country to export non- traditional manufactured products such as micro-transformers and personal consumer products (UNCTAD‚ 2003b). Investment was mainly in low-technology‚ labour-intensive production. The impact of FDI had also been modest‚ primarily in job creation. According to the study‚ FDI inflow was constrained by political instability‚ outdated foreign investment law‚ rigid labour regulations and poor physical infrastructure. This situation remains current due to political instability and political
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ECONOMETRICS 1 SUMMATIVE PROJECT Introduction. “There ’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.” Sophocles‚ Antigone Nowadays‚ a lot of people have invested in a mutual fund. Because it became more popular. They think that there are low risks and also it is sample type of investment. But probably‚ mutual funds are not so in a real. In a recent study‚ Craig MacKinley (1993: p4) argued that One of the important problems of modern financial economics is the quantification of the trade-off
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Long-Term Investment Decisions (Course title) (Date) Introduction Long term capital decisions involve choosing how to finance long term projects. For a movie rental company‚ such decisions would include opening new shops in new markets or buying new machinery that would improve the firm’s technology. Before making such decisions‚ a firm has to do an analysis of the returns that the new project would bring against the cost outlay of the project. There are several ways of doing such an analysis
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them Conditions needed: hot markets and investment grade rating What kind of debt to choose? • The sponsors should use 144A (private bonds) to fund the deal because of the important advantages and the significant disadvantages which can arise by using the other debt kinds. – Rule 144A has big advantage of time – Markets seem to be going in the right direction (Hot markets) – What else is needed?... (on the next slide: Investment grade) Investment Grade Rating • Agencies look at 3 main
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Risk Analysis on Investment Decision Silicon Arts Inc. (SAI) is a four year old company that manufactures digital imaging integrated Circuits (IC’s) that are used in digital cameras‚ DVD players‚ computers‚ and medical and scientific instruments. Hal Eichner‚ SAI’s Chairman‚ has a two-point agenda for the company to increase market share and keep pace with technology. As the Financial Analyst for the company one must analyze two mutually exclusive capital investment proposals. The two options
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Running head: CASE STUDY: THE PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT Case Study: The Pepsi Refresh Project Emily M. Kamischke Elon University 1 Author Note Emily M. Kamischke‚ Masters of Interactive Media‚ Elon University Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Emily Kamischke‚ ekamischke@elon.edu CASE STUDY: THE PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT 2 Abstract This study aims to describe the successes and failures of the Pepsi Refresh Project and corresponding implications for other corporate
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Return on Investment case study Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 2 Return On Investment ................................................................................................................... 3 PART 1............................................................................................................................................... 4 Comparison
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closest customers. For example‚ the Japanese camera industry which caters to a sophisticated and knowledgeable local market. Relating and supporting industries – The presence of suppliers or related industries is advantageous since the benefits of investment in advanced factors of production spill over to these supporting industries. Successful industries within a country tend to be grouped into clusters of related industries. For example Silicon Valley. Firm strategy‚ structure and rivalry – Domestic
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Risk Analysis on Investment Decison University of Phoenix MBA 540 June 11‚ 2007 Risk Analysis on Investment Decision Silicon Arts‚ Inc (SAI) is a manufacturer of digital imaging integrated Circuits. The circuits are used in digital cameras‚ DVD players‚ computers‚ and other digital equipment. Which were sold in North America‚ Europe‚ and South East Asia earning SAI annual sales of $180 million. After a slowdown in 2001‚ SAI ’s research and development departments developed a specialized
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…………………………………………….... 4 Justification …………………………………………… 4 Scope …………………………………………… 5 Risks and Mitigation ……………………………………………… 5 Budget ……………………………………………… 5 Expected Duration …………………………………………… 6 References ……………………………………………… 6 Project Name: Online Railway Reservations Background Information The railway corporation has its headquarters at the county’s capital and has a number of branches in strategic cities all over the country. For this reason‚ the main centre accountable for matters
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