consumers are switching from name brand products to generics or house brands. What is a house brand or a generic product? A house brand‚ otherwise known as a store brand‚ is a proprietary brand of merchandise sold by one retailer and often bearing the name of the retailer. A house brand is usually sold at a lower price than the equivalent name brand product and can‚ sometimes‚ have packaging identical to that of the national brand. Whereas‚ a generic brand has no-proprietary name and can even be absence
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Porter ’s five forces is a framework for the industry analysis and business strategy development developed by Michael E. Porter . It draws upon Industrial Organization (IO) economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. Three of Porter ’s five forces refer to competition from external sources. The remainders are internal threats. It is useful to use Porter ’s five forces in conjunction with SWOT analysis (Strengths‚ Weaknesses
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between all the money coming in to Islamic banks and the deployment of that money into real economic assets‚” says Sayd Farook‚ the global head of Islamic finance at Thomson Reuters. “A crazy amount of money has gone into their coffers and they need somewhere to invest it.” There was a need for a bank that followed the rules and bans of certain investments and money handling‚ and this began the establishment of Islamic Banks in the 1970’s. The establishment of these banks opened a new way to invest. Which
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DERIVATIVES IN ISLAMIC FINANCE ANDREAS A. JOBST (forthcoming in Islamic Economic Studies‚ Vol. 15‚ No. 1) Paper presented at the International Conference on Islamic Capital Markets held in Jakarta‚ Indonesia during August 27-29‚ 2007 jointly organized by Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)‚ Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and Muamalat Institute‚ Jakarta‚ Indonesia. DERIVATIVES IN ISLAMIC FINANCE ANDREAS A. JOBST# ABSTRACT Despite their importance for
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LAW 240 ISLAMIC BANKING PRODUCT 05/29/13 ISLAMIC BANKING PRODUCT 1 05/29/13 ISLAMIC BANKING PRODUCT 2 05/29/13 ISLAMIC BANKING PRODUCT 3 AL-WADIAH (CURRENT A/C) • Based on the Islamic principle of Al-Wadi’ah Yad-Dhamanah (Guaranteed Safe Custody) • Can withdraw all or part of money whenever want. • Free from Riba (Usury) and is the clear and pure way to bank. • Can be opened by an individual aged 18 years and above with the capacity to contract‚ or a company‚ organisation
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ACADEMIC PAPER The diamond approach to the competitiveness of Korea’s apparel industry Michael Porter and beyond Byoungho Jin Oklahoma State University‚ Oklahoma‚ USA‚ and Hwy-Chang Moon Seoul National University‚ Seoul‚ South Korea Abstract Purpose – The Korean textiles and apparel-related industry has played a major role in the country’s development; however‚ this sector’s competitiveness is decreasing due mainly to labor costs. As with the country’s economic development‚ the new sources
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Islamic banking‚ a financial innovation‚ has come to be seen as the most ‘visible’ aspect of Islamization. Notwithstanding its novelty‚ it has made considerable progress‚ measured by the rapidity with which it has been adopted in the Muslim (even non-Muslim) countries in a relatively short period of time. However‚ the progress made by Islamic banking is seen by some Muslim economists as more apparent than real because it is not being run exclusively (or even mostly)
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Islamic banking and finance An alternative form of banking which challenges the western norms and addresses it limits. But it shouldn’t really be considered a norm just because it is developed in the West‚ based on capitalist ideas. Other forms of banking such as IBF have been around for many years’ especially Islamic countries but just ignored by economic geographers as they were in the global South. It is not an ‘emerging’ method; it has been successful in many Middle Eastern and Asian countries
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Islamic green revolution was a substantial transformation in the agriculture between the mid-8th-mid-13th century which was known as the Islamic Golden Age. This article discusses the major four keys behind success of the Islamic Agricultural Revolution. These were: 1. Islamic rules on land ownership and labour rights. 2. Irrigation methods. 3. Improved farming techniques and a scientific approach to farming. 4. Introduction of new crops. Islamic Rules On Land Ownership And Labour Rights. During
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References: 1. Abdul‚ Ghafoor‚ A.L.M. Islamic Banking‚ Interest– free Commercial Banking‚ Geroningen: Apptec Publications‚ 1995. 4. A.H. Farooque‚ interest-free banking in Pakistan‚ Institute of bankers in Pakistan-Karachi‚ 1980 5 6. Ahmad‚ Ziauddin‚ et al.‚ eds.‚ (1983) Money and Banking in Islam‚ Islamabad: Institute of Policy Studies. 7. Ahmad‚ Ziauddin. (1984) "Concept and Models of Islamic Banking: An Assessment‚" paper presented at the Seminar on Islamization
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