stock, the shareholders lost confidence in the bank’s strategy and called for action. The bank that was so focussed on delivering shareholders value now finds itself victim of the same shareholders. How could this have happened? This essay will analyse the strategies that ABN AMRO has followed and try to explain why these strategies have not made ABN AMRO a successful company but a prey for take-overs instead. It will conclude with a discussion on if ABN AMRO could have been successful at all and
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and 458 are Israeli subsidiaries. We explore the geographical and industrial pattern of their direct investment strategies. Our analysis reveals several important facts. Firstly, most of the outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) is directed in finance, insurance and real estate services for all of the countries. Secondly, by far the majority of investment projects are carried out in Europe and North America which are almost equal in terms of frequency of investments. Thirdly, Icelandic firms use
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NORGES HANDELSHØYSKOLE Bergen, spring 2010 THE IMPACT OF PROVIDING BUSINESS TRAINING TO MICROFINANCE CLIENTS: Empirical Evidence from Tanzania Guro Landsend Henriksen Svein Olav Svoldal Supervisor: Erik Øiolf Sørensen Master Thesis in Economics NORGES HANDELSHØYSKOLE This thesis was written as a part of the Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration programme - Major in Economics. Neither the institution, nor the advisor is responsible for the theories and methods
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Executive Summary IT is one of the major enablers of AirAsia’s successful low cost business model. Based on the environmental scanning performed, the demand for Low Cost Carrier (LCC) is expected to expand rapidly attracting more players to join the market thus increasing the degree of rivalry within the industry. In responding to this condition, it is imperative for AirAsia to continuously identify new sources of cost advantage so that it can provide the lowest possible price to the price sensitive
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Advanced Corporate Finance [FN2] Examination Blueprint 2013/2014 Purpose The Advanced Corporate Finance [FN2] examination has been constructed using an examination blueprint. The blueprint, also referred to as the test specifications, outlines the content areas covered on the examination and the weighting allotted to each content area. This document also lists the topics, the level of competence for each topic, and the related learning objectives and competencies. The learning objectives have been
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In such cases, foreign direct investment plays an important role of bridging the gap between the available resources or funds and the required resources or funds. It plays an important role in the long-term development of a country not only as a source of capital but also for enhancing competitiveness of the domestic economy through transfer of technology, strengthening infrastructure, raising productivity and generating new employment opportunities. In India, FDI is considered as a developmental
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IBM Global Business Services Executive Report Financial Management IBM Institute for Business Value Clearing the clouds Shining a light on successful Enterprise Risk Management IBM Institute for Business Value IBM Global Business Services, through the IBM Institute for Business Value, develops fact-based strategic insights for senior executives around critical public and private sector issues. This executive report is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It
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Microeconomics Issues in Macroeconomic Policy Mathematical Economics Statistics Regional Economics Introduction to Strategic Management Banking and Finance International Business Law Research Proseminar Accounting Managerial Economics International Economics Intermediate Macroeconomics Econometrics Research Methods Social Policy Game Theory Public Finance Investment Analysis BA Seminar Electives Financial Accounting Monetary Theory and Policy - The Impact of Global Crisis Principles of Marketing The
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“STUDY OF CORPORATE BUDGET AND PROJECT APPRAISAL” SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (FINANCE) By Abhay Goyal 13DM006 Under the guidance of Dr. Girish Jain Mr. Anil Kumar Professor DGM (F&A) Accounting and Finance ONGC BIMTECH New Delhi 2013-15 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS CERTIFICATE FROM MENTOR v CERTIFICATRE FROM HR vi SUMMER PROJECT CERTIFICATE
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Presently around 140 countries have adopted the GST pattern, including India. The GST would be beneficial for the consumers as it reduces the final burden of taxation. For Government it leads the reduction of tax compliance efforts and administrative costs and for business units it leads transparency, complete set-off and removal of cascading effect of taxation. It is in this background that the present paper tries to explain the significance of GST in India and its prospects for states to generate revenue
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