The effort to remove barriers to trade and investment has been a critical contributor to this region's economic growth. ... At the regional level, we have already seen tremendous reductions in trade barriers, partly under the auspices of APEC. ... ASEAN, in particular, has cut applied tariffs on a trade-weighted basis by two-thirds and most recently Indonesia has announced further cuts. ... Without exception, the successful economies in the region opened themselves up to international markets, rejecting protectionism for trade liberalisation. ... This suggests international investors have...

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Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Korea developed rapidly under positive international circumstances, at least until the late 1980s. The international movement towards freer trade permitted these countries to effectively seek an export-oriented growth strategy. ... (Commanding Heights) The free trade approach on the part of the U.S, which provided the largest market for Asia's exports, assisted the export-oriented industrialization strategy focusing on the comparative advantage of Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia and their long term growth. ... Singapore once nurtured "small indust...

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In the 1970s international fashion arrived in India with the bold colors, flower prints and bell-bottoms. ... India has a strong domestic as well as international demand which led to huge growth of the AII. ... The apparel industry is one of the extreme significant sectors of India in terms of revenue, investment, and trade and job creation. ... A country of over one billion population, an enormous consumer class, India is measured as the most favored destinations for trade and investments. ... An increasing number of international brands across formats shall foray into India to leverage the p...

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The main factors that contributed to the recovery after the 1998 crisis have been the competitive boost from the weak ruble and the trade surplus caused by the rise in world oil prices. ... Moreover although Russia has been witnessing a trade surplus in the last few years, more than three-fourths of its exports comprise of commodities such as oil, natural gas, timber, and metals. ... International trade and foreign investment Russia had a successful year for foreign investment in the year 2000. ... In spite of being rich in natural resources and having a skilled and educated labor force t...

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Globalisation is the process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications. ... The Erosion of Trade Preferences In the 1990's some developments including the trend toward the liberalisation of world trade, the establishment of the WTO, and the increase of regional trade agreements have clouded the prospects for continued preferential export access. ... The issue of the erosion of trade preferences is also relevant for sugar and for certain areas of manufacturing. ...

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The emphasis on the economic aspects of Hong Kong is of great significance considering it is one of the world's freest and most dynamic economic centers and considering the commotion under the effect of two international economic crisis" during the SAR's first four years of existence. ... Hong Kong embraces the globalization of international trade and economic activities. ... The U.S. is also a significant market and trade partner for Hong Kong; as a whole, it is the second-largest trading partner, second-largest market, and the fourth-largest source of imports (Anson Chan, 2001). ...

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The second reason why the case for investment in human capital has been oversold is that, for all the hype about Ireland's highly educated workforce, recent international comparisons show it in a less than stellar light. The much-cited International Adult Literacy Test (IALS), which measured adult literacy skills across OECD member-states in 1995, returns a less impressive verdict. ... The Industrial Development Authority in the sense that they have specifically focused on four industrial sectors: ICT, pharmaceutical and health-care, international financial services industry, and the i...

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The BOGS is influenced by a number of factors but in particular, movements in the value of the AUD and Australia's terms of trade. ... The second factor is the terms of trade which are currently [??] ... The NPI account is significantly influenced by the international business cycle and company profits in particular. The international business cycles influences demand for Australia's resource and in turn the value of the AUD. ...

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The revolution in communication technologies has attenuated, but not eliminated, information asymmetry, so that international markets remain prone to sharp investor reactions and unpredictable market movements (E & M, 3). ... Third issue - hypercapitalism Opponents of globalization Removal of statutory restrictions on capital account transactions as a result of economic degulation in both industrial and developing countries, growth of derivative financial instruments which has permitted international investors to assume some risks while limiting their exposure to others, and advances ...

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They had exceptional measures to promote access to finance for SME's which included, EIB finance for working capital, first EIB trade finance operations in Greece and Cyprus, 9.1 billion EUR approved support for EIB's skills and jobs (which was investing in the youth initiative), and EIB support for agriculture. They also raised 72 billion Euros on the international capital markets, which are being used to borrow at attractive rates and pass those benefits on to economically viable projects. ...

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The first was a favorable international economic environment, which saw total world imports expand from $175 billion in 1965 to $536 billion by 1973. ... In addition, the financial reform contributed to a massive inflow of foreign loans due to the existence of gap between domestic and international interest rate and since the Korea Development Bank guaranteed to pay back to foreign lender, the inflow of the loans were accelerated. ... For example, while domestic interest rate was so high comparing with international rates, the exporters, mostly big business in heavy industry, were able to get ...

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Some problems are common to many international businesses, factors such as language and cultural differences may limit company's success in certain countries. Companies which export usually find that trade and tariff barriers sometimes restrict where products can be exported to and can also make it uneconomic. ... AIRCOM International won the award for the "best exporting business 2001" (Source - http://www.aircom.co.uk/corporate/awards). ... Radebaugh describe in their book, International Business Environments and Operations that: "franchising is a specialist form of licensing in w...

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During the past three decades, Hong Kong has emerged as an international financial centre. However, unlike many major international financial centres, debt market in Hong Kong is particularly underdeveloped. ... Furthermore, despite the fresh demand for local bonds created by establishment of MPF, the openness of the Hong Kong economy and the currency board system that links the local currency to US Dollars created great demand for US dollars or other currencies for international trade and made them advantageous to tap the more liquid foreign bond market so that demand for HK Dollar denominate...

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Russia's low currency rates have also had a profound effect on trade, as exchange rate for Russia's imports will be so large. ... Russia has joined the IMF and the World Bank and has applied to join the World Trade Organization and the OECD. ... Russia has been lent money to help reduce some of its debt, however even with the help of international trade unions; Russia is still heavily in debt, which is not helping its reform process. ...

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Historically, Japan has been a very hard market for international companies to enter. ... In today's increasingly interconnected economy, the policies of a country can attract all different types of international companies. ... In the 1970's, Japan became more liberal with FDI, but regulations remained and protected Japanese firms that lacked international competitiveness. ... In their textbook Introduction to International Business, Dimon & Gomez (2014) explain that since the 1990s, Japanese firms have actively resisted foreign investment because they fear foreign companies would r...

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They eventually opted for a heavy-industry oriented development strategy for three reasons: international competition, China's international political and economic environment, and their limited ability to effect industrial accumulation (Lin, 2003). ... However, at that time China was politically and economically isolated from the majority of the world, making successful trade almost impossible. ...

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This rise has taken place over the last three decades as China has slowly loosened its trade policies from a central system to a more market-orientated system (CIA). ... This meant that not only the foreign firms gained an enormous market for their products, but China also began to play a major role in international politics as well as economics. ...

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