market and the worldwide economic damage that followed in 2008 and 2009 made people know the term "economic meltdown" (ehow.com‚ 2011). And the year 2011 proved to be a epic one in world history and brought dramatic change to many parts of the world - change that require cautious and serious analysis. International developments since World War II have drawn the nations of the world closer together in a global economy in which labour and capital move across borders. When an economic crisis in one area spreads
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& acknowledgementsReprints How to grow Without faster growth the rich world’s economies will be stuck. But what can be done to achieve it? Our economics team sets out the options Oct 7th 2010 | from the print edition WHAT will tomorrow’s historians see as the defining economic trend of the early 21st century? There are plenty of potential candidates‚ from the remaking of finance in the wake of the crash of 2008 to the explosion
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IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMICS Economics help students to understand more about the modern world in making the decision for the future. It also helps us to understand the problems caused by the limited resources and helps students‚ as consumers to make rational choices when making decisions. Besides that‚ students are able to understand the function and role of banks and financial institutions‚ moreover able to understand the information related to the economics. Since most of our daily routines
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There are several factors which are affecting the price of new and used vehicles since the current recession began. Because people have been forced to hang on to their cars longer it has driven up the price of used cars because the pool of used cars has gotten smaller. New car sales have were down as well further pushing up the price of used vehicles since fewer people bought new cars during the recession. Fewer new car purchases equals less used cars. The production of new cars has also been cut
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ref=MjBfMDZfMTFfMTNfMV8yN18xNzI0OTk= Economic growth and economic development Like the infrastructure development‚ improvement of legal mechanism Can now be regarded as the most important precondition for sustainable Growth‚ a stronger economy‚ and pro-people system of governance‚ Writes M S Siddiqui Economic development generally refers to sustained and concerted actions‚ taken by the policy-makers and communities‚ which promote the standard of living and economic health
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Gas prices 538852 Fletchers Meadow S.S Fluctuating Gas price Gasoline has become an essential part of life‚ something in which many of us have become dependent on. The price of gas is closely watched by the millions of consumers‚ and with the fluctuating prices it has many of us feeling drained‚ and always asking a common question; why do gas prices rise and fall? There are several factors that cause gas prices to fluctuate. One factor being the price of crude oil itself. Crude oil is used
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But subsidies are essential‚ and has always been so to ensure the survival of all persons in Malaysia - especially those from the lower-incomed groups - including the middle class. The plan of removing subsidies - and using the money saved to channel financial assistance directly to the poor is being now thrown around. But alas‚ this really will not work given the rise of ’corruption’ and ’discrimination’ in Malaysia. Even today‚ there are many complaints that the UMNO-led BN government discriminates
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Due to the technological revolution in financial sector‚ the payments in banking system have undergone a tremendous change. The Number of innovative products for making payment has developed after the privatization and globalization.Customers have showed their preference over the usageofthe plastic money generally over a period of timein thebanking process. Plastic money is an alternative to the cash or the standard ‘money’. Plastic money is referring to the credit cards or the debit cards that we
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Financial Management Financial Planning and Forecasting Key Chapter Concepts 1. Firms need to conduct two types of planning —strategic planning‚ and a subset‚ operational planning. a. Strategic planning is long range in nature and deals with the overall direction of the firm. b. Operational planning serves as a blueprint detailing where the firm wants to be at some future point in time and what resources are needed to get there. 2. Financial forecasting involves the estimation of the
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Unless specified otherwise‚ all questions are worth 4 points. For multiple-choice questions‚ circle the best answer. 1. On April 15 a distraught employee‚ Bob Heavyfoot‚ backed his truck into your main plant and destroyed the plant and all of its contents. Fortunately‚ certain accounting records were kept in another building. Therefore‚ you know the following for the period January 1 to April 15‚ 2004: Revenues $500‚000 GM (% of revenues) 25% Direct materials purchased $170‚800 Direct
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