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In April 1990, the government of the People’s Republic of China announced its plan to develop the Pudong New Area as part of its economic reform effort to attract foreign investment. The goal of the development is to turn Shanghai into a global commercial centre by creating a precinct of prestigious modern buildings and manicured open spaces with a coordinated infrastructure and communications network. The Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone is the focus of study here. The Lujiazui Finance and Trade…

1 Introduction In recent years, same people pay more attention to their health, so the products about health and sport are more popular than before. Adidas as one of the biggest sport product companies in the world, many people think that Adidas is a very good option for investors. As we know, the stock price of a company is related to the operating performance and financial position of this company. For example, if a company can sale more and more products, we can believe that the stock price…

In this study, a TVP-VAR model with stochastic volatility is used. Initially, the TVP-VAR model was introduced by Primiceri (2005) and Nakajima (2011) to examine the changes in the transmission of monetary policy and the changes in the variances of the exogenous shocks. This study is the first to examine the changes in the transmission of remittances shocks on inflation, savings and TFP in Saudi Arabia over the period 1970-2012. Following Nakajima (2011), we set up the TVP-VAR model with…

average method (para. 25). • IAS 7: Cash flow statement is allowed to make on net basis (para. 21). • IAS 16: Property, plant and equipment can be marked at cost or fair value (para. 29). • IAS 31: Joint Venture can be shown at available for sale investment or at cost (para.…

for a mania to take place. Specifically, in the third chapter, Chancellor highlights Charles Kindleberger’s theory for the development of speculative manias. This economic theory claims that first displacement occurs in the form of an exciting new investment opportunity, positive feedback quickly ensues resulting in a euphoria, new risky financial products are created, corruption takes place, and then, finally, the corruption is exposed and expectations are not met resulting in a market crash.…

There is an exponential growth in which mergers and acquisitions are becoming the trend among organizations to gain competitive advantage. Mergers and acquisitions seek to develop market power through expansion of boundaries and acquire unique potential. Successful merger and acquisitions provide opportunities for organizational growth, as well as offer several benefits; but in turn can face many challenges, in which the acquisition fails. In the case study, Can This Merger Be Saved? S.…

Financial Analysis Profitability vs. Solvency The charts below show some of the most important aspects of the financial analysis. As you can see, CanGo is around the same ranges as Amazon and iTunes under the profitability and solvency ratios. This means that CanGo’s return on net sales is better than Amazon, however, return on net sales is not when compared to Amazon. The debt ratio is another way to see how well a company is managing their finances. As shown in the Profitability VS. Solvency…

1. Discuss three economic rationales for having a patent system. There are three economics rationales for having a patent system, they are market reward, Ex ante rationale, and Ex post rationale. All three play a critical role in driving innovation and technology development. Market rewards provide economic incentive for the invention. Ex ante rationale prevent other from duplicating the innovation. Ex post rationale incentive the efficient use of the patent after the patent has been issued…

Michael Porter in his study of national competitive advantage, Michael Porter identified four sources or determinants that can affect the global competitiveness of companies located in particular countries .These four sources are: factor endowments; demand conditions; related and supporting industries; and the strategy, structure and rivalry of the companies located in a country.Porter created a model linking these four sources in a diamond (see figure 1 below) and argued that firms are most…

Chris Bergeron Mark Marra B.F. Goodrich-Rabobank Case 1.In order to make this an attractive deal for Rabobank, they would need to receive more money than they pay out. We know that they have a fixed receipt each year from Morgan bank of $ 5.5 million for 8 years. Ignore the time value of money on this, it means that Rabobank would then need to pay out less than (5.5/2 = 2.75) $2.75 million semiannually. We know the equation for the amount Rabobank…