...CIA WORLD FACTBOOK The CIA World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The website’s main page states that their goal as to provide information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The CIA itself is a faction of the United States of America operating as an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policy makers. The website provides a broad range of information about most countries including but not limited to geographic conditions, social/ political climate, economic status and military advancement. Each country has a detailed portfolio of original information as well as brief comparisons to American states and landmarks for better comprehension of the scale and size of countries/ regions. I found the website’s information particularly helpful and informative in providing social context to countries that I was familiar with personally, leading me to believe it would be a useful tool in assessing a country as far as social climate to choose the correct product/ service to market in said country. The information on the diversity and distribution of religion throughout the country is also relevant to part 1 of the term project. Religion has a massive influence on people and greatly affects...
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...ASSESSMENT 1: Internationalization of Business Tutor: Dr Gabor Horvath Date of submission: 16 December 2011 University of Glamorgan Year: 2011/2012 Introduction: This report deals with the internationalization of Elecdyne, a Japanese company, based in Tokyo. Elecdyne has manufactured a broad range of electronic products since 1990. Currently, it employs 100 staff, which produces products such as mp3 players, televisions and hifi equipment. In the moment, Elecdyne supplies products only to the Japanese market; nonetheless it has failed to grow its business in the last two years. With high wages compared to other countries, lack of R&D staff and the licenses that must be paid, Elecdyne is finding it increasingly difficult to compete. Therefore, Elecdyne wishes to internationalize in another country. This report analyses three different countries (France, China, Japan) by using appropriate frameworks and data collected from different resources. I. The global environment: First, a company must understand the global environment on the industry. I decided to choose STEEP framework because it is simple, general and it permits to analyse the broad factors that have an impact on the industry (Rugman & Collinson, 2009). (Task Group Z) STEEP ANALYSIS: Social | Social networking | | Internet is a new way of communication. Companies can share and collect information about customers and competitors.Social networks like Facebook and...
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...of world population | Source | 1 | China | 1,354,100,000 | November 6, 2012 | 19.2% | Chinese Official Population Clock (in Chinese) | 2 | India | 1,210,193,422 | March 2011 | 17% | Census of India, 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-22. | 3 | United States | 314,718,000 | November 6, 2012 | 4.46% | United States Official Population Clock 2012 | 4 | Indonesia | 238,400,000 | May 2010 | 3.32% | SuluhNusantara Indonesia Census report | 5 | Brazil | 197,239,000 | November 6, 2012 | 2.8% | Brazilian Official Population Clock | 6 | Pakistan | 181,146,000 | November 6, 2012 | 2.57% | Official Pakistani Population Clock | 7 | Nigeria | 170,123,740 | July 2012 | 2.41% | CIA World Factbook estimate, May 10, 2012 | 8 | Bangladesh | 161,083,804 | July 2012 | 2.28% | CIA World Factbook estimate, May 7, 2012 | 9 | Russia | 141,927,297 | January 1, 2010 | 2.013% | Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (Excel document, in Russian) | 10 | Japan |...
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...Mark Taliercio Professor Skyers 5/10/12 QU301 Why are foreign wages so low? The world is a place populated with a diverse range of individuals. Due to differing backgrounds, individuals tend to have different opinions and different viewpoints towards certain situations. As a citizen of the United States, I have been raised in a society that professes equal freedoms for everyone in the world despite race, religion, gender or any other distinct differences. I feel that no matter where you are born, you are subject to protection under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is the mission of the leaders of a country to ensure to their best ability that everyone is protected under these rights, and that no one is discriminated against. An article that I feel most countries in our global community do not abide by is Article 23. A portion of this article states “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.” (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2008) In America, for the most part, we see very fair employment conditions and treatment, with specific legislation enacted that protects against discrimination or unlawful termination. As citizens of a global community it is our obligation to respect the freedoms that everyone has the right to. Without equal participation in this community it ceases...
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...Executive Summary Currently, Grippy Tyres is looking for a suitable country to expand into. This report recommends Grippy Tyres to expand into Thailand, as Thailand currently is a land of opportunities for foreign investors. Thailand has many basic appeals that will attract other companies, such as a high quantity of natural resources especially rubber, as well as a prime location geographically in between Malaysia and the rest of Asia. Therefore, by expanding into Thailand, Grippy Tyres will be able to take advantage of the natural resources as well as the good location provided. Thailand is currently welcoming foreign investors into the country, along with the benefits such as reduced tax. Furthermore, the economy of Thailand has been growing steadily since 2006, and it has been forecasted that it will continue to grow. Furthermore, the government of Thailand wants an upward flow of foreign investment in order to supply it's mega-projects, and thus, this is the prime time to expand into Thailand. Although there are some difficulties right now in Thailand, such as the political state which involves the Red and Yellow Shirts, the Minister of Foreign Affairs assures other countries that they will do their best to protect the foreign companies when they expand into Thailand. Furthermore, the cultural problems involved when expanding into a different country is slightly reduced due to the fact that Thailand and Malaysia are neighbours, and thus, share some similar culture. ...
