1 School of Economics and Management /HES Exam International Financial Markets (IFM) Exam Code IFMVH2EL05 Group 3IBL-REST Semester : 2 Date : 27 May 2011 Time : 11:45 – 13:45 Lecturer : C. Rensen (REC) Allowed : dictionary‚ writing materials The exam contains 15 open questions (3 points each; your grade = (Total number of points + 5) / 5 * Write your name‚ group and student number on every separate answer sheet you use. * You may take this question booklet
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country looking for places where they do things better. These places include Italy‚ France‚ Finland‚ Slovenia‚ Germany‚ Portugal‚ Norway‚ Tunisia and Iceland. From labor perspective‚ Germany is a pretty good place to work in‚ as is Italy with its two hour lunches and 30 days of vacation annually. In terms of rules in society and legal behavior‚ drugs are legal and rehab is free in Portugal. In Norway‚ prison terms are capped at 21 years‚ parole is liberal and recidivism is low. In France‚ Nutrition system
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Yourself customers a variety of brands specifically dedicated to their needs : Tollens‚ Zolpan and Pladox‚ in France‚ Viero‚ Cepro‚ Settef‚ Max Meyer‚ Duco‚ Baldini and Mistercolor in Italy‚ Revetón‚ Alp and Duraval in Spain‚ Robbialac and VIP in Portugal‚ Claessens in France and Switzerland and Colorín in Argentina all have a high or very high reputation in their domestic markets. In addition to manufacturing its paints‚ Materis Paints relies on networks of independent distributors as well as integrated
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Countries such as Spain‚ Portugal‚ Britain or France explored for three main reasons. These reasons were god‚ glory‚ and gold. Spreading religion was an important part in colonizing countries because most imperialistic countries wanted to assimilate other countries. Returning home‚ the explorers would share their experiences and how they gained power‚ to become looked up to. This made them feel glorious. Resources were a huge motivation of exploring as well. Gold was a big part of this because it
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consists of those European Union countries which have adopted the euro as their currency. It currently has 17 member states such as Austria‚ Belgium‚ Cyprus‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ Netherlands‚ Portugal‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ and Spain. Monetary policy of the Euro zone is the responsibility of the European Central Bank (ECB) which is governed by a president and a board of the heads of national central banks. However‚ there is no common representation
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Songhai‚ dictated western Africa. All those empires traded with the Europeans and Arabs. Africans traded with Asia to access cloth‚ and spices. West Africa also had smaller states with developed cultures. Religion was very important to Africans. Portugal made alliances with sailors from
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By the end of the sixteenth century‚ Portuguese hegemony that was in the Indian Ocean was growing weak (359). Portugal was a small country with an even smaller population. With its size‚ Portugal was not able to keep up with the demand that came with a large seaborne trading empire. In the late sixteenth century‚ investors from other areas began to put expeditions together so that trips could be made to Asian markets. Some of the most prominent followers of the Portuguese were the English and Dutch
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The Scramble for Africa or the Race for Africa was a historical event taken place during the New Imperialism period‚ between 1881 and World War I in 1914. It was a race for the European countries in invading‚ colonizing‚ and imperializing Africa for its many rich resources. The Scramble of Africa impacted both historical and modern-day Africa and African American Africa was invaded by the Europeans‚ colonized and imperialized for its resources. To imperialize means‚ when a country strengthens
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included Portuguese‚ Spanish‚ and African Natives. Trade Markets: Sugar‚ gold and diamonds‚ Coffee‚ tobacco‚ soybeans‚ corn‚ and rice. Also many fruits such as oranges‚ lemons‚ mangoes‚ guavas‚ passion fruit‚ and tangerines War: French invade Portugal in 1807‚ In 1817 Pernambuccan revolution against British regency fails but deepens anti-British sentiment‚ War with United Provinces of Río de la Plata (Cisplatine War) from 1925-28‚ Cabanagem rebellion in Pará in 1835-37‚ War of the Farrapos (ragamuffins)
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Tendering & Contracting for generic & branded medicines across Europe – a comparison and benchmarking Birmingham‚ November 2011 Nico Bacharidis Globally‚ Tenders & Contracts cover more than half of the Gx market‚ and also affect around 14% of the patented pharma market . In Mature markets the share of tenders - both patented and protected – is a bit lower. •Estimated Size1) of Tendered and Contracted Pharma Market ($bn) •27% of total pharma •$210bn 767 160 Tendered Contracted 141 Generics
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