...Global economic slowdown and its impact on the financial services industry in India April 2009 The global slowdown was an outcome of two events - absence of a sound regulatory framework & mismatch between financial innovation and the ability of the regulators to monitor them immediate aim should be to fix the financial system and to maintain the aggregate demand at a high enough level to stimulate the real sector 2 Contents Executive summary 1. Global financial markets: A perspective 2. Indian financial services industry 3. Impact of the recession on the financial sector of the Indian economy 4. Future outlook 5. Conclusion Contacts 4 6 9 14 18 20 23 3 Executive summary The global economy is reeling with the impact of the ongoing recession which started with the sub-prime crisis in the United States and found its way to other developed and emerging economies of the world. This recession has its roots in the initial collapse of the financial sector. However, in a world that is more integrated within each country as well as across nations, the events in the financial sector have eventually trickled down to the real sector of the economies as well. Finance and financial markets play a dominant role in growth and development of modern economies – hence, any recovery from the current recession must be couched in an overall recovery of the health and performance of the financial sector. In the absence of mature financial markets in their own economies,...
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...The impact of the global financial crisis on social services TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 1 1. 2. Introduction ...................................................................................................................2 Background: an overview of the financial crisis........................................................ 4 2.1 2.2 2.3 Origins of the global financial crisis .....................................................................................4 Impacts on the real economy...............................................................................................4 Implications for the economic outlook..................................................................................5 Macroeconomic overview ....................................................................................................6 Key impacts on low-income households............................................................................13 The social services sector..................................................................................................17 Services provided to individuals and families ....................................................................21 Capacity of the system to deliver .......................................................................................27 3. Australia’s economic outlook ......................
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...The Impact of the Economic Globalization on Urban and Rural Spaces The world is experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history. For the first time ever, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. This rapid urbanization trend is fueled by globalization and should concern all of us because it will continue to effect the way we live for many years to come. In order to survive in the globalizing world we need to become educated of the global economy and figure out how to benefit from it. With this in mind we first need to understand how the globalizing economy impacts cities and rural places worldwide. Many cites around the globe are continuing to expand and integrate themselves into the global economy. Likewise, processes related to economic globalization continue to extend and affect even the remotest rural places. Thus, challenging the distinction between urban and rural spaces. To understand how the globalization economy impacts cities we need to be familiar with the economic globalization. This term refers to the process which integrates economies between cities which has lead to the emergence of a global market. In other words it’s the rapid increase of interdependence between national economies worldwide facilitated by the increasing movement of goods, services, technology and capital internationally. The new global economy calls for highly specialized markets and firms which are concentrated in global cities. This makes cities places...
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...Q 1 How has the global economic down turn, Discussing in opening profile and throughout this chapter, impacted jobs outsourcing in the BPO industry? Ans: The global economic downturn has impacted jobs outsourcing in the BPO industry as it has helped to be one of the largest job creators in India. Due to this, many companies had to increase their operations output and therefore employ more and more people to keep up with the expanding trend. Job outsourcing seemed to be the only viable option as global economic downturn had created many problems when it came to funding and financial institutions. There needed to be cut backs in order to keep things afloat and most companies would see that job outsourcing would solve at least one of the many problems involved in the economic downturn. The global economic downturn provided merges and many acquisitions for the BPO industry and helped to create certain flexibilities for some companies which helped with resource management. The main reason why the economic downturn has impacted on job outsourcing in a major way is because it is cost effective and helps companies concentrate on core areas. It also contributes to improvement in productivity. Referringto chapter, The International Institute for labor has discussed in the opening profile “The reason behind the global economic downturn is the financial crisis which is hitting the world of work”. The credit crunch and collapse of stock markets are starting to effect firm’s...
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...Identifying Global Business Opportunities 1. POTENTIAL MARKETS Discuss one or more of the global business opportunities from above in terms of: (a) a specific product or service, including customer benefits; and (b) a potential market-a country that would be appropriate for this business opportunity. 2. ABSOLUTE AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES Analyze for the presence of an absolute or comparative advantage that might be related to a business opportunity in the country where the item will be produced or sold. Describe how this analysis might influence the success of your proposed business idea. (For example, the availability of natural resources can make a business opportunity cost efficient.) 3. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS Compare two or more proposed business opportunities based on factors such as foreign market potential, start-up costs, and foreign business risks. (For example, a proposal to construct new highways may be appropriate for a developing economy. However, the risks in this market are probably greater than in an industrialized nation.) 4. Research the international operations of a company doing business in several countries. Obtain information related to: (1) the products sold in various regions of the world; (2) current and planned business activities in specific regions of the world-Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Latin America; (3) the company's strengths and weaknesses related to global business activities; (4) future actions...
