...Mobile Value Added Services: A Business Growth Opportunity for Women Entrepreneurs 3 Acknowledgements The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is extremely grateful to the following people and organisations for generously contributing their time and expertise to assist in the research and preparation of this report: Adia Sowho, Etisalat Nigeria Akinwale Goodluck, MTN Alan David Johnson, IFC Jerome Fromager, Mobinil John Irungu Ngahu, IFC Joshua Haynes, USAID Andriantsoa Ramanantsialonina, IFC Arata Onoguchi, IFC Chris Burns, USAID Claire Mattei, Qtel Ann Mei Chang, US Department of State Bhanu Potta, Nokia Life Kaj-Eric Relander, Emirates Investment Authority Karthik Balasubramanian, Nokia Life Kyle Lederer, Qualcomm Laura Balkovich, Google Ken Banks, kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS Colin Shepherd, IFC Louise Guido, Foundation for Social Change Maria Thomas, Axios Ventures Mary McDowell, Nokia Maura O’Neill, USAID Modupe Ladipo, Efina Cynthia Gordon, Qtel Dieter May, Nokia Daniel Radcliffe, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dr Nasser Marafih, Qtel Erin Gavin, Qualcomm Fiona Smith, GSMA mAgri Programme Gautam Ivatury, Signal Point Partners Gavin Krugel, Fundamo Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Nigeria Noa Gimelli, ExxonMobil Foundation Olga Morawczynski, Grameen AppLab Uganda Sean DeWitt, Grameen Foundation Seppo Aaltonen, Nokia Susie Kelt, Vodafone Qatar Professor Mark Levy, Michigan State University Ghassan Hasbani...
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...Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………….....1 Analysis of the Financial Crisis and Emerging Markets………………………….1 Conclusions………………………………………………………………………..8 List of Tables and Figures…………………………………………………….......9 References……………………………………………………………………......10 Introduction In the last years we all heard about financial crisis, economic crisis or even strong words like recession or depression. The goal of this paper is to define these terms and to analyze the effects that they produce in the economy. Another objective is to understand the emerging markets and compare then with developed economies. The effects of the crisis are different from country to country but also have some similarities at a global level. I. Analysis of the Financial Crisis and Emerging Markets The term financial crisis is used when financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. This can result in a loss of paper wealth and not as a change in the real economy, unless a recession or depression follows which is the case here. So we can say that the recession is the result of the financial crisis that started in U.S in 2008 from the burst of housing bubble and the subprime lending. There are more types of financial crises: banking crises (bank runs – when depositors withdraw their money suddenly. This type of behavior can result in bankruptcy), speculative bubbles and crashes (when...
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...Independent Report on Clinical Laboratory Testing Services Market for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Egypt A Frost & Sullivan Report 2014 1|P age Disclaimer © November 2014 Frost & Sullivan The market research process for this study has been undertaken through detailed primary and secondary research, which involves discussing the status of the industry with leading industry participants and experts, and compiling inputs from publicly available sources, including official publications and research reports. The Expert Opinion Consensus Methodology has been used for the report. Quantitative market information is based primarily on such interviews and desk-based secondary research; therefore, making it subject to fluctuation. Frost & Sullivan has taken all reasonable care to insure that the information contained in this report is, to the best of its knowledge, in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import. In making any decision regarding the transaction, the recipient should conduct its own investigation and analysis of all facts and information contained in the prospectus of which this report is a part and the recipient must rely on its own examination and the terms of the transaction, as and when discussed. The recipient should not construe any of the contents in this report as advice relating to business, financial, legal, taxation or investment matters and are advised to consult their own business, financial, legal, taxation...