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...Assignment 1: The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid SOC300 – Sociology of Developing Countries Stacy Moon Dr. Roderick Linzie Bus 375 May 12, 2015 The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid Malawi has made great strides sociologically through financial aid from external countries, conditionality, and democratization. Financial aid has both positive and negative effects. It can help a country get back on their feet and help them thrive, or it could help them just barely get by, creating aid dependency. N.G. Emmanuel defines aid dependency, as a country that cannot perform many of the core functions of government or delivery of basic public services without foreign aid funding and expertise. Aid dependent countries, generally, are not at fault for this dependency because they are not able to stabilize their economy because of factors like a lack of resources, location, climate, or other factors they're unable to control. 90 percent of Malawians live off of an average of $2 a day. Financial aid is aimed to improve government, food and food security, healthcare, education, and peace keeping. In order to improve food security, the World Bank donated $3.3 million in agriculture loans to grow crops and The International Monetary Fund trained 187,000 farmers to grow these crops. To aid education reforms, the U.S. invested $100,000,000. In order to keep the peace, 2000 men were trained in order to form a militia. To aid healthcare reforms, 436 doctors, nurses...
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...would be most favorable as a new market. The methodology behind this Perhaps a great indicator of success in another country would be their economic state and ease of doing business. The World Bank issues an ease of doing business index which ranks economies from 1 to 183, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) indicates that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index strongly favors Singapore as the strongest The second variable included in this analysis is the Population below Poverty Line Percentage. This variable could be useful to determine whether the residents of each country have the means to go out to dinner at an upscale steakhouse. The data is taken from the CIA World Factbook and are national estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor...
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...LAB 2 This Lab is designed to help you get started gathering information on your assigned country. As you work on this lab, you are free to share questions or information found with other members of you negotiation group. You all share the same country, though you do not share the same firms. Through this assignment, you will be introduced to different critical and relevant sources of information on your assigned country. While completing the lab should not take more than an hour or so, I encourage you to go more slowly and actually read over some of the material while you complete the information scavenger hunt portion of the Lab. As you work on this assignment, consider the usefulness of the data sources you find. You many want to print, bookmark or save some of the information you find for future assignments in this course. Points will be taken off for a failure of your submission to comply with these instructions and provide complete information for your assigned country. (NOTE: links or web addresses are NOT sufficient unless you are specifically instructed. You must copy in the material requested.) However, I do expect there may be some discrepancies in what you are able to find. Do your best to find information that matches the instructions. If there are differences, find the closest match you can. For example, if you cannot find information for each of 3 consecutive years as discussed below, but there is information at some other interval – perhaps every 3 or...
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...4. Market Analysis Geographically situated in Malaysia, A-Life’s target market will be located from the 28 million of Malaysian total population. 4.1 Market Segmentation To launch our new product Offrey, we will be focusing on a target group in Malaysia with the following characteristics: * Urbanised Malaysian community is currently undergoing a wave of urbanisation. According to the CIA World Factbook (2011), 72% of Malaysian total population live in urban areas. These urbanised Malaysians appear to be a group of young, educated and affluent consumers. They have more sophisticated taste and preference, technologically savvy and seen to have adapted a more westernised culture. They also lead a busier lifestyle. * Health Conscious Due to the higher education level in urban areas, most urbanised Malaysians are health conscious. They usually have knowledge on ways to take care of their health and emphasize more on healthy lifestyle. Aware of the importance of health, they are usually more willing to spend on health-oriented products. * 25-40 years old Malaysians ranging from 25 to 40 years old stand a portion of approximately 4 million over the 28 million of total population in Malaysia. (Euromonitor International, 2011) They are characterised as well-educated, socially mobile and affluent group of people in Malaysia. (Euromonitor International, 2012) They have been identified as a valuable consumer segment by most of the industries due to their strong...
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... Saudi Arabia………………………………………………………………………….....6 Cultural and Societal Framework………………………………………………………………7 Azerbaijan………………………………………………………………………………7 Saudi Arabia………………………………………………………………………….....9 Technological Environment…………………………………………………………………....10 Azerbaijan………………………………………………………………………………10 Saudi Arabia…………………………………………………………………………....10 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………...10 References………………………………………………………………………………………12 Economic Environment Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is a developing country that is heavily dependent on the exportation of gas and oil for its economic status. Other forms of sustainable economic consistency are from non-export organizations such as construction, banking, and real estate (CIA: World Factbook). Even in times of various economic trends, the country maintains its middle-class economy through the increase/decrease of the prices of their main resources. It’s from the positively consistent results that the government permits pervasive corruption and structural economic inefficiencies from these local companies to pose as an obstacle to their long-term growth. In other words, the economy of Azerbaijan is, for the most part, influenced by the local oil and gas companies due to their close connections to the government officials. That being said, it’s not uncommon for the government to expropriate, or seize control of, the international competitors who pose as a threat or a competitor to their industry. It is ranked by...
