UPDATE - ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION As part of my English class I had to invest USD 100‚000 in the stock market and manage my portfolio throughout the semester. MY INVESTMENT STRATEGY My strategy was to invest in large companies with a reputation for quality‚ reliability and profitability (blue chips). Furthermore‚ I decided to invest a large amount of my capital in Swiss companies in order to support Swiss economy. I chose Kuoni because the company has leading positions in its area of activity (travel)
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Exchange Rate Notes Class Notes Exchange rate can be expressed in two ways‚ for example: £1 = 1.52 CHF 1 CHF = £0.66 Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market Many currencies float freely on the free market. However‚ this is a relatively new phenomenon. After the war‚ major currencies were pegged to each other under the Bretton woods agreement. They were backed up by gold reserves to keep them at this level. Prior to the war they were often pegged to the price of Gold. Prior to the Euro (1990s)
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MTUC wants Govt to stop bringing in foreign workers Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW‚ NURBAITI HAMDAN and A. RAMAN THE Government should cancel the permits issued for foreign workers who have yet to enter into the country‚ Malaysia Nanban reported. Quoting Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) secretary general G. Rajasekaran‚ the report said the job opportunities could be opened to Malaysians in view of the current world economic crisis. He said there would be at least 30‚000 job vacancies available
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Introduction The stock exchange market in China has developed rapidly since the early 1990s. In 2007‚ the Chinese stock market overtook the Japanese market in terms of capitalization and topped the world in initial public offerings‚ underlining the dramatic surge in the country’s financial sector. Nonetheless‚ within one year the Chinese stock market plunged to less than a third of the value it held at its peak. This marks the most rapid decline of any major market in the world‚ even against the
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"If you were an exchange student from Thammasat Business School‚ what would be your three strategies in convincing your friends from the exchange university to go on exchange at Thammasat Business School?" One of the most memorable parts in university life is exotic experience‚ which students can gain through an exchange program. This abroad experience will enhance and broaden the visions of student as they are shaped to be adaptable to new environment. And when it comes to making this decision
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to take at least 2 years of a foreign language High school can be one of the very best times to learn a language. There are few other periods in life when the students will have as many opportunities to freely attend a class under the instruction of an experienced teacher. There are more than 6‚000 languages in the world‚ and while many of these are not commonly taught and aren’t spoken in most countries.But why should students learn a foreign language in high school ?
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An exchange-rate regime is the way an authority manages its currency in relation to other currencies and the foreign exchange market. It is closely related to monetary policy and the two are generally dependent on many of the same factors. The basic types are 1. Floating exchange rate‚ where the market dictates movements in the exchange rate Floating rates are the most common exchange rate regime today. For example‚ the dollar‚ euro‚ yen‚ and British pound all are floating currencies. However
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Exchange rate policy The exchange rate of an economy affects aggregate demand through its effect on export and import prices‚ and policy makers may exploit this connection. Deliberately altering exchange rates to influence the macro-economic environment may be regarded as a type of monetary policy. Changes in exchanges rates initially work there way into an economy via their effect on prices. For example‚ if £1 exchanges for $1.50 on the foreign exchange market‚ a UK product selling for £10 in
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esteemed colleague. Today my partner and I are here to debate on the topic ‘Be it resolved that countries who supply foreign aid should reallocate their resources to development at “home”. In this case‚ we define “home” as the countries that supply foreign aid to others‚ countries that instead could be investing their money into themselves and improving upon their own country. The term foreign aid refers to financial assistance that is provided on intergovernmental or international level. It involves the
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Introduction Countless Filipinos often appreciate foreign movies rather than be pleased about our own local works. Foreign film is not only foreign in terms of the country of production‚ but also in terms of the language used. We can see in our entertainment industry that art pieces from other countries are much preferable. As we all know‚ foreign movies are so popular here in our country‚ Filipino nowadays are getting interested in foreign films because stories were usually based from bestselling
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