‚ but has been going through a shaky economy. In 2010 the nominal GDP was around $14.7 trillion dollars. It also is a very high output when looking purchasing capita. The U.S. is one of the largest trading nations in the world with its
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