1. Introduction Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) has been playing a critical role in the Sri Lankan economy since last four decades. Similar to many developing countries in the world, Sri Lanka also focuses on seeking and attracting FDI through many public policy measures due to many positive sides of FDI. FDI could be defined as an international investment made by a resident entity in one economy (Direct Investor) with the objective of establishing a long term interest in an enterprise (the
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Abstract Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. agreed to invest $200 million in sauce and food maker Masan Consumer Corp., marking the largest investment to date in Vietnamby a private equity firm. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. agreed to invest $200 million in sauce and food maker Masan Consumer Corp., marking the largest investment to date in Vietnamby a private equity firm. New York-based KKR has been looking to back companies throughout Southeast Asia with exposure to the region's emerging affluent
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from market index to exchange rate and from interest rate to market index. Keywords: Cointegration, Granger Causality. Exchange rate, Interest rate, DGEN index 1. INTRODUCTION A well functioning financial system boosts economic growth through proper and efficient allocation of resources. As a part of financial system, the importance and role of stock market towards achieving economic growth is crucial. The functioning of stock market depends on investors’ buying and selling decisions which is influenced
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Investing in a Rebound The 2010 A .T. Kearney FDI Confidence Index® The Global Business Policy Council is a strategic service that assists chief executives in monitoring and capitalizing on macroeconomic, geopolitical, socio-demographic and technological change worldwide. Council membership is limited to a select group of corporate leaders and their companies. The Council’s core program includes periodic meetings in strategically important parts of the world, tailored analytical products
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1. Introduction Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) could be generally defined as „providers of opinions about the creditworthiness of companies and countries which have become very important players in financial markets due to growth in Capital Markets, Credit Derivative Markets, Globalisation of Capital Markets; and an increase in Regulatory Use of Ratings” (Ryan, 2012). Here comes the question: Why actually they have become very important players globally
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Chapter objectives Explain what events and event management means Categorise the difference types of events in Asia Understand events as an integral part of Asia’s tourism industry Appreciate the problems and challenges facing Asian countries becoming event destinations Understand trends and concepts such as Integrated Resort developments, electronic connectivity and the importance of going green in event management © 2010 by McGraw-Hill Education (Asia) Event typology
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of global foreign direct investment, driven by rapid growth of transnational corporations and encouraged by liberalization of markets and better prospects for economic growth in a number of developing countries. However, following the East Asian financial crisis of 1997, net private capital flows to developing countries decreased to the level of the early 1990s (see Fig. 13.2) and the share of FDI to developing countries in global FDI fell to about 20 percent. The distribution of FDI among developing
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The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad,[clarification needed] is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation.[1] The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee(IOC) and are described as the
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CIMB- Entry into Indonesia WRITTEN BY ANUAR, A.Z, HARBAN, A.A., KOH, E., ROBBEN, G., & EDITED BY SEOW KIAN TAN Background CIMB Group is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider. It is listed on Bursa Malaysia through Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad (BCHB). In 2004, the CIMB Group began the process of creating a strong and competitive universal bank anchored by Commerce International Merchant Bankers (CIMB), Malaysia’s largest investment bank. In line with CIMB's forward
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increased regulation of business should be considered more than ever to protect workers rights» Table of Contents Introduction 3 4 The globalisation and its impact on the Labour Globalisation and the new international division of labour in East Asian countries 4 The regulation of the labour market in the world, which are the actors ? 4 6 The regulation issue for the labour market Labour law, and government policies 6 Responsive regulation, a solution to the deregulation policy problems
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