Okay‚ here we go with our initial look at France (just a topline summary of major facts‚ drawn from Wikipedia‚ CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster). France is 5th worldwide in GDP‚ with almost $3 trillion‚ and 3rd (why?) in military expenditure with $61.6 billion‚ and 22nd in population‚ with 61 million. France is the best-positioned of all the countries we will look at here to deal with the economic crisis facing the world. Their ingrained habit of dirigisme will bail out their industry‚ their
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SOUTH AFRICA HISTORY In the history of South Africa‚ the earliest known settlers of the country were the San and Khoekhoe people‚ collectively known as Khoisan. They were two distinct cultural groups. The first Europeans to arrive in South Africa were the Portuguese Seafarers who initiated the sea route to India in 1488. They were soon followed by other Europeans since the late 16 th century In 1815‚ the British took permanent control of the Cape colony and brought in more settlers In 1910 South
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The Toyota automobile company as it began‚ specialized in making cars‚ but now also forms a leading pioneer in bus‚ trucks‚ robot manufacturer‚ truck‚ auto and financial service providers. The Toyota logo is a simple one‚ derived from a Japanese word meaning ‘eight’ which was thought of as bringing luck and success which the company’s journey cannot be denied of. The Toyota logo‚ much like the company itself‚ is recognized as a paramount in the world of automobiles. The logo speaks of simplicity
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Introduction & Background of Company KLSE -British American Tobacco Malaysia (MYX: 4162) - RM13.36 (KLSE main board) Competitor Philip Morris International(leader) British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LSE: BATS‚ JSE: BTI) is a global tobacco company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share (after Philip Morris International)‚ with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries
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Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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2.2 Pricing Strategy 2.2.1 Factors affecting pricing decisions There are few types of market in marketing‚ one of the market is Oligopoly Competition. Oligopoly competition is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers. MODENAS good example of Oligopolistic Competition. Its market consist of a few sellers who are highly sensitive to other’s pricing and marketing strategies. According to the theory‚ the decisions of one firm therefore influence and are
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Summary 1 2) Company Description 2 Promoters‚ shareholders and Board 2 Advisors 2 Products and services 2 Long Term Aim of Business 2 Objectives 2 S.W.O.T. Analysis 2 3) Market Analysis 3 Target market 3 Total market valuation 3 Targeted share 3 Market trends 3 Profile of competitors 3 Competitive advantage 4 Benefits to clients 4
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www.thetimes100.co.uk Use of PEST analysis at UNISON Introduction UNISON is Britain and Europe ’s biggest public sector trade union‚ representing more than 1.3 million members working in public services. CURRICULUM TOPICS • Political factors • Economic factors • Social factors • Technological factors Local government The NHS GLOSSARY Trade union: an organisation that represents the mutual interests of employees across a range of issues. Voluntary sector: the part of the economy which
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Agricultural loan. Agricultural loans are available for a multitude of farming purposes. Farmers may apply for loans to buy inputs for the cultivation of food grain crops as well as for horticulture‚ aquaculture‚ animal husbandry‚ floriculture and sericulture businesses. There are also special loans to finance the purchase of agricultural machinery such as tractors‚ harvesters and trucks. Construction of biogas plants and irrigation systems as well as the purchase of agricultural land may also be
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Task 1-Analysis of the Macro-environment Identify all the issues you can think of that might impact upon Hotel Chocolat and write them down in the relevant boxes. PESTEL Analysis | Political | * They are providing direct funding and management skills in the Osuben Basin region to launch and maintain sustainable projects to improve the lives of cocoa farmers | Economical | * 5% discount on all products for member of the tasting club * Hotel Chocolat guarantee that they will buy all
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