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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RUSSIA Natural environment Among Russia’s most important environmental problems: * Water pollution is the most serious concern. Less than half of Russia’s population has access to safe drinking water. While water pollution from industrial sources has diminished because of the decline in manufacturing‚ municipal wastes increasingly threaten key water supply sources‚ and nuclear contamination could leach into key water sources as well. The head of Russia’s environmental protection committee
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water pumps‚ each consuming about 3.5 kilowatts‚ and off-grid lighting. Some large projects have been proposed‚ and a 35‚000 sq km area of the Thar desert has been set aside for solar power projects‚ sufficient to generate 700 to 2‚100 GW. The Indian Solar Loan Programme‚ supported by the United Nations Environment Programme has won the prestigious Energy Globe World award for sustainability for helping to establish a consumer financing program for solar home power systems. Over the span of three
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PEST Analysis On Vietnam PEST analysis of Vietnam ·Political factors: · government type: Vietnam is known as a Socialist Republic. · freedom on economy: Vietnam has not high economic freedom‚ which score is 51.0. Even though the index of Vietnam can not compare with western developed countries’‚ however since 1986 the government implement open-door to the outsider world policy‚ making Vietnam becoming
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COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF MARKETING STRATERGIES: INDIAN FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY NIKE-ADIDAS-REEBOK-PUMA-INDIAN BRANDS Executive Summary To study and develop substantial market analysis on the primary products these firms (Nike‚ Adidas‚ Reebok‚ Puma and Indian brands) make‚ i.e Athletic Footwear. We will compare their marketing strategies‚ their targeting and their marketing mixes. We will analyze their segmentation and examine their positioning in the Indian market. And lastly we will state
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number of banks of both national and foreign banks reached 61 banks‚ which shows the success of the financial services in the UAE. We also analysis the external macro-environment that affects all firms of industry‚ PEST analysis is a short form of Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Technological factors that should be considered for any foreign investment. We have analysis for Ms Prakesh all those factors and we found that the UAE is a very suitable for open a business because it have a developed and increased
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POLITICAL ANALYSIS TAXATION As of 1 January 2001‚ South Africa’s territorial system of taxation (or source-based system) was replaced with one based on worldwide incomes for resident companies‚ including resident branches of foreign companies. In order to preserve some of South Africa’s appeal as an "off-shore" location for international headquarters‚ a separate regime for non-resident International Holding Companies (IHCs) is maintained which allows for income from foreign subsidiaries
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PEST analysis: Political: Australia is a type of democratic country and it is stable politically. The characteristics of Australian government such as transparency and having low level of corruption‚ and being internationally competitiveness helps Australia to have the lowest rank of political instability in Asia-Pacific and it standing on bottom fourth position in the world in political instability (Australian government 2009). Therefore this factor is an advantage and an opportunity for the companies
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Introduction PEST Analysis is the Political‚ Economic‚ Social culture and Technology analysis that a company does to determine the overall business environment. A PEST analysis is a look at the external environment of a company or a business that plays an important role in managing and decision making of a company. It is crucial for a company to consider its environment before relating with the public or customers. The PEST analysis examines the impact of each of the factor on the company. Thus
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PEST Analysis Political The international IT and electronics industries have been characterized with intensive competition. Electronics and IT companies are constantly reviewing their achievements as well as the competitors’ in order to come up with better business strategies in an effort to best all other existing industry rivals. With the merger and acquisition strategy between HP and Compaq‚ members of the IT and electronics industry all over the world were threatened with the intensified effort
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