The impact of early education as a strategy in countering socio-economic disadvantage Research paper for Ofsted’s ‘Access and achievement in education 2013 review’ Professor Chris Pascal and Professor Tony Bertram UK Research Team: Sean Delaney, Selma Manjee, Marjory Perkins and Manja Plehn International Research Team: Alice Bennett, Carol Nelson, Sarina Razzak and Maureen Saunders Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) © Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) 2013 The views expressed
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Index a) Nokia Corporation 1. Introduction 2. History i) Pre telecommunication Era 1) Industrial conglomerate ii) Telecommunications era 1) Networking equipment 2) First mobile phones 3) Involvement in GSM 3. Acquisitions 4. Logos b) Global Market Captured/Targeted By Nokia Corporation c) Peru i) Quick Facts ii) General Overview iii) Economy
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Analysis By Golaka C Nath* and G P Samanta** Abstract: The dynamic linkage between exchange rate and stock prices has been subjected to extensive research for over a decade and attracted considerable attention from researchers worldwide during the Asian crisis of 1997-98. The issue is also important from the viewpoint of recent large cross-boarder movement of funds. In India the issue is also gaining importance in the liberalization era. With this background, the present study examines the causal relationship
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visible in the current base rate regime. Asset prices, including property prices, generally remained range bound. Equity markets experienced orderly correction in Q4 of 2010-11. The rupee exhibited two-way movements against the US dollar without any intervention or active capital account management. Going forward, the financial markets need to brace up to the geopolitical risks in MENA, default risks in the Euro zone and movements in cross-border capital flows. Global portfolio rebalancing to impact
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A HIGH-TECH, LOW EMPLOYMENT FUTURE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR – A CORRECT CONCLUSION? A paper contributed by Asif Ibrahim Director, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Managing Director, Newage Garments Ltd Bangladesh 1. Is the combination of (i) the “Chinese monopoly” on the low cost manufacturing and (ii) the increased automation with manufacturing industries likely to limit the scope available to developing and transition economies for reducing poverty through employment generation
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tmumvuma@mdpesa.org Mr. CHARLES MUJAJATI DEPUTY DIRECTOR-ECONOMICS MINISTRY OF FINANCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FISCAL & ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT PRIVATE BAG 7705 CAUSEWAY HARARE E-mail: cmujajat@mweb.co.zw Mr. BERNARD MUFUTE MANAGER: ECONOMIC RESEARCH & POLICY INTERVENTION CONFEDERATION OF ZIMBABWE INDUSTRIES P.O. BOX 3794 HARARE E-mail: bmufute@czi.co.zw 1 CONTENTS LIST 1 Introduction 2 Pre-Reform Policy Regime 3 An Overview of Major Economic Reforms in Zimbabwe 3.1The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme
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ISSUE REPORT F as in Fat: HOW OBESITY THREATENS AMERICA’S FUTURE 2010 JUNE 2010 PREVENTING EPIDEMICS. PROTECTING PEOPLE. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRUST FOR AMERICA’S HEALTH IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAVING LIVES AND MAKING DISEASE PREVENTION A NATIONAL PRIORITY. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health
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that market mechanisms are reliable means of resolving unemployment. These theories argue against interventions imposed on the labor market from the outside, such as unionization, bureaucratic work rules, minimum wage laws, taxes, and other regulations that they claim discourage the hiring of workers. Keynesian economics emphasizes the cyclical nature of unemployment and recommends government interventions in the economy that it claims will reduce unemployment during recessions. This theory focuses
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growth while navigating uncharted routes kpmg.com/automotive II | KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2012 Acknowledgements The Global Automotive Executive Survey is KPMG International’s annual assessment of the current state and future prospects of the worldwide automotive industry. In this year’s survey, 200 senior executives from the world’s leading automotive companies were interviewed, including automakers, suppliers, dealers, financial service providers, and for the first
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FINANCE THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS 2008 Group’s member:Nguyễn Như Nam (C)Phan Thu AnNguyễn Thùy DungHoàng Bá SơnNgô Thị Ánh TuyếtDate: 28/11/2014 | AbstractIn 2008 the world was fell into the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of 1929-1933. Although this crisis has gone, however, its consequences for the economy of many countries is very serious, even now many nations are still struggling to escape difficulty. Just in a short period, the crisis originating from America has spread
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