1. DO YOU THINK THE BAOSTEEL GROUP SHOULD CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THE GROUP’S ASSETS INTO A SINGLE PUBLICLY-LISTED COMPANY OR REMAIN A TWO-TIERED STRUCTURE? To be able to argue whether the Baosteel Group should consolidate the entire Group’s assets into a single publicly-listed company or remain a two-tiered structure one first needs to review the underlying situation, Baosteel was faced with. In order to stay competitive on the increasingly fierce global steel market Baosteel was required to not
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consider China a poor agricultural economy. In 2008 China is hosting the Olympics to signal its emergence as a major economic power. This phenomenal development appropriately draws international business scholars’ attention. One especially curious characteristic of China’s development path is a recent surge in its outward foreign direct investment (FDI). Successful and not-so-successful foreign acquisitions by companies
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IBM Business Consulting Services IBM Institute for Business Value Strategy and Change Going global Prospects and challenges for Chinese companies on the world stage In association with IBM Institute for Business Value IBM Business Consulting Services, through the IBM Institute for Business Value, develops factbased strategic insights for senior business executives around critical industry-specific and crossindustry issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the
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DRAFT Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Australia: Policy Issues for the Resource Sector Peter Drysdale Crawford School of Economics and Government The Australian National University and Christopher Findlay School of Economics University of Adelaide Abstract The last nine months has seen Chinese foreign direct investment in the Australian resource sector become an issue of policy interest. There are two big questions that the prospects of a significant rise in foreign direct investment
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and the Caribbean A. Introduction Since 2008, China has become one of the world’s largest sources of direct investment. These flows first reached significant levels in Latin America in 2010, when it is estimated they surpassed US$ 15 billion. Chinese companies have in fact burst on the scene in the region so recently that several of the biggest projects were still being finalized in early 2011, or had only just been put into operation. Most investments have been made in natural resource extraction
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Contents Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors 6 Message from the President 8 Message from the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 10 Major Financial Information 12 Organizational Chart 14 Corporate Governance 18 Meetings of the Board of Directors and Board of Supervisors 21 Directors, Supervisors, Senior Management and Staff 24 Shareholders Profile and Related-Party Transactions 42 Management Report 45 Risk Management
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Environment 031 Supporting Our Communities 032 Subsidiaries 036 Selected Awards 038 Statement on Risk Management 039 Corporate Governance Report 065 Financials 201 Notice of Annual General Meeting On the Cover: Flight Stewardess Nur Surya Ambiah is featured with the Dendrobium Singapore Girl Orchid. THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES GROUP ACHIEVED A NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS OF $379 MILLION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2013. THIS WAS DESPITE RECORDING
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CONNECT FEATURES Interactive Applications Interactive Applications offer a variety of automatically graded exercises that require students to apply key concepts. Whether the assignment includes a click and drag, video case, or decision generator, these applications provide instant feedback and progress tracking for students and detailed results for the instructor. Case Exercises The Connect platform also includes author-developed case exercises for all 12 cases in this edition that require
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