customers‚ and even a large number of the company’s staff‚ were shocked when the thriving business was suddenly faced with cash-flow problems. The company made headlines in South Australia when concerned suppliers‚ from whom Harris Scarfe had purchased large amounts of stock on credit‚ entered the flagship store in Rundle Mall‚ and began retrieving their stock directly from the shelves‚ before shocked staff and customers. The company soon entered voluntary receivership‚ and its shares were withdrawn
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The PIGS’ external debt problem Ricardo Cabral 8 May 2010‚ VOX.EU Markets are increasingly concerned that the Greek debt crisis could spread to other Eurozone countries including Portugal‚ Ireland‚ and Spain. This column notes that much of these countries ’ debt is held by non-residents meaning that the governments do not receive tax revenue on the interest paid‚ nor does the interest payment itself remain in the country. The solution lies with debt restructuring and rescheduling. Financial
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SHELL COMPANY OIL SPILLS IN NIGERIA By MOHAMMAD MOHIB SIDDIQI H00034532 Executive Summary Shell is one of the global energy and petroleum companies around the world. The strategy of Shell Company is to generate more profit for the organization and to move forward the business investments so that Shell Company is sustaining a competitive situation in the Global market and to provide revenues to the shareholders by meeting
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The relationship of audit techniques‚ audit procedures and assertions Audit technique - are the basic tool or means employed to obtain audit evidences. Audit procedures - are the application of audit techniques. Assertions – are representation of management as to the fairness of the financial statements. Audit Techniques Audit Procedures Assertions Count Counting of inventory‚ cash securities‚ unmatured‚ promissory note (to establish existence and where applicable‚ ownership
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without leaving the comfort of your home? You can! But‚ before you enroll in online learning or also known as distance education course‚ ask yourself what are the problems faced by the beginning online learners? You might be surprised. Online Learning or as known as Distance Learning is a process of creating and provides access to learning when the source of information and the learner are separate by distance and time. Green Berg (1998) defines contemporary distance learning as “a planned teaching/learning
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Challenges Faced By Companies Entering Foreign Markets Case of Rocket Internet’s Sabunta August 2012 1. INTRODUCTION Companies move into foreign markets for various reasons. In certain cases‚ it is towards achieving a required sales volume. In other instances‚ it might be a bid to increase brand awareness. Other companies go into foreign markets to re-invigorate sales after their products have gone through their life cycle - from inception to decline - in home markets. Regardless
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the following. The company has fairly voluminous purchase transactions. The company overcomes the inherent problems of obsolescence and overstocking by tight inventory control. However‚ The inventory is vulnerable to theft thereby reducing the overall reliability of internal control in terms of faithful representation and undermines quality of operations. Also unrestricted access to warehouse further increases risk. The company has numerous sales transactions. The company is facing fierce international
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209 CHAPTER – V PROBLEMS FACED BY SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES The development of small-scale industries is hampered by a diversity of problems. There are certain problems common to all types of cottage and small scale industrial units. In this context‚ the present chapter is devoted to a detailed study of the problems of the small-scale industrial sector. It also seeks to suggest remedial measures. The basic requirement for the industrial development of a region is the presence of entrepreneurship
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Located in West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s
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disquiet about the role professional auditors and audit firms have played in these corporate scandals. The consequences for many of the players in the market for financial information have been enormous; reputations both of key individuals and organisations are in ruins‚ jobs have been lost‚ and pension funds have been wiped out. The damage‚ both economic and social‚ has been incalculable‚ and the implications are far-reaching for corporate management‚ company directors‚ audit firms and the investing
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