Economic Community of West African States

On the strength of this growth, the government identified the information technology enabled services (ITES)/BPO sector as a key-contributor to economic growth, and offered them benefits like tax holidays, previously enjoyed by the software industry. In 1999, after the deregulation of the telecom industry, national long distance and international connectivity also became open to competition. India's…

would be permanent. b. would soon be overturned. c. could never be enforced in the South. d. would be a total failure. e. was unworkable in the cities. 46. The most spectacular example of lawlessness in the 1920s was a. New York City. b. New Orleans. c. Brooklyn. d. Chicago. e. Las…

* Phony War * Period between 1939- 1940 * there was very little combat as both sides built up their armies and arsenals * Axis * Alliance between Germany, Italy and later Japan * The 'Blitz' * in September of 1940, bombings of London and other major cities occurred in what the British called `the Blitz` * Italian Campaign, 1943 * in July 1943, Canadian, British, and American forces launched an assault on the Italian island of Sicily * by…

and grape products for grain. Since they were located on the coast, Greece had a strategic point for trade and cultural diffusion. Athens became a rich commercial center and Greeks had a money system. They had city-states with identities and cultures. They were considerably independent and were always competing with each other. Sparta was militaristic and agricultural while Athens was cultural, political, and commercial. In Sparta, women had more rights than in other areas. They had adult male…

Exhibit 4 ABOVE-THE-LINE ADVERTISING SPEND1 Category Daily newspapers Weekend newspapers Black/Coloured/Asian papers Community newspapers Consumer magazines Trade, technical, financial Total print TV Radio Cinema Out-of-home Direct mail (unaddressed) Internet Total 1999 % R million 1,241.5 15.6 505.5 6.3 164.6 2.1 453.3 5.7 780.2 9.8 337.0 4.2 3,482.2 43.7 3,236.6 40.7 925…

With the passage of time, Gandhi37 went on adding on economic and sociological content to the rather moralistic conception of trusteeship. He stated that in case, the rich would not become willing trustees, satyagrah was to be resorted to, against the holder of wealth. In 1938, he said, “A trustee has no heir but the public.”38 This implies that the community or the state has also a right in the prosperity of the moneyed classes. He wanted that the rich should…

of this ethnic group control the superior positions in the country 's political and military structure while the majority of Amhara and Oromo people are cut off, which make up the majority of the population. The country has been experiencing rapid economic growth since the 2000s, and is one of the world 's fastest-growing economies and is Africa’s second most populous country. The Oromo make up well over a third of Ethiopia 's 100 million people. Historically, Oromos have…

report which are the problems and really an eye opener for the tour operation business as Medical Tourism is the money spinner for the tour operators. The Indian tour operators and medical fraternity is targeting for the clients who come from African and West Asian countries as more than 80 per cent of the total target medical tourists in the country is estimated to be contributed by these countries and they were not tapped to its full potential. Hospitals in the developed countries provide…

Islamic Finance began its modern history some 40 years ago. Since then, it has achieved impressive results and made inroads into conventional financial systems. During this period, Islamic finance has demonstrated its ability to compete with mainstream economic and financial systems. This was even more transparent during the recent financial crisis of 2007 – 2009 when Islamic finance showed a certain degree of resilience to the financial shocks and credit crunch. The financial landscape, in the…

nonconforming. Gothic writing revolved around wicked, amazing, and sometimes destructive people, objects, or events. Much of Gothic literature was a result of disturbances in the eighteenth century. Mayhem erupted due to major changes in politics, economics, and social norms. Subsequently, Gothic literature valued the past with its ideas of aristocratic strength, passion, barbarity, and magic. The term “Gothic” was originally used to describe architecture, however, Horace Walpole used “Gothic”…