ECONOMY OF NIGERIA Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy and emerging market‚ with expanding financial‚ service‚ communications‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2011‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade
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Economies of scale Definition Reduction in long-run average and marginal costs‚ due to increase in size of an operating unit (a factory or plant‚ for example). Economics of scale can be internal to a firm (cost reduction due to technological and management factors) or external (cost reduction due to the effect of technology in an industry). Diseconomies of scale Definition Increase in long-term average cost of production as the scale of operations increases beyond a certain level
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has a well-developed social market economy‚ and a high standard of living. Until the 1980s‚ many of Austria ’s largest industry firms were nationalised; in recent years‚ however‚ privatisation has reduced state holdings to a level comparable to other European economies. Labour movements are particularly strong in Austria and have large influence on labour politics. Next to a highly developed industry‚ international tourism is the most important part of the national economy. Germany has historically
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its Gross Domestic Product for the period of 2000-2007 averaging 4.2% compared to the 1.9% of the Euro zone. In addition‚ the economy experienced a reduction in unemployment by 2.9 percent‚ which hit a low of 8.3% in the year 2007. The growth in the economy is a significant increases in house commerce coupled with a negative contribution from the external sector. The economy adopted an expansionary monetary policy which had positive impacts on the domestic demand. However‚ in 2000-2007 while the skyrocketing
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HISTORY OF GATT & THE WTO SYSTEM A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GATT Beggar-thy-neighbour tariff policies of 1930s => WWII Bretton Woods Conference at the end of the WWII‚ finance ministers from the Allied nations gathered to discuss creation of a new monetary system that would support postwar reconstruction‚ economic stability‚ and peace. => IBRD & IMF => need for a third institution‚ ITO. 1940s: Representatives met to design a postwar trading system that would parallel the international
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citizens and installed fear into the rest of America and other countries as they did not want this horrifying event to strike them. These terrorists ultimate goal was to dent and cripple the United States economy by taking down its National Trade Center in order for them to lose money in stock markets‚ lose trading opportunities with countries like Canada‚ and cause Americans to spend billions of dollars towards the damage repair. This event definitely caused a lot of humiliation towards the US government
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Why women will impact global economy as much as China By Beth Brooke‚ Special to CNN October 25‚ 2012 Just recently‚ Booz & Company published new data outlining compelling evidence that women can be powerful drivers of economic growth. Their estimates show that if female employment rates were to match male rates‚ overall GDP would grow significantly in the U.S. by 5%‚ in Japan by 9%‚ and in developing countries like Egypt by a massive 34%. The World Economic Forum also published their annual
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The Economy of the Philippines is the 43rd largest in the world; according to 2011 World Bank statistics and it is also one of the emerging markets in the world; according to the CIA Fact book‚ the estimated 2011 GDP (purchasing power parity) was 391.1 billion. Goldman Sachs estimates that by the year 2050‚ it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th
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Economies of scale are the factors that lead to a reduction in average costs as a business increases in size. There are five economies of scale Purchasing Economies When businesses buy large numbers of components‚ for example materials or spare parts‚ they are able to gain discounts for buying in bulk. This reduces the unit cost of each item bought and gives the firm an advantage over smaller businesses which buy in small quantities. Marketing Economies
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As a result of the Russian Revolution‚ Russia became a world power‚ industrialized‚ and a communist nation. The new leadership that was in place allowed for Russia to become a world power. Although banks and big businesses were altered to become controlled by the government‚ small entities were allowed to run under free enterprise which successfully caused economic boom. In essence‚ a good economy is essential to the ability of a country to compete with other nations. The five year plan system allowed
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