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...research is focused on analysing the role played by Social media in the Arab Uprisings. During l8-day period, the Egyptian protesters succeeded to a large extent in achieving maximum publicity and attracting the attention of the world by mobilizing news media coverage of their protests. The role of media is to provide information and communicate messages to others. Media played a significant role in ringing political changes to the countries belonging to Arab region. Since a long time, the people of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and other countries were facing problems due to the unequal and biased policies developed in the country by the leaders. These riots turned out to be an outcome of the frustrations and annoyance which were filling up the people of Egypt and Tunisia. With the incident when Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in Tunisia due to the injustice and unequal behaviour, a wave of frustration, riots and protests ran through the citizen of Arab. This research provides an overview of how media is represented as a medium fo communication. It has described the reasons and factors which led the people to come on streets and bring...
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...STRATEGIC PLANNING Critically Assess the Theory and Practice of Strategic Planning in Tourism. Area of focus: Egypt Presented to the University of Sunderland Degree: International Tourism and Hospitality Management Student registration number: TABLE OF CONTENT Cover page......................................................................................Page 1 Table of Content.............................................................................Page 2 Abstract/Introduction.....................................................................Page 3 Introduction/Overview of Tourism in Egypt...............................Page 4 Overview of Tourism in Egypt/Tourism Planning in Egypt.........Page 5 Tourism Planning in Egypt........................................... Page 5,6,7,8,9,10 The Success of cultural events as promotional tool of Egypt..................................................................................Page 10 Conclusion and Recommendations...............................................Page 11,12 References...........................................................................................Page 12,13 ABSTRACT Tourism is considered to have a great strategic importance for any economy owing to its capacity for job creation and wealth generation. If a country creates an efficient strategic tourism plan and implement it in true letter and spirit...
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...American National Insurance Co. COMPANY OVERVIEW American National Insurance Co. is a major American insurance corporation. The corporate headquarter is located in Galveston, Texas since founding in 1905 by William Lewis Moody. American National Insurance Co. and its subsidiaries (collectively “American National”) operate in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa. Subsidiaries consist of six life insurance companies, eight property and casualty insurance companies, and numerous non-insurance subsidiaries all operating only domestically. The company conducts its business through five segments. The following segments are: * Life * Annuity * Health * Property and casualty * Corporate and Other In addition, through non-insurance subsidiaries, American National invests in stocks and real estate. The majority of revenues are generated by the insurance business. It is ranking among the largest of life insurance companies in the United States. Therefore, the life insurance continues to be the core product today through their long history. Various distribution systems are utilized, including multiple-line exclusive agents, independent agents, third-party marketing organizations, career agents, and direct sales to the public. As of September 2011, American National Insurance Company’s (Nasdaq: ANAT) total revenue was $3.04 billion. RISK FACTORS American National, being a leading insurance company, is also exposed...
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...An Overview of Intel’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) To learn more about the topics in this overview, visit www.intel.com/go/responsibility to view or download our 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative’s G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. What can we make possible? The paper is certified Ancient Forest Friendly and according to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards. Contains 100% post-consumer recycled fiber and is processed chlorine-free. Produced at an FSC-certified printing facility. Copyright 2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, Intel logo and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. © *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Recycled Supporting responsible use of forest resources 0509/SPF/LAI/AP/7.5K Please Recycle To view or download the Intel 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, visit L E T T E R F R O M O U R C E O www.intel.com/go/responsibility Throughout our 40-year history, Intel has pushed the boundaries of innovation, creating products that have fundamentally changed the way people live and work. But what we make possible goes well beyond our product roadmap. By working with others, we are finding opportunities to apply our technology and expertise to help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges—from climate change and water conservation...
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...any shares in the Company and neither it nor any part of it shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever. Any decision to purchase shares in the Company is the sole responsibility of the investor who shall be responsible for his own due diligence. This document may contain forward looking statements that constitutes Raya’s beliefs and expectations about future performance. Except for historical information, any forward looking statement based on current expectations, assumptions, projections about future events are subject to certain economic and market risks and uncertainties that could turn out actual results to differ materially or may not occur. Agenda 1 Company & Business Overview 2 3 4 Market Highlights YE 2010 Operations Financial Overview YE 2010 Consolidated Results 5 Raya Investments 1 Company & Business Overview Our Vision Our People A total of 2717 employees that has grown at a CAGR of 37.84% since...
