Diamonds as an investment

Hayden, E, 2006). (Diamond, D.W. and Rajan, R.G, 2001), states that banks are involved in valuable economic activities and their major concerns remain their survival and profitability. On the asset side of the balance sheet, banks guarantee the smooth flow of funds by lending to deficit spending units while providing liquidity to savers on the liability side. In addition, banks provide payment and settlement systems which facilitate trade. However, by ensuring the productive investment of…

Topic: Liberalism has become the dominant approach to international political economy since the end of the Cold War. Discuss the evidence that proves this dominance and also discuss the positives and the negatives of the liberalist orientation of the global economy. The discussion below is going to elaborate on the dominance of the Liberal in the international political economy (IPE) by expanding on the liberal approach, IPE and its elements, Liberal IPE perspective, the Cold War, positives…

only needs internet connection • Little IT staff is required • Upgrades are managed by provider • Scaling up is easy, cost increases as usage increase Large businesses are staying with the on-premise ERP because: • Have already made substantial investments in previous on-premise software • Some legacy systems were critical to the business and management decides to keep that way. • The predictability of the current on-premise system is higher and the company is uncomfortable losing control of…

“Education is the key to success” Article 26 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “ everyone has the right to education” (UN). Is education the solution to Africa’s poverty? Several studies have linked lack of education as being one of the reasons for under -development in Africa. My essay is going to explore this notion and also other core issues that I felt were imperative for the development of Africa. The other matters I look into are Poor governance, Civil war and…

It is expensive to run the British monarchy every year and it costs around £300 million a year. Some of that money are from Queen’s private investments, and most of them are from the British government (Praderio, 2017). Although the government use taxpayer’s money to run the British monarchy, we cannot ignore the influence that monarchy bring to the England and this is a cultural tradition which…

International institutions and governments argue that trade liberalization is essential and that new jobs, more foreign investment and increased access into foreign markets (via free trade) will bridge the gap between the developed and developing world. Unfortunately, free trade has done the opposite and has further impoverished the developing population and in some cases has…

Imperialism is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many countries invaded other countries and took over by force, ruling harshly in order to get whatever it was they needed from the country. Often, imperialistic countries were looking for raw materials and other means to better their own economies by expanding into the country they had just entered. The imperialism practiced by America and Belgium…

Introduction This research analysis report is based on several fundamental attributes of BHP Billiton. To begin with, it conducts an analysis of the critical risks and strategic outlook of the company. This is aimed to determine whether the company is destined for growth by determining areas of growth, and identifying those that have slowed down. It also identifies the market forces that are assisting the company in growth, as well as those forces that are hurting the company. The main aim of…

resources endowments, favourable domestic business environment (Elango and Pattnaik, 2007; Javalgi and White, 2002). Firms with high ownership advantages at home will be motivated to internationalise and compete strongly in a foreign market, the investment. However, such advantages are specific location and market specific. This entails that firms’ internationalisation is a proof of their possession of ownership advantage at home that enables them to expand and compete well in a foreign market…

destinations all over the world. The company has many partnerships with many airlines and car rental organizations in the major areas of its operations. In some of the hotels there are features like the executive lounges for Hilton honors Gold and Diamond members who are willing and are in capacity to pay for the executive rooms. Globally, there are 540…