As a part of the national accounts of a country, and in regard to the national income equation Y=C+I+G+(X-M), where I is investment or foreign investment, FDI in short refers to the net inflows of investment which is outflow minus inflow to acquire a management interest in an enterprise which is operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the total of equity capital which is shown by balance of payments. It is the movement of capital, technology, production, goods and servi...
Monopoly refers to a market situation where there is a single firm selling the commodity and there is no close substitute of the commodity , e.g. , Posts and telegraphs ,Issue of currency notes by RBI, etc . Monopoly is opposite of perfect competition. Since a monopolist is more or less free to charge any price for his product, therefore, a monopolist is said to be the price taker not a price maker. In monopoly, the distinction between the industry and firm is not there. The monopolist firm i...
Multinational of generally called the transnational enterprises are those which operate in one or more country, which engages in foreign direct investment and owns in some way or the other or controls value added activities between many nations. Observing the evolution of multinational enterprises (MNEs), it can be evaluated that MNEs have rapidly spread since the Second World War because of the investment in a few resources based activities. Before the world war the MNEs were restricted to a...
This essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the oligopoly market system. Supermarket has brought into the service for man for long. The roots of supermarkets are the Co-operative of the nineteenth century. At the beginning of the early 20th century the people come up to an idea for selling goods. After that there become the first Supermarket which was set up in January 12th, 1948 in UK. (Brainy History, 2010) As soon as the first supermarket has been set up, a large number of ...
Evaluate the level of country risk of one of the following countries. You might choose to develop a ranking or scoring approach based on the textbook listed indicators or those of another source. Presentation Due 9:00am Monday 29/11th by 9: 00am, Commentary Due Friday 3/12th 9:00am. Answers: On October 4, 2010, Coface upgraded its country risk ratings for three of the largest emerging countries. Turkey and Brazil have come out of the crisis with better risk ratings than before. Country June 2...
It is alarming to note, that the economic debt of the developing countries will not be completely repaid, unless economic growth will be accelerated. The poor countries or low-income countries face serious challenges in meeting their developmental goals and are therefore vulnerable to poverty traps such as hunger, homelessness, illness, poverty and sufferings. Although, the solution to sustainable growth lies in the countries' own effort to strengthen its institutions and policies, these effo...
In the new global economy, more companies are operating cross border, and as such are faced with the need to deal effectively with many different taxes, often in many different countries, each with different rates, ruling and application. Coupled with this, the regulatory environment is increasingly challenging. The IMF has been trying to push for all countries to adopt the Goods Service Tax (GST), or also known in certain countries as Value Added Tax (VAT), so as to create a more level playi...
2.1 Introduction Population and migration have a close relationship because when high number of immigrant transfers to other country the number of population in the countries increases. Like OECD countries, the population of each country are not the same due to the number of immigrant go to those countries. 2.2 Population and migration: Analysis on OECD countries The research by Michele Belot and Sjef Ederveen regarding to Cultural and institutional barriers in migration between OECD countrie...
As there are lot of business opportunities in Ethiopia in different sectors, as it is not possible to address all of them. But try to concentrate and search opportunities on some of basic and important business sectors for foreign investors 3.1 Business Opportunities in Manufacturing Sector The manufacturing sector plays an important role in economy of Ethiopia it has almost a share of 5% of GDP and 37.8% to the annual output value of industrial production in 2008/09 (Central Statistical Agen...
Individuals' quality of life is strongly depended on housing. A pleasant and convenient place to live makes people feel healthier and happier. The economy is also affected by changes of housing market. A dynamic housing market partly causes a strong economic growth. Therefore, housing market not only in the UK but also in all other countries is always received a great concern for everyone, from residents to the Government. In fact, the relationship between house prices and economic activities...
