A PEST Analysis Report of HSBC Introduction HSBC holding plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. The business of HSBC includes personal financial services (retail banking)‚ commercial banking‚ global banking and markets (investment banking)‚ and private banking. HSBC holding was founded in 1991 by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The bank’s first branches were original opened in Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1865. HSBC lists
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Section 1 PEST Analysis Section 1.1 Social Environment Things outside and around business are business environment‚ and social environment is “the aggregate of social and cultural institutions‚ forms‚ patterns‚ and processes that influence the life of an individual or community. (Pathak‚ 2014)” To put it in other words‚ social environment is related to people‚ and it includes demographic and cultural. Social environment has large influence on business‚ and the details are as follow. Firstly‚ using
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Overview of Pakistan from PEST analysis Political Environment After Pakistan was created in 1947‚ there was only one provider of Telecom services in the country under the name of the T&T (Telephone & Telegraph). In 1990 Pakistan realized that it is becoming very difficult to provide Telecommunication services in the country by its own. So Pakistan signed agreement with WTO (World trade organization) according to which a set of regulation has to be formed to provide services in the country‚ promote
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Profile of the Industry Overview The textile manufacturing sector includes companies engaged in various textile products such as yarn‚ thread‚ twine‚ and knit fabrics‚ textile dying‚ coating‚ and waterproofing. Finished textile products include apparel‚ leather‚ curtains and drapes‚ canvas sheeting‚ and other fabric items. Pakistan exports are high dependent on the textile industry. Pakistan has become one of the leading cotton producing country. Size‚ concentration‚ structure Pakistan is
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Political- Relates to changes in government influence and can have huge significance for companies. Changes in the priorities for public spending or the UK ’s relationships with other countries can open or close major markets. Political changes are closely tied up with legal changes. Laws are continually being updated in a wide range of areas‚ e.g. consumer protection legislation‚ environmental legislation‚ health & safety and employment law‚ etc. Employees should be notified of all legislation
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COMPANY BACKGROUND Etihad Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates‚ with its base and hub being in the nation’s capital city‚ Abu Dhabi. Established in 2003 by Royal (Emiri) Decree‚ Etihad Airways is owned and supported by the Government of Abu Dhabi. The Skytrax 5 – star certified airline ranks among one of the top airlines both regionally and globally‚ in just a short period of time. It is one of the five primary divisions that the esteemed Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) is comprised
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Political: In the next few years‚ China is saying that they are going to be investing billions of dollars into Hybrid technology. Honda is a automobile company who is well known for developing ad researching hybrid technology. They have been on the forefront of this new technology and for this reason they will be a top choice for this new hybrid technology. They will need to show the Chinese government that their technology is worth investing in. If they manage to do this‚ they will be bale to
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PEST Analysis of Indian Market for the Apparel Industry 1. Political Factors: The proliferation of international trade and liberalization of the global trade regime has dawned in India with the implementation of several programs by the Government of India (termed as GOI from now onwards in the report) to help the textile and apparel industry adjust to the new trade environment. In 2000‚ the GOI unveiled its National Textile Policy (NTP) 2000‚ aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the textile
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IS STANDARD COSTING OBSOLETE? Department of Accountancy University of Kelaniya What is Standard costing? Standard costing is technique which establishes predetermined estimates of the costs of products and services and then compares these predetermined costs with actual costs as they are incurred. Management Accounting 2 What is Variance? The difference between a cost’s actual amount and its budgeted or planned amount Unfavorable cost variance Actual cost > Budgeted Amount Favorable cost
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Marketing Planning in a Global Environment Group Assignment No: 1 Topic: What is the purpose of a Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technical (PEST) environmental analysis for companies in relation to their global (marketing) strategy? Present a PEST analysis for ONE of the following four companies: the computer chip manufacturer Intel the train operator Scotrail the food etc. retailer Tesco the book shop retailer John Smiths {draw:frame} Group Members:
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