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...CHAPTER 2 THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY A. The economic environment is a major determinant of global market potential and opportunity. In today’s global economy, capital movements are the driving force, production is uncoupled from employment, and capitalism has vanquished communism. Based on patterns of resource allocation and ownership, the world's economies can be categorized as market capitalism, centrally-planned capitalism, centrally-planned socialism, and market socialism. The final years of the twentieth century were marked by transitions toward market capitalism in many countries that had been centrally controlled. However, great disparity still exists among the nations of the world in terms of economic freedom. B. Countries can be categorized in terms of their stage of economic development: low income, lower middle income, upper middle income, and high income. Gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national income (GNI) are commonly used measures of economic development. The 50 poorest countries in the low-income category are sometimes referred to as least-developed countries (LDCs). Upper middle-income countries with high growth are often called newly industrializing economies (NIEs). Several of the world’s economies are notable for their fast growth; the BRIC nations include Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The Group of Seven (G7), Group of Eight (G-8), and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) represent...
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...Introduction to the Global Economy The Global Economy Globalisation – Refers to the integration between different countries and economies and the increased impact of international influences on all aspects of life and economic activity * No longer are economies dominated by local influences but rather through global influences from another countries and economies due to the impact of globalisation. * The aggregate value of all goods and services produced worldwide each year in the global economy is known as gross world economy * The Great depression in the 1930’s and the world wars are examples of international influences on economies in the twentieth century. This also caused trade barriers to arise * The major indicators of integration between economies include: * International trade in goods and services * International trade flows * International investment flows and transnational corporations * Technology, transport and communication * The movement of workers between countries Globalisation * Barriers have been put up to try and protect businesses * Benefits to removing barriers * Barriers have been removed but there are still some barriers that exist * Some say the EU is closing off itself to other countries * Benefits to globalisation: * Trading – we might not have products that are only overseas * Cheaper labour is overseas * Investment overseas and investment into Australia * Financial flows of...
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...Page INTRODUCTION 2 Economic growth and living standards in Malaysia. 3 -7 Unemployment in Malaysia 7 - 10 Inflation in Malaysia 10 - 12 Summary 13 References 13 -14 1. Introduction Macroeconomics can be best understood in contrast to microeconomics which considers the decisions made at the level of a specific subgroups or individuals. Macroeconomics considers the behavior of an economy at the aggregate level or how all of these decisions sum together. It looks at the bigger picture and involves the study of the economy as a whole. More specifically, it is a study of national economies and the determination of national income. The study of macroeconomics are focusing on several factors that are: * Real output – determine the reason of the economic growth and their differences between various countries. * Productivity – the average labour productivity. * Economic growth – causes of decline and growth. * Unemployment – types, reason and how to overcome it. * Inflation – Causes, reason of different rate either from time to time and from one country to another. In order to greasing the engine of the economy, government used several policies such as: * Financial or monetary policies to influences supply of...
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...technology along with international commodity, transactions of service and scale of global capital flow. The mutual independence of economy is also strengthened by Globalisation. Economic globalisation builds international capital, production, technology, market, resources and manpower in order to understand reasonable and effective allocation. Competition between the countries are intensified during the effective promotion of global cooperation. This is due to the limited resources and extended capital in economic perspective. In terms of politics each country tends to increase the strength to achieve more profit (Broad & David, 2006). The independent flow of production factors in the world are accelerated though economic globalization which forms a global market. Therefore the global operation of the multinational companies along with the involvement of global industrial structure are promoted. The advantages of capital and technology can be used by the developing countries and by transferring these capital and technology the market can be expanded to the developed countries. The development of global productive force together with the economies of the developing countries is promoted by the effective combination of the economic factors in different countries. Liberalization of trade is the nature of the global trade and based on this nature globalization include many concreted features. Firstly, global trade has...
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...Written Assignment 1 India’s Emergence as a Global Economic Leader Drivers of India’s Emergence in Globalization The most interesting part of India’s rise as an economic leader is that India was regarded to many countries as a weak regional power that held little potential for becoming a global leader. Global economic powers such as such as Japan, Germany, and the United States ignored India’s slow market and foreign policies that caused tensions in regards to negotiating trade until the late 1990’s. In 1991, India pursued to employ policies that would liberalize the country and open the door to foreign investment in an attempt to increase the country’s economic development (Feigenbaum, E.). Since the late 1990’s India has attracted a significant amount of foreign investment form other countries for its 1.) agricultural production 2.) industrial output and 3.) service output. Today India has succeeded in improving the country’s economic growth and is on track to become a top-five global economy by 2030 (Feigenbaum, E.). The Globalization of Markets influence on India’s Economy According to McGraw-Hill, “It has been argued for some time that the tastes and preferences of consumers in different nations are beginning to converge on some global norm, thereby helping to create a global market (McGraw-Hill, pg 8). This increase in global norms has played a significant key in the increased agricultural production in India. This global norm of similar tastes and preferences has led...
