customers and serve them more effectively‚” Mr Law-Smith said in a statement out of Texas late on Tuesday. Besides‚ many of the group’s key operations are already located in the Republic‚ he added. Caltex is a joint venture between Chevron Corp and Texaco Inc. Elaborating on the rationale for the move‚ a Caltex spokesman in Texas said that the company obtains about 75 per cent of its revenue from Asia‚ making Singapore a more practical‚ centrally-located base for the 15 executives and support staff
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ICSID Review‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2 (2013)‚ pp. 223–240 doi:10.1093/icsidreview/sit022 Published Advance Access September 4‚ 2013 2013 LALIVE LECTURE The Case Law of the ICJ in Investment Arbitration Alain Pellet1 The topic of this Lalive Lecture is austere. But it has the merit of opening wider perspectives than it seems at first glance. Through the prism that I have chosen‚ we can‚ I think‚ address interesting doctrinal issues which are not devoid of practical consequences: what is the
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REAL OPTIONS: STATE OF THE PRACTICE by Alex Triantis‚ University of Maryland‚ and Adam Borison‚ Applied Decision Analysis/ PricewaterhouseCoopers1 n an economic environment characterized by rapid change‚ great uncertainty‚ and the need for flexibility‚ it has become increasingly important for corporate managers to use investment evaluation tools and processes that properly account for both uncertainty and the company’s ability to react to new information. Real options has emerged as an approach
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South African Investment and Utilitarian Principles “Utilitarianism is a general term for any view that holds that actions and policies should be evaluated on the basis of the benefits and costs they will impose on society” (Velasquez‚ 2010‚ p. 59). The Ford Pinto example (Velasquez‚ 2010‚ pp. 60-61) calculated utilitarian benefits as a straight-line computation based upon monetary values which were placed on costs and benefits and making a decision based upon where the scale showed the
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Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Stabilisation in Investment Contracts and Changes of Rules in Host Countries: Tools for Oil & Gas Investors Peter D Cameron ACIArb PhD (University of Edinburgh)‚ LLB (Joint Honours) (University of Edinburgh) Professor of International Energy Law and Policy CEPMLP‚ University of Dundee‚ UK p.d.cameron@dundee.ac.uk FINAL REPORT 5 July 2006 © Copyright Peter D Cameron PDCameron/AIPN/Final Report. 5 July 2006 Table
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Studying Abroad in United States is better than Studying in Ecuador. Education is a very important issue in life because it determines every aspect of one’s future. Studying makes you smarter‚ wiser‚ more mature‚ and competitive. This is why it is essential that the level of education one receives should be challenging. The better education one obtains‚ the more opportunity to success one has. Education influences your social values‚ norms‚ forms you to be a future leader and also allows social
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Case: Ecuadorean Valentine Roses Question 4: Do you think governments in the developed world should place trade sanctions on Ecuador roses if reports of health issues among Ecuadorean rose workers are verified? What else might they do to improve the situation in Ecuador? Answer: Government of Ecuador should take all necessary steps for the development of Rose industry because it becomes growing and profitable industry. Ecuador’s Rose industry helps to created lots of development in that
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the actual change that education is having in Ecuador. Why is this important? Making changes to a deteriorated education system is not easy‚ like the author said‚ “Ifear the plan could be discarded like so many other quick fixes”. For instance‚ changing the education system in Ecuador took 8 years. In fact‚ the process is still not finished. A good reform is worth it‚ not only adding extra time for everyone. The President of Ecuador‚ economist Rafael Correa thinks that focusing
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The intention of this paper is to discuss about the advantages and disadvantages for Ecuador if it becomes a member of the Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur). Currently‚ the world is going through a change in important ways in the economy‚ the importance of belonging to an economic bloc is that through this you can get "mutual benefits in international trade" The Mercosur as we know is a South American economic bloc that “is integrated by Argentina‚ the Federative Republic of Brazil‚ the Republic of
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we behave. About four years ago‚ I had the opportunity to live in Ecuador. I found the relationships and communication perspective to be very interesting and after spending two years there‚ I was able to notice several distinct intercultural differences between the American and Ecuadorian cultures. Since my analysis of Ecuador is only based off of my personal experience‚ I’ve also invited my friend Luis Salas from Quito‚ Ecuador who is currently attending Brigham Young University to give his own
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