Vietnam faces more price hikes despite inflation woes Vietnam’s government is set to raise electricity prices by 15% on Tuesday‚ at a time when the population is already struggling with a soaring cost of living. Last week the Vietnamese government also raised the retail prices of oil products by as much as 24%. In February‚ inflation hit a two-year high of 12.31%. Analysts say despite the government’s measures to tighten monetary policy‚ price pressures are likely to continue. "The increases
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Essay Outline Title: Globalisation a force for good? Introduction “Globalisation as an economic process is often Characterised as increasing economic integration Achieved through the increasingly free flow of Capital‚ goods and services and people across National boundaries” (John Humphrey 2004) With regards to the above definition of globalization‚ the general implication is that globalization solely benefits private sectors entities‚ where as it can be seen detrimental to vulnerable
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1. Describe the trends in unemployment and inflation The number of people out of work fell by 14‚000 to 2.5 million in the three months to December 2012 (ONS).The unemployment rate was 7.8%‚ of the economically active population‚ down 0.1% on July to September 2012. A few months after the start of the recession in 2008‚ unemployment started to rise sharply. When the global financial crisis hit‚ the unemployment rate was a little over 5% or 1.6 million. Towards the end of 2009‚ with the UK coming
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As the article “China’s Wen says country must control inflation” said‚ there is high inflation in China. Inflation is defined as a persistent increase in the average price level in the economy‚ usually measured through the calculation of a consumer price index. (IB economics—Blink & Dorton) In China‚ the foods prices are increasing every year –compared to last September consumer prices rose 6.1%‚ but output of foods didn’t increase at all‚ which means the cost of production is increasing because
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Carl V. Robinson English 93 Mr. Green‚ Herb Essay # 2 February 14‚ 2012 The Inflation of Unwarranted Heroes and heroines Heroes are a different breed in todays society‚ which sometimes include animals. Traditionally‚ heroes were looked upon as being someone and entities performing a heroic act‚ not required of them. Yet today‚ many heroes are the results of certain public servants duties being inflated‚ because they are for the most‚ part of their job duties. This is the case developed by the
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of which is inflation‚ or a raising of prices and lowering of currency value. Venezuela is currently experiencing inflation. Inflation‚ which was caused by failure of socialism‚ is making the people protest because of higher prices and lower currency value. Venezuela is in a state of heavy inflation. In February‚ inflation rose to fifty-seven percent (Minaya).Problems with the exchange rate and too much aggregate demand are some of the major causes of inflation (Jay). The inflation rate in Venezuela
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argued that inflation is both good and bad. How can this be?Explain. Are government efforts to control inflation well-advised? Explain. In economics‚ inflation is a rise in general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises ‚ each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. It is a loss of real value in the internal medium of exchange and unit of account in the economy. A chief measure of price inflation is the inflation rate. As
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Chapter II ---------------- 2.1 Industry Analysis Food and beverage manufacturing is an important component of the Philippine economy. In 2009‚ gross value added in food manufactures and beverage industries reached P903.7 billion at current prices‚ contributing 58 percent of total manufacturing output and 12 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. In real terms‚ the sector contributed nearly half of total manufacturing output and 11 percent of GDP. The industry has generally grown
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CAUSES OF INFLATION Inflation is caused when the aggregate demand exceeds the aggregate supply of goods and services. We analyze the factors which lead to increase in demand and the shortage of supply. Factors Affecting Demand Both Keynesians and monetarists believe that inflation is caused by increase in the aggregate demand. They point towards the following factors which raise it. 1. Increase in Money Supply. Inflation is caused by an increase in the supply of money which leads to increase
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Money and Inflation The nation’s economic stability has many factors which amount to inflation. Inflation may be caused by a number of problems‚ but there are some specific examples which have direct control over which way the prices and spending sway. Inflation simply means that the American dollar‚ in this case‚ is less valuable on the foreign exchange market and the gold standard is moved to higher prices; which simply means that more currency is needed to exchange for gold. Any slight
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