International Business & Economics Research Journal Volume 3‚ Number 6 The Determinants Of European Bank Profitability Christos K. Staikouras‚ (E-mail: cstaik@aueb.gr)‚ Athens University of Economics and Business‚ Greece Geoffrey E. Wood‚ (E-mail: geowood@aol.com)‚ City University Business School‚ United Kingdom Abstract The rate of return earned by a financial institution is affected by numerous factors. These factors include elements internal to each financial institution and several
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importance of these international interactions by showing imports and exports as a percentage of GDP for seven major industrial countries. As the figure shows‚ imports and exports in the United States are more than 10 percent of GDP. Trade is even more important for many other countries—in Canada and the United Kingdom‚ for instance‚ imports and exports are about a third of GDP. In these countries‚ international trade is central to analyzing economic developments and formulating economic policies. This
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an MNC to operate and compete internationally – Structure must meet the need of both the local market and the home-office strategy of globalization – Basic structures of MNCs: • Domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary‚ or with an: a) International division b) Export department • Global product (divisional) structure‚ or Functional structure • Global geographic (area) structure ACCG330 Strategic Management Accounting Session 1‚ 2012 2 Domestic Plus Foreign Subsidiary Global
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Mundell -Fleming Model The Mundell–Fleming model‚ also known as the IS-LM-BP model‚ is an economic model first set forth (independently) by Robert Mundell and Marcus Fleming The model is an extension of the IS-LM model. Whereas the traditional IS-LM Model deals with a closed economy‚ the Mundell–Fleming model describes an open economy. The Mundell-Fleming model portrays the short-run relationship between an economy’s nominal exchange rate‚ interest rate‚ and output (in contrast to the closed-economy
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thing is interlinked.The concept of global village or global merger is based on the grounds of globalization. Now thequestion arises in one¶s mind what is globalizationThe term globalization means the concentration of world economy in to a single international market rather than many national markets. For example‚ the APPLE INC‚ an American multinational corporation that concentrates in computer hardware and software components. It assembles its best known product i.e. ‘mac’ computer‚ best selling phone
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the economy. This has been as a result of shift of funds from developed economies to emerging markets like India‚ China and Russia. From Foreign Exchange Control to Management (FERA to FEMA) In the 1990s‚ consistent with the general philosophy of economic reforms a sea change relating to the broad approach to reform in the external sector took place. The Report of the High Level Committee on Balance of Payments (Chairman: Dr. C. Rangarajan‚ 1993) set the broad agenda in this regard. The Committee
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INTRODUCTION The Cashew‚ best known for its nuts‚ had become important when Brazil‚ India‚ East Africa‚ Indonesia and Southeast Africa realized that with exporting that product they could create an important market that could generate for them many benefits. It began when the Tupi Indians of Brazil harvested the cashew apple in the wild and they later introduced it to early Portuguese traders who in turn propagated the plant in other tropical countries. Having in mind that at the beginning‚ the
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International Financial Management Foreign Exchange Risk Analysis Assignment submitted by: CURRENCY EXPOSURE A currency exposure is any business operation whose profitability can be impacted by a currency exchange rate fluctuation. Currency exposures assume many forms: they can be assets or liabilities; current or committed; contracted or merely forecast; they can be for trade‚ investment or balance sheet purposes. Cases of currency exposure can emerge at any
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GLOBAL BUSINESS COUNTRY RESEARCH PAPER VIETNAM LOCATION Vietnam forms a 1000-mile long “S” shaped country‚ from the mountains North and Red River delta a narrow belt leads to the fertile southern Mekong delta. Their deltas are some of the most densely populated parts of the world‚ which also provide abundant food for the nation. Vietnam is also often described as a country with a bamboo pole and rice basket on each end (Viet Nam‚ 2007). (In thousands) According to Vietnams
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Universal Circuits’ Case Assignment Does the Universal Circuits’ Irish controller have a convincing argument for the weakness of the dollar? Why or why not? How would you interpret the evidence? The controller of the Irish division does have a valid point when stating that the U.S. dollar is in a vulnerable position due to the fact that its trade deficit is currently in excess of $100 billion and growing. (see Exhibit 1). While Universal Circuits’ chief financial officer‚ Joe Merrill‚ is correct
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