Dr. M. Al Amri &Co. Doing Business in Saudi Arabia Dr. M. Al Amri &Co. DOING BUSINESS IN SAUDI ARABIA Contents ________________________________________________ Page Preface General Information Geography and climate Population and language Government Currency and foreign exchange regulations The calendar and international time zone Business hours Public holidays 1 The Economy General Basic resources Principal industries Banks Other financial institutions Stock exchange
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Executive Summary In order to successfully introduce a product into a foreign market it is important to know the culture of the country you plan to do business in. In order to introduce mobile handsets into a market like Venezuela‚ the supplier must be well acclimated with the purchasing habits‚ tastes‚ and willingness to purchase the product that is being sold. Understanding these things starts with building a knowledge base about the major aspects of the culture and your target consumer. With
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Doing Business in the Visegrad Group : Czech Republic‚ Hungary‚ Poland and Slovakia Monika Chabanová Basic Information Czech Rebublic Capital City Surface Population Currency PRAGUE 78 867km² 10 505 445 Czech Koruna (CZK) Hungary BUDAPEST 93 036 km² 9 938 000 Forint (HUF) Poland WARSAW 312 685 km² 38 538 447 Zloty (PLN) Slovakia BRATISLAVA 49 035 km² 5 397 036 Euro (EUR) Official language Logo Czech Hungarian Polish Slovak Prime Minister Petr Nečas Viktor Orbán
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paper seeks to identify how this has affected way of doing business by multinational organization by looking and four aspects‚ which are cultural differences‚ ethical issues‚ strategy and industrial or business. 1 1. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Culture plays a very important aspect in various aspects of business especially for multinational corporations (MNC) operation on a global level. Cultural variations affect the way a firm conducts its business in different geographical regions and around different
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bureaucratic hurdles which the MNCs had to overcome‚ gradually reduced making it easier to do business. Corruption is another big hurdle when doing business in India. Areas like electricity supply‚ judiciary (particularly lower courts)‚ Police‚ land administration are counted in the most corrupt category. Since all these are essential in building up a business‚ corruption proves to be a major hurdle for starting business in India. Inadequate Infrastructure It has long been felt that roads and communication
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Doing business in Middle East The United Arabs Emirates‚ a place where people from all over the world come to find success and fame. A place where your dreams can come true but not for everyone. The main reason for these are a lack of ability to adapt into a new culture. In history‚ culture differences have always been at the heart of conflicts between people and civilizations. We live in a highly populated world where cultures differ even from city to city. This creates conflicts and misunderstanding
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retentious or standoffish personalities‚ although business is considered to be relaxed. Acting informal before a relationship is built is discourteous and Greek business colleagues may get quiet when they have been offended. Business meetings are necessary‚ however should be made 1-2 weeks in advance and confirm by telephone. Many business people eat lunch between 1 and 3 p.m.‚ so this not an optimum time to schedule a meeting. Have materials including business cards printed in both English and Greek. Meetings
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Was the company ’s experience positive‚ negative‚ or mixed? One of the most well known companies that has done business overseas is McDonald ’s corporation. While this expansion worked well for the company in the beginning by 2002 the corporation was looking to close 175 stores overseas. (Webpro‚ 2002) What legal or political barriers did the company have to overcome? Each country has a different set of laws to govern the way in which companies may operate in there country‚ employee benefits
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L.K Culture and Business Operations in Europe When the European Union was formed the main agenda in doing such unionizing was to advance cultural and economical efforts within the region. The problem before Eu was different laws and methods in various countries. It is said that Culture brings people together which in the case of EU is true. When Opening travelling and business operations in the region the interaction of people and personalities and cultures are inevitable. Also the effect is
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Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Nancy Kelley University of Phoenix MBA 501: Forces Influencing Business in the 21st Century A. Lutz February 2007 Globalization and overseas business expansion has brought about the need for in-depth understanding of culture differentiation. When conducting or contemplating cross cultural business ventures‚ it is important to understand the culture before communicating one ’s desires. This paper will focus on the cross cultural challenges of doing business
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