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...The BRICS economic success formula will continue to be imitated by aspiring economies in the developing world and particularly in Africa! The term ‘The BRICS’ was first quoted in Goldman Sachs report which was published in 2001, this term is an acronym for the emerging developing countries which are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Wilson & Purushothaman, 2003, p. 2). In the last decade, these countries have been successful in the global economy and many developing countries across the world, predominately Africa are trying to emulate this success. The essay will show a brief overview of how successful the BRICS have become, once these reasons are established, the essay will focus on the core part of the question which is providing evidence showing how the developing world but in particular Africa are imitating the success of the BRICS. Finally the essay will finish with a conclusion which will summarise the main points which have been explained and discussed throughout the essay. The BRICS have been successful in the last decade, but forecasters believe that by 2050, the BRICs could become a very important source of new global spending and by the year 2032 Japan’s economy would become smaller that India’s and USA’s economy could shrink below China’s economy by the year 2041. If the BRICS combined their economies together, it would be larger than the G6 (Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, United States) by the 2039 (Wilson & Purushothaman, 2003, p....
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...Introduction ………………………………..………………………3 * Literature Review …………………………………………………..7 * Agadir Agreement Overview and Objectives ………………………………………….9 * Impact of Agadir …………………………………………………..15 Impact on Egypt’s trade ……………………………………………16 * SWOT Analysis …………………………………………………….18 * Conclusion ………………………………………………………….20 * References …………………………………………………………..22 * Appendix ……………………………………………………………..23 * Introduction Failing Arab, Middle Eastern and Maghreb regional integration has led to an increasing number of bilateral FTAs among the AMPC since the second half of the 1990s. With straightforward timetables for customs tariff reduction, they went beyond the traditional accords that rarely included more than a few shallow trade preferences and loose promises of co-operation. This was especially true for several major Arab countries, such as Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, which had already launched structural adjustment and economic liberalization programs. At the end of the 1990s, all of these countries had concluded bilateral FTAs with each other to accelerate the relatively slow-moving ten-year Pan-Arab trade liberalization program. From a global point of view, however, these economies were too small to realize considerable bilateral trade potential; reciprocal provisions proved to be incompatible at times, and hindered the development of extended production chains involving several countries in the region. At the same time, these...
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...Mobinil’s image trembled and Mobinil suffered tremendous financial losses because of Naguib Sawiris, the figure head of Mobinil who posted a comic making fun of the Muslim Brotherhood. This action was used as a weapon against Sawiris and Mobinil. The Muslim brotherhood lunched a campaign against Sawiris that claimed that Sawiris was attacking Islam and making fun of the Muslim’s core-cultural beliefs and that made Mobinil lose more market ground than ever. So, simply the problem has always been customer relationships and maintaining them. Literature Review The telecommunications market in Egypt is a highly competitive, increasingly saturated, and fast-paced market. The three companies that currently offer cellular communication services are: Mobinil, Vodafone Egypt, and Etisalat. The market is open to international investment and the three current companies are private-owned. Telecom Egypt (TE), Egypt’s 80% government-owned, only fixed-line operator has recently gained license to provide mobile services through the...
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...Amr Amr 12/10/2013 Egypt Burning: How one Egyptian revolutionary movement overthrew a dictator while one another overthrew a democracy. On the 17th of December, 2011 a vegetable vendor lit himself on fire in response to the corrupt and inefficient bureaucratic system in Tunisia. This small event by an unknown vendor led to the biggest and fastest spread of social movements in the history of the Arab world known as the Arab spring. Yet while the Tunisian example has been seen as relatively successful, in Egypt things seems to be more complicated and difficult especially with two different social movements, the first mobilized on the 25th of January and overthrew the long time autocratic ruler Hosni Mubarak, while the second had its beginnings in December of 2012 led to the overthrow of the first democratically elected president on June 30th of the following year was able to rally the biggest protest in modern history. This research paper’s goal will be to analyze the two social movements, their origins, make-up, organizational structure, their image abroad and finally their conclusion. For example why did the January 25th movement, which had clear goals from the onset and an extremely diverse make up ranging from secular liberals to conservative Islamists get sidelined and collapsed after achieving their first goal? And why did the Tamarod movement (rebel in Arabic) which had its origin in a petition form and was able to garner more active support, including...
