“The Celtic Tiger was the phrase most associated with Ireland since the 1990s‚ describing its dramatic growth from one of Europe’s poorest states to one of its richest.”[1] The government‚ thinking that the economy was growing‚ increased wages and pensions‚ extended the public sector. They used money that they didn’t own‚ as the growth they thought was real‚ was in fact a bubble. This led to a huge deficit in the Irish economy. Ireland was bailed out because the countries within the EU knew the extent
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Citigroup Inc. (branded Citi) is a major American financial services company based in New York City. Citigroup was formed from one of the world’s largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate Travelers Group on April 7‚ 1998.[2] Citigroup Inc. has the world’s largest financial services network‚ spanning 140 countries with approximately 16‚000 offices worldwide. The company employs approximately 260‚000 staff around the world‚ and holds over 200 million
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learned a lesson and still on the same path of destruction. ‘Hotel Rwanda’‚ a movie by Terry George‚ tries to convey the same message to save the world harmony and to maintain social integrity and peace‚ else the world should ready to witness a massive destruction. This movie is based on the one of the world’s fastest and atrocious historical genocide in Rwanda in 1994. It depicts the true events around the genocide experienced by a hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina played by famous Hollywood actor
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Such an exploration is necessary as we are dealing with a case – The Guldsmeden Hotel – whose commercial activities are interlaced with several social activities and as such showing signs quite typical to that of social economy organizations. For instance‚ aside operating as a commercial hotel‚ the hotel persists on the need for a balanced sustainability angle to its operations. Further‚ the management of the Hotel on annual basis does donates some of its bike renting proceeds to the Children’s
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Tourism in the Republic of Ireland Tourism in the Republic of Ireland is one of the biggest contributors to the Economy of the Republic of Ireland‚ with over 6.2 million people visiting the country in 2011‚ about 1.4 times Ireland’s population. Each year about €5bn in revenue is made from economic activities directly related to tourists‚ accounting for about 4% of GNP and empolying over 200‚000 people. In 2011 alone‚ Ireland was voted ’Favourite holiday destination in the World’ by readers of Frommer’s
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Economy of Ireland I. Introduction The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to a modern knowledge economy‚ focusing on services and high-tech industries and dependent on trade‚ industry and investment. Since the mid 1990’s‚ Ireland has experienced consistent growth rates of up to 10% per annum. This has been attributed to years of strong government planning through the implementation of five-year National Development Plans. These plans provided for large-scale
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History Ireland was far from Europe‚ close to England‚ and now it’s torn between the two. Far from Europe meant that only a small assortment of plants and animals managed to colonize the island before melting glaciers flooded any land routes to England and the mainland. One result - no snakes in Ireland. They just didn’t make it here in the short space of time between ice and island. The handful of species that did arrive thrived. The native landscape was dominated by mature oak forests. About
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Top 10 fast-food restaurants By Ching M. Alano (The Philippine Star) Updated July 17‚ 2008 12:00 AM With today’s fast-paced lifestyle‚ fast food is the fastest way to satisfy hunger pangs. It’s comfort/convenient food that’s good for the soul — and kind to the pocket‚ too. To literally grab a bite to eat‚ you need not look far because fast-food restaurants are all over the country — there’s probably one smack in the center of your neighborhood. Indeed‚ we’re fast becoming a fast-food nation
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Ireland is a republic and like all republics they rely on a system of government that contains both elected and appointed officials in the hopes that the will of the people will be represented. It is after all a representative democracy. While Ireland has a president and a prime minister and is now an independent state‚ that was not always the case. Ireland once belonged to Britain and had little say in how they were governed. However‚ in addition to the problems inherent in colonial rule‚ there
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Richemont * Star brands: LVMH (68)‚ Richemont (20)‚ Gucci Group (16) * Global distribution: LVMH‚ Richemont‚ Gucci Group * Diversification of products: LVMH (5 categories)‚ Richemont (3 categories)‚ Gucci Group (5 categories). Low 3) SWOT ANALYSIS * Strengths: large portfolio in different categories‚ distributed globally‚ leader brands‚ good reputation = accessible resources‚ image consistency‚ leadership in the market. Suppliers are within the company. * Weaknesses: the idea of
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