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...overtime. It reveals how we among different societies have continued this patriarchal and paternalistic movement throughout the course of history ultimately with the power to the male’s advantage. So with reference to articles from the Water and Culture Reader I’d like to discuss the unjust treatment of women in Africa that is still at large. “Women perform all the labor associated with water collection at the expense of education, cultural, and political involvement, and rest and recreation” (Bouwer 321). Women literally give up everything to provide for their families. I’m not saying that this is a completely bad thing, because it’s not, it’s understandable to go above and beyond to sustain your family. My issue lies here, according to the CIA World Fact book from the 2010 census 73.2% of men and 61.2% of women in Ghana over the age of fifteen can...
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...Sub-Saharan African countries, Ethiopia’s economy is mainly based on agricultural products. According to CIA World Factbook, “agriculture in Ethiopia accounts for 46.4% (2011) of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 85% of total employment.” As the major agricultural export crop in Ethiopia for many years, Coffee business contributes about one fourth of the country's foreign exchange earnings in each year, creates millions of working opportunities, supports and feeds more than 25% of the national population. Just like many third world coffee-planting countries, unfair coffee trade caused problems such as over-dependent on one single commodity, environmental damage and labor problems. In Ethiopia, coffee planters and their families have suffered poverty as a result of fluctuating coffee prices for ages. The implementation of producing and exporting Fair-trade certified coffee from Ethiopia to the United States, which, we believed, economically benefited Ethiopia in terms of contributing to export volume growth and national GDP; and only caused relatively mild reaction in the United States: a still-robust consumer demand and increasing import volume of Ethiopian Coffee. This study will mainly focus on the effects of Fair-trade coffee trade on the coffee trade between Ethiopia and the United States. Using data provided by UN Comtrade, World Data Bank and CIA World Factbook, we are going to compare some previous year’s data of Ethiopia’s coffee export volume to the U.S., Ethiopia’s...
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...market for adult beverages complete with specific information concerning beer. Facts and figures are used in an effort to validate a decision rendered as to whether or not to pursue the expansion of Red Drive Brewery operations in overseas markets. Keywords: Alcohol market in Spain, economy of Spain Selling Beer in Spain Spain is located in the extreme southwest portion of Europe. The country shares a border with France to its northeast and Portugal to its west, is bounded by Bay of Biscay to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and south (See Figure 1). In 1975, the government of Spain moved from a dictatorship to a democracy and began to experience an economy which was both dynamic and rapid in growth [ (CIA - The World Factbook, 2010) ]. The economy of Spain began a period of recession in 2008 with the collapse of its housing market [ (Catan, 2008) ] and is currently showing signs of ending the recession with an improvement in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Over three-fourths of the population is classified as urban [ (Spain Business USA: Country Profile, 2008) ]. The legal age to purchase and consume alcohol in Spain is 18 except in the province of Asturias where the legal age to buy and consume alcohol is sixteen...
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...* * * * * * * Term Project * Global Business Analysis Report of the Dominican Republic * Janay Johnson * Monroe College * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Dominican Republic is a beautiful tourist spot with tropical maritime and little seasonal temperature variation. It is hot with tropical temperatures all year round, with coastal areas being warmer than central regions. There are two rainy seasons: May to August (the heaviest) and the other is from November to December. Hurricanes may sometimes occur during these periods. * As of 2015, the Dominican Republic has an estimated population of 10.6 million, which ranks 65th in the world. Santo Domingo is it's largest city and has a population of 970,000, with a metropolitan population of almost three million. "Other major cities include Santiago de los Caballeros (750,000), La Romana (215,000) and San Pedro de Macoris (190,0000)." In the next two decades the population of the Dominican Republic is expected to increase largely. In 15 years the population will reach 12.1 million, with Santo Domingo alone reaching 4 million. * The country has a racially mixed population: 16% white, 11% black and 73% mixed. "The most common ethnic immigrant groups are West Indians. Many immigrants have moved to the Dominican Republic in search of better opportunities. There are tens of thousands of Jamaicans in the country and more than...
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...are seen as mature markets and part of the GSM/UMTS/ HSPA/LTE family of technologies 2. Countries such as Japan and Korea are advanced and mature and have often developed their own standards/solutions in the past but now appear to be converging on LTE 3. Countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia are emerging markets with a high percentage of their consumers on lower average income but play a major part in the GSM/UMTS/HSPA/LTE family 4. Countries such as China are an emerging market with tremendous size and growth potential. However, have individual approaches to harmonised technology and/or spectrum usage. Mobile Broadband in the Asia-Pacific Region 1 2 3 4 CIA World Factbook (Estimate June 2010) Wireless Intelligence (Q1 2010) Wireless Intelligence & CIA World Factbook Combined Data Calculated from monthly net additions in WCDMA-HSPA connections from Q2 2010 to Q4 2014 – Source: Wireless Intelligence Mobile phones have had a profound impact on peoples’ lives all over the world. The mobile industry is now on the verge of another significant wave of investment, which will bring affordable mobile broadband services to hundreds of millions of Asians. For many, mobile...
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