federal government. The duties of the president (chief of state) are largely ceremonial; the chancellor exercises executive power. The Bundestag (lower‚ principal chamber of the parliament) elects the chancellor. The president normally is elected every 5 years on May 23 by the Federal Assembly‚ a body convoked only for this purpose‚ comprising the entire Bundestag and an equal number of state delegates. President Christian Wulff (Christian Democratic Union - CDU) was elected on June 30‚ 2010. The Bundestag
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FINANCIAL SERVICES UK Banks: Performance Benchmarking Report Full Year Results 2012 kpmg.co.uk/banking Basis of preparation This report summarises the 2012 full year results of Barclays‚ HSBC‚ Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds)‚ Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Standard Chartered1. Whilst progressively more information has been given in results announcements in recent years‚ not all statutory accounts or Pillar 3 reports have been published at the date of this report‚ and therefore analysis
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[pic] ----------------------- Substitutes Beer‚ Milk‚ Coffee‚ Bottled Water‚ Juice‚ Tea‚ Powdered Drinks‚ Wine‚ Sports Drink‚ Distilled Spirits‚ Tap Water etc… There is a wide array of substitutes that consumers may choose. These products are widely and easily available at low price. Hence the threat posed by these substitutes exist at a high level. However these risks can be mitigated through diversification and offering more products in the portfolio. Since the range and the number of
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international organization. It basic for global brand‚ which is required to focus on macro environmental factors‚ such as Nokia. Macro environmental factors comprise Political‚ Economics‚ Society‚ and Technology‚ viz‚ PEST Analysis. It is necessary force that Nokia has to concern and know what is happening in the other countries at the moment. Because there are different culture and different external factors between different countries‚ Nokia has to adjust its strategic plan
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS REPORT India In-depth PESTLE Insights Publication Date: December 2010 OVERVIEW Catalyst This profile analyzes the political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ legal and environmental structure in India. Each of the PESTLE factors is explored on four parameters: current strengths‚ current challenges‚ future prospects and future risks. Summary Key findings India is a stable democracy‚ but terrorism and its relationships with its neighbors continue to be a problem Since
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THAILAND PESTLE ANALYSIS OF THAILAND PESTLE ANALYSIS OF THAILAND INDEX Sr. No. Title Page No. 1 Introduction 1 2 National Flag and Symbol 2 3 Political Analysis 4 4 Economical Analysis 6 5 Socio-Cultural Analysis 10 6 Technological Analysis 15 7 Environmental Analysis 17 8 Legal Analysis 21 9 Bibliography 24 PESTLE ANALYSIS OF THAILAND INTRODUCTION Country Thailand Capital Bangkok
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Risk of entry by potential competitors There is a great deal of risk of entry by potential competitors due to the low start up costs. McDonalds is able to add specialty coffee to their existing services to tap into the speciality coffee market.(1) There is potential of $125‚000 per year in revenue to be made by each store if they are able to successfully enter the specialty coffee market. McDonalds also has the infrastructure to enter the speciality coffee market without building new outlets
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Dimensions Components Impact on the strategy Weak to strong 1 2 3 4 5 Political 1. Relationship with public authority 2. European construction Economic 1. Construction of new economic spaces 2. Globalization Societal 1. Lifestyle Technological 1. Life cycle of technologies and innovations 2. Renewal of products and new use Environmental 1. Long term risks 2. Social responsibility Legal 1. Regulation/deregulation Political: To protect consumers but also to protect
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Threat of New Entrants is low The airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The main concern for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries‚ due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts‚ safety and security measures‚ customer service and manpower. Another major barrier to entry is the brand name of existing airlines and it is really difficult to lure customers out of their existing brands
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FDI in multi-brand retail will benefit farmers‚ says Bhupinder Singh Hooda GURGAON: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said he was in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail from the very beginning. "FDI in retail will help farmers. They will get right prices of their produce because companies will purchase directly from them‚" Hooda told reporters here after the inauguration of Rapid Metro’s trial run. Consumers would also get quality products at comparatively cheaper rates
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