Companies hit by Venezuela move Colgate-Palmolive‚ the toothpaste and soap maker‚ will suffer a one-off $120m loss as a result of Venezuela’s currency devaluation‚ which is also posing a threat to the earnings of other US and European multinationals. The Venezuelan government said it would devalue its currency by 32 per cent on Friday in a long-expected move to alleviate a growing fiscal deficit and shortages of foreign currency. The official exchange rate for Venezuela’s bolívar is expected
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Unit 4 International business setting up a business in Venezuela- Mercosur/Trade blocs‚ etc ATIA Hotel will be a four star hotel on a budget and of smaller size. The hotel will be set up as LLC of Venezuela and will be located in Venezuela. MERCOSUR: In English‚ Mercosur means Southern Common Market.Mercosur is a Regional Trade Agreement among Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Paraguay and Uruguay. It was founded in 1991 and later updated in 1994. Purpose of founding Mercosur is to promote free trade. Four
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Communism is viewed as a defunct political philosophy. Western media likes to only convey the issues hidden within socialist nations. Socialist nations have thrived in the past and have had economic success similar to capitalist nations. The USSR industrialized rapidly and became a world superpower just in time for World War II. Cuba and Venezuela both adopted socialist forms of government that solved many of their social and economic issues. Fallacies have been found in the communist philosophy
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Venezuela All That is Shiny is not Oil President Hugo Chávez Frías passed away on March 5‚ 2013 after battling an unknown type of cancer‚ thus ending fourteen years in office as president of Venezuela. In that time‚ he extended term limits that allowed him to run and win the executive post four times‚ including surviving one recall. Chávez saw himself as the leader of the “Bolivarian Revolution” and saw Venezuela as a model for “socialism for the 21st century.” Was he successful in achieving
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America are mistreated by Europeans; more specifically the Spaniards. He wants to improve Latin America’s government but claims it may be impossible therefore‚ asking for help. Also that‚ people in Gran Colombia such as‚ those living in Venezuela‚ do not obtain political rights; not even the nobles. He says that they are so limited that they are prohibited to store crops because they are “royal monopolies”. Simon Bolivar wrote‚ “I cannot persuade myself that the New World can‚ at the moment‚ be organized
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Socialization is a big influence on the definition of gender and sexuality. Since we live in a society where every person is part of our daily life some of the general perceptions affects the definition of gender. Different agents of socialization such as Social Media‚ parents and environment play a key factor on the definition of gender as well. Actually‚ parents define what is good or what is not‚ what activities to do or not‚ or even how to dress and which colors wear for their children either
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Rousseau and Montesquieu views on Socialization and Political Power Jean Jacques Rousseau and Baron de Montesquieu were great philosophers that enlightened the world with their revolutionary thoughts on different forms of government. These two philosophers inspired the debate on the origin‚ the necessity‚ and the consequences of the establishment of societies and governmental authorities. They discussed the required conditions for the sustainability
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An Essay - The Importance of Socialisation Like other creatures‚ human are helpless at birth. The new-born is extremely reliant on others for simple physical existence. The new-born‚ left without help‚ would die of hunger‚ cold‚ thirst‚ or heat. Simply put‚ the human new-born do not have those characters‚ or untrained practices‚ that exist in other species. Dissimilar from newly hatched fish or reptiles‚ some which are naturally capable of providing for their own needs in their new milieus‚ the
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I have lived in the constant and omnipresent light of diversity‚ from my early childhood in South America to my young adulthood in the United States. In my youth as a Venezuelan‚ I came in contact with many different people from many different cultures and identities‚ as Caracas had been a thriving city filled with immigrants from Europe‚ South America‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ the Caribbean‚ and North America. Diversity is a reality everywhere in the world‚ and the lack of diversity enables and perpetuates
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Between the United States and Venezuela there are numerous differences in the education system from different aspects such as size of school‚ dress code‚ classes‚ grade system‚ laws among others. The United States of America has always been characterized as one of the freest countries in the world and that includes freedom in the education system. In the United States homeschooling is legal while in Venezuela is illegal. There are also differences about dress code.In Venezuela all the students are required
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