INCENTIVES FOR INVESTORS The government has come up with a liberal program of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to attract foreign capital and technology that complements local resources. Different incentives schemes are available relative to the location and registration of the proposed business activity. Thus‚ there are several options for an enterprise to choose from : A. Projects Registered at the Board of Investments (BOI)E.O. 226 The BOI‚ an agency under the Department of Trade
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better ways to improve the working standards of maids? This review aims to look into this problem through the comparison and analysis of several sources that we have managed to get our hands on. This review aims to identify the problems faced by foreign domestic workers in Singapore‚ whether maid abuse is indeed widespread‚ and finally what are the possible measures that can be taken to curb these problems effectively. Is maid abuse a widespread problem in Singapore? Cases of maid abuse
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The major players in the foreign exchange arena are commercial banks ‚investment banks‚central banks‚trading instituitions ‚hedge funds‚corporations‚high net worth individuals and individual investor . Commercial and investment banks are the natural players in foreign exchange.Foreign exchange has the perfect characteristics for banks.It is profitable‚the spot market provides limited credit exposure ‚the forward market What is FOREX? The Foreign Exchange market‚ also referred to as the "FOREX"
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Bismarck’s Foreign Policy Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) ruled Germany’s foreign policy from 1871 until 1890. He won over Prussia’s elected representatives by unifying Germany‚ first the north (1866) and then (in 1871) the whole of ‘Lesser Germany.’ In 1870‚ the French government blundered into a conflict with Prussia. By declaring war‚ the French fell into a trap that the Prussian king’s chief minister‚ Otto von Bismarck‚ had carefully laid for them. War against France‚ the ‘traditional enemy’
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The Effects of Living in a Foreign Country As a result of globalization‚ it is no longer a unaffordable choice for many people to live in a foreign country. They go abroad to venture beyond the borders of those countries in search of different things. Some have an interest in expanding perspectives and other want to learning about different cultures. However‚ the effects of living in a foreign country are somewhat similar: homesick‚ cultural shock and independence. From the emotional
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On 30 December 2009‚ the Barclays Premier League football match between Arsenal and Portsmouth made English football history as the first match not to include any British players. Arsenal’s team of multi-million pound foreign stars won the game comfortably‚ 4-1; some would argue this is all that matters‚ but those who are passionate about football – the real connoisseurs of the English game – will recognize a deep underlying issue. Modern day football is unrecognizable compared to what has preceded
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These Kendal Ingraham BUSA 3145 -01 Dr. Inessa Korovyakovskaya There are six different ways to enter a foreign market – exporting‚ turnkey projects‚ licensing‚ franchising‚ establishing joint ventures with host country firms‚ or setting up a new wholly owned subsidiary in the host country. Please discuss each method and both its advantages and disadvantages. Exporting - Exporting is the process of sending goods to another country for sale. It is the spread of goods to another country.
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Kasra Ferdows of the Harvard Business Review brought the attention of corporations to the topic of unrealised potential in foreign factories. Ferdows preaches‚ “Superior manufactures gain a competitive advantage by methodically upgrading the strategic role of their plants abroad.” According to Ferdows‚ traditionally corporations have established and managed their foreign plants to benefit only from tariff and trade concessions‚ cheap labor‚ capital subsidies‚ and reduced logistics costs. Therefore
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‘Louis XIV’s foreign policy was entirely driven by his personal quest for gloire’. To what extent do you consider this statement to be true? Upon the coronation of Louis XIV on the 7th of June 1654‚ Mazarin informed Louis in fatherly tones that “It is up to you to become the most glorious king that has ever been”. Although Louis’ personal reign did not truly begin until 1661‚ he took this advice to heart and for the early part of his reign his foreign policy was almost entirely based upon his desire
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“The Period 1951-64 saw Britain lurch from one Foreign Policy mistake to another‚” assess the validity of this statement. In 1951‚ Britain was an Empire‚ heavily involved in global affairs and clinging to illusions of grandeur‚ however by 1964 the British foreign ethos was markedly different and the road to the new way of thinking was certainly a rocky one. Among other factors‚ this essay will consider decolonisation‚ the Suez Crisis and Europe. It will be argued that whilst it seemed that lady luck
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