Doing Business in Thailand: 2012 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2010. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. • • • • • • • • • • Chapter 1: Doing Business In Thailand Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment Chapter 5: Trade Regulations, Customs and Standards Chapter 6: Investment
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Internat’l Bus Norway Paper NORWAY – Land of the Midnight Sun Signing the New Constitution on May 17, 1814 marked the beginning of Norway’s mission to gain independence. Sweden had forced a union with Norway on January 14, 1814, after 400 years of Norway being dominated by Denmark. It was in 1905, 108 years ago, before Norway could claim a secured, full independence and become a sovereign nation. Another important event in Norway’s history is their liberation from occupation by Nazi
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Service Contract A multinational workforce of approximately 13,000 people in over 20 countries REVENUE OPERATING PROFIT TOTAL ASSETS RM RM RM 9.9 billion 2.0 billion 34.6 billion FORBES ASIA’S FABULOUS 50 THE OIL & GAS YEAR LISTING FOR THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE YEAR NEW UPSTREAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD CONTENTS CORPORATE OVERVIEW 2 a a Health, Safety and Environment 89 Statutory Declaration Financial Performance 90 Independent
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jumps out at him, “Gasoline prices have declined for 88 consecutive days, the longest streak of falling prices on record.”1 The slide in gas prices, which began in September 2014, also happened to coincide with the slide in Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock. With increasing oil, and therefore gas, prices, people had an incentive for purchasing electric cars. Now with gas prices drop- ping, the incentive to buy would start to become less of one, and the demand for the product would probably drop. This was
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| 53 | EPC Industry in India: Issues and Challenges EPC Report 4 Cover pages.indd 53 2/20/2011 8:19:18 PM Contents Chemtech Foreword KPMG Foreword Executive Summary Acronyms Used Methodology Coverage and Scope Setting the Context Value Creation Strategies Key External Drivers and Issues Key Internal Issues End-Use Industry Views EPC Industry in India Action Agenda for Sustained Growth Acknowledgements About Chemtech About KPMG in India 48 51 52 52 2 3 4 4 8 8 10 17 22 29 33 |1 |
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------------------------------------------------- Water in the UAE ------------------------------------------------- Impact Achievements and Ways Forward Introduction Water is the resource that sustains all life on earth and is a key element of sustainable development. It is essential if human beings are to enjoy healthy and safe lives or realize social and economic development. Ecosystems are also inextricably linked with water. Water sustains humans’ health, food production, and economic
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distribution of gas, the company has been established in Australia for ~100 years and originated from the United Kingdom. In 2006 BOC was acquired by a smaller International player based out of Germany, Linde. The company retained its brand of BOC (a subsidiary of the Linde Group) for the Australiasia Hub. Production of gas is a large part of the company however they do also have outlets throughout Australia for the sale of industrial & safety equipment. The outlet is termed BOC Gas & Gear
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they have investigated or litigated in the past. Typically the DOJ will review mergers in transportation industries, such as airlines or railroads, as well as the telecommunications industry. The FTC focuses its enforcement responsibility in the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and health care industries. State attorneys general have authority to enforce federal and state antitrust laws. States investigating a matter arising under the federal antitrust laws will jointly investigate with either the DOJ
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Jamaica Water Properties A Case Study The case is about an accounting fraud that involves the Jamaica Water Properties, Inc. The fraud was characterized by misapplication of purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, recording fictitious assets, improper accounting for NOLCO, non-recording of appropriate allowances for uncollectible receivables, and misapplication of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting for long-term contracts. Ernest Grendi made the fraud possible, company
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Energy Vulnerability (Gupta) …………………………………………..….37 iii. Environmental Activism (Mittal)………………………………………...…42 iv. Ethno-Linguistic Factionalism (Mittal)…………………………….……….45 C. COMMERCIAL PETROLEUM RISKS …………...…………………………...………53 i. Constraints on Foreign Oil Company Investment (Chu)……...…………...…53 ii. External Transfer and Inconvertibility Risks (Dommert)…….…………….…61 iii. Threat of Adverse Changes in Contracts/Fiscal Terms (Chu)…………...……67 V. RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE…..………..………………………………74 A. PROJECT RISK
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