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...Export IKEA furniture products to Egypt Instructor: Bonnie Heineman Wolfe MBA 617: Import Export Management Pinarath Sinluksanathip Munkh Orgil Zorigoo Funmi Ogunwale Nasser Madini Samuel Sandeep Trang Huynh December 3, 2012 CONTENT I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Product background analysis IV. Egypt Overview V. Barrier to trade of Egypt VI. Market Analysis VII. Marketing Effort VIII. Logistic and Supply Chain analysis 1. Logistic Strength in Egypt: 2. Egypt Facts from Logistics Perspective 3. Creating a Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy a. Determining the Store Location and Capacity b. Transportation and Storage c. Logistic partnerships d. Logistic Enterprise and Measurement 4. Risk Management Plan for Supply Chain and Logistics IX. IKEA Distribution Process to Egypt X. General document requirement for exporting I. Executive Summary IKEA is a home furnishing company with a fully integrated supply chain, including its own industrial groups – Swedwood and Swedspan. The IKEA Group, directly or indirectly, also owns retail centers, always with an IKEA store as unique anchor tenant. The IKEA Group works in four basic areas: range strategy & product development, production, supply and retail. The parent company of the IKEA Group of Companies, INGKA Holding B.V. is owned by Stichting INGKA Foundation in the Netherlands (The case of IKEA...
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...Introduction: A Brief History of Global Trading and Cotton It is undeniable that under the influence of globalisation, the development of global economy is flourishing. Driven by the technological development, the world becomes smaller, connects tighter, and, at the same time leads to the simplification and reduction of trading process and costs, including the production cost and transportation cost and so forth. The global specialisation/ division of labour in the globe also contributed to the global production and global trading. Under the impact of globalisation, the global trading network becomes more and more complex, and this is the phenomena that scholars called ‘Economic Globalisation’. When studying globalisation, people usually regarded...
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...Presentation 1 Eicher Motors Limited - Journey So far... Eicher Motors Limited Overview India’s Economic Growth and Opportunities for Commercial Vehicles Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Limited 2 3 4 Eicher Trucks & Buses Volvo Trucks India Eicher Engineering Components & Eicher Engineering Solutions Heavy Duty Breakthrough Medium Duty Engine Project 5 6 Royal Enfield Financials Investor Presentation 2 Eicher Motors Limited – Journey so far… India’s first tractor rolls out of Eicher factory in Faridabad Forms JV with AB Royal Enfield motorcycles acquired Enters HD trucks segment Volvo of Sweden; transfers CV business to the JV 1959 1984 JV with Mitsubishi Motors to make ‘Canter’ trucks 1991 1993 JV with Mitsubishi ended, enters MD bus segment 2002 2005 Divests tractor and allied businesses to focus on CV and motorcycle businesses 2008 Investor Presentation 3 Moving forward... 1 Eicher Motors Limited - Journey So far... 2 3 4 Eicher Motors Limited Overview India’s Economic Growth and Opportunities for Commercial Vehicles Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Limited Eicher Trucks & Buses Volvo Trucks India Eicher Engineering Components & Eicher Engineering Solutions Heavy Duty Breakthrough Medium Duty Engine Project 5 6 Royal Enfield Financials Investor Presentation 4 Eicher Motors Limited Overview Retail Investors 11.8% Institutional Investors 24.6% Volvo A.B...
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