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...dreamgains.com White Paper Special Report On Emerging Markets ABSTRACT This paper examines the four emerging economies- Brazil, India, Russia and China (BRIC) - that are expected to play an increasingly important role in the global economy in the coming decades. These four countries have come to symbolize the exciting challenges and opportunities presented by dynamic emerging markets. The first part of the report outlines key features of these economies and their growing contribution to world output and trade. The second part analyses the contribution of India towards the same. By 2050, the BRIC economies will account for 44% of global GDP. The emerging market accounts for an increasing share of global activity. Two centuries of vigorous industrialization has propelled economies of North America, Western Europe and Japan into a dominant position in terms of their share of world output. But the past three decades have seen steady erosion from the peak they attained during the 1970. The emerging economies now account for over half of world output. These dynamic economies are changing the world economic order as they industrialize, improve their infrastructure and rapidly develop their service sectors. By 2050, they will account for almost 78% of global output. This projection uses realistic assumptions of annual growth rates of 5.3% to 2050, well below those posted in recent decades by the economies of developing Asia at over 7.5%. Growth at that pace is not sustainable over...
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...COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: MGT/448 Global Business Strategies LSB04BSM09 REQUIRED TEXT/MATERIAL: Books 1. The World Is Flat A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Friedman) 2. International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace, 5/e (Hill) 3. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization (Friedman) 4. Managing Cultural Differences (Harris, Moran) 5. Global E-Commerce Strategies for Small Business, (Da Costa, Laffont, Tirole) Scholarly Articles 1. International Business: Environments and Operations, (Daniels, Radebaugh, Sullivan) Journal of Political Economy 2. International Real Business Cycles, (Backus, Kehoe and Kyland) Journal of Political Economy 3. Going global: Using information technology to advance the competitiveness of the virtual, (Boudreau, Loch, Robey, Straub) Academy of Management Executive 4. Working with Americans, (Thompson) The FLAME of Claremont Graduate University Websites: 1. Economist.com (The Economist Magazine) 2. FT.com (Financial Times Newspaper) 3. cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook (CIA world Fact Book) 4. loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html (Library of Congress Country Info) 5. windowontheworldinc.com/countryprofile/index.html (Tips for Global Business Etiquette 6. transparency.org (Transparency International) 7. scholar.google.com (Google for academic search) INSTRUCTOR: Taj Ahmad Eldridge, MBA, Ph.D Int’l Political Economics & World Politics candidate WELCOME: Buenas...
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...Topic 2: “The solutions to economic problems are regional rather than global” The topic asks you to debate whether the problems the world faces are better dealt with regionally, or globally. It wants you to look at the strengths and weaknesses of global institutions and compare them with the strengths and weaknesses of regional ones. Examples of a regional organization are the European Union, NAFTA, ASEAN and Mercosur. Examples of global organizations are the United Nations, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, International Labor Organization and so forth. Me thanks man what i am thinking is that i should go for both like if china is involved in emissions so it harms surrounding nations also so it need global solutions am i going in right direction http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24558&Cr=peace&Cr1=security The everyday economic activities of a society consist of number of activities linked to the production and consumption of goods and services. There is always a demand for goods and services which arise out of the human wants. Economic problem is one of the elementary economic theories in any economy. Economic problems occur as the resources are limited or scarce and our desire for goods and services to consume is greater than our ability to produce those goods and services. Thus it becomes difficult to satisfy all human wants or needs creating economic problems. Economic problems fall around the question of how...
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...“The global factors influencing on business strategy” Content 1. Abstract 4 2. Introduction 4 3. Literature review 5 4. Research metrology 6 5. Strategy 7 5-1 - Export Markets 8 5-2 - International Markets 8 5-3 - International Competitiveness 9 5-4 - International trade 9 5-5 -Trade blocs 10 5-6- International strategy 10 5-6-1 Mergers and acquisitions 11 5-6-2 Alliance 12 5-6-3 Cost leadership 13 5-6-4 Joint venture 13 6. Global Factors: 14 6-1 -Political 14 6-2 -Social 15 6-3 -Economic 17 6-4 -Technological 18 6-5 - Legal 19 7. Conclusion 20 8. Reference 21-22 1-Abstract Successful global business strategy addresses the operational and executive issues enterprise face when looking internationally for few opportunities. Attend successful global operations to develop an action plan...
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...Studies in Business and Economics THE GLOCAL STRATEGY OF GLOBAL BRANDS DUMITRESCU Luigi Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania VINEREAN Simona Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania Abstract: A few years ago, globalization was the new paradigm in international business, however from a branding perspective it has lost its initial efficiency giving the fact that consumers do not seem to feel a connection anymore with the standardized products of global corporations, catered to them in mass marketing communication programs. With their centralized decision making, most companies simply stopped having a connection with the new global marketplace and neglected its emergence. Hence, the influence of local characteristics arose, and with that a new term that encapsulates the global and the local – glocal. “Glocalization” encourages companies to “think global, act local”, and they could do so by using the global brand, while localizing certain elements of that brand in order to suit a particular country. Keywords: global brands, globalization, glocal strategy, glocal marketing. 1. Introduction In 1983, Theodore Levitt published a provocative Harvard Business Review article entitled “The Globalization of Markets”, in which he stated that a new global market, based on uniform products and services, had emerged. He asserted that large scale companies have stopped emphasizing on the customization of their offers to providing globally standardized products that are advanced...
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