have abstracted from the channelnewsasia.com‚ is about the recession that hit Singapore back in 2008. In the said article‚ the recession in 2008 was so bad‚ that it left many Singaporeans jobless due to high rate of retrenchment‚ that was possible to reach as high as it was during the 1998 Asian financial crisis and 2001 economic downturn that left up to 30‚000 workers retrenched. Besides causing loss of jobs for many workers‚ the recession in 2008 subsequently affected the manufacturing sector‚ tourism
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matter to which country one belong to‚ it is seen that every second person you come across is being said to be a victim of the dreadful recession. This tsunami like waves of recession have affected almost all the nations of the world from India‚ to America‚ to Australia or for the matter of fact it has even affected Canada to some extent. The worst part of recession that many may lose their jobs or need to shut down a well running business‚ it could also create a situation where people could find ii
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but now they are faced with the stark reality of dwindling orders as the global financial crisis continues to cause a meltdown across countries and industries‚ the IT & ITeS sector in India is beginning to feel the heat. Amid fears of a global recession‚ companies‚ especially banks‚ worst-hit by the credit crisis have already started to cut or delay spending on information technology services such as consulting and software development but in the long term the impact will be minimal as the industry’s
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Fashion: Impact of The Recession - UK - June 2010 The clothing sector has survived the recession‚ with the market growing 1.4% in 2009 to £41.3 billion and by an estimated 1.5% in 2010 to £41.9 billion. While growth was limited due to weakened consumer spending‚ sales remained in positive territory. Mintel looks at what consumers’ attitudes to spending on clothes have been during this period and what the future holds. The clothing sector has survived the recession‚ with the market growing 1.4%
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Go ahead- NOTES FOR ROLE PLAY Recession The transport group behind nearly a third of UK rail journeys suffered a profits fall as the double-dip recession hit demand for one of its key commuter lines. Go-Ahead said operating profits at its rail arm fell 17 per cent to £40 million in the year to June 30‚ with its Southern franchise‚ which connects Brighton and much of Sussex with London‚ seeing revenues at the end of the period 2 per cent weaker than it forecast when it bid for the franchise in
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The importance of consumer lending became obvious during the Great Recession. One key factor of the Great Recession was due to the increase subprime and near-prime lending which was further aggravated by the securitization of these loans. The Financial Crisis of 2008 followed similar trends to other crisis (Demyanyk & Van Hemert‚ 2011). First‚ there was an evident boom in the subprime mortgage market. Second‚ a bust occurred in 2007 which is signaled by house foreclosures‚ high delinquencies and
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the American people could vote for someone whom they agreed views with. Furthermore‚ he said that another reputable time for America was the economy after the 2008 recession. During the 2008 recession‚ many Americans were losing jobs‚ money‚ and affordability of the necessities to live like food and shelter. Anyhow‚ after the recession‚ people were getting their jobs back and were able to stimulate the
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Institute of Management & Technology‚ Faridabad Economic Recession in India and Survival strategies (Technical Session III) Kavita Verma DAV Centenary College‚ Faridabad Verma_ruby123@rediffmail.com OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY To study the impact of recession on Indian economy I.Positive Impact II.Negative Impact To study the survival strategies for 1.Individual 2.Investor 3.Employee 4.Employer THE RECESSION India is facing the position of recession as globalization showing its negative scenario. As it
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2.1. Alleviate poverty through environmental protection The poorer we are‚ the harder environmental issues hit us. Desperate for employment‚ poor people suffer the most unhealthy work environments. Without much choice as to where to live‚ they are more exposed to disasters such as floods and fire‚ and to toxic dumps‚ and polluted air and water. As their quality of life declines and their health deteriorates‚ these environmental issues render them even less able to make a living (Hoogeveen‚ J. and
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GREAT RECESSIONS OF THE WORLD GLOBAL MACROECONOMICS Abstract The NBER in the United States defines a recession as: “A recession is a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy‚ lasting more than a few months (more than two quarters)‚ normally visible in real GDP‚ real income‚ employment‚ industrial production‚ and wholesale-retail sales.” In this study of global recessions of the world our aim is to prepare a cause and effects analysis for four major recessions
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