changes to their economy need to occur‚ and the best option is to make their country more appealing to FDI. FDI will promote growth through jobs‚ technological advancements‚ and diversifying their economy (Daniels‚ Radenbaugh‚ & Sullivan‚ 2009‚ p. 479). South Africa has had a clear vision of what they would like their country to aspire to‚ but have face numerous challenges that prevent countries from FDI. They do not have sustainable economic growth‚ declining population‚ safety issues‚ and perceived
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Foreign Direct Investment – a) What is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)? FDI is “investment for control” in a foreign country – foreign investment where control is acquire‚ vs. Portfolio Investment which includes purchasing securities or bonds of a firm without exercising control over the firm. Most Intl’ units (MFI‚ UNCTAD) classify an FDI if the foreign investor holds at least 10% of the firm’s equity. b) Why FDI? Because FDI will use existing: customer base‚ licenses‚ IP‚ workforce‚ language
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EXPORT‚ LICENSING & FDI a) Export: Exporting involves producing goods at home and then shipping them to the receiving country for sale. Pros: 1) It is a relatively low-cost activity to get involved in international business and expand profit. 2) A firm can further create economies of scale which should lead to lower cost and hence expansion of profit Cons: 1) In relation to location economies‚ a firm may not always be located in the best region for that specific area and is therefore restricted
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ADVANTAGE: FDI IN RETAIL (Anshu Meghe) Recently the most debated topic in India has been government allowing FDI in the Indian economy. It is one of the most critical reforms taking place in Indian economy post the great reform period of 1991. From vendors to politician everyone is talking about FDI‚ and many are just prattling without acquiring the full knowledge of the reforms. Not only the opposition but even some of the allies of the ruling party are raising hue and cry over the new policy
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agenda’s‚ truth is sometimes ignored or becomes irrelevant. The question is if truth has become so twisted that it doesn’t really exist in its original meaning anymore? If truth has been lost there must be a substitute‚ this is where post-truth originated. Post-truth is when decisions are based upon emotions rather than facts‚ this is dangerous because each person feels a different way and therefore can justify melding a subject to fit their own liking. Post-truth has caused all truths to be called
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investment has increasingly been identified as a major growth-enhancing component in most developing countries. FDI promotes economic growth in the host country in a great number of ways. From a more compressed perspective‚ these effects of foreign investment could be direct through a certain investment source or indirect through certain spillover effects. In a more broad view however‚ FDI could be said to put pressure on the firms in their host countries to improve their competitiveness leading them
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Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (1963)‚ Karl Popper suggests that no scientific theory can be classified as truth. The only thing that can be done is to attempt to falsify the theory over and over again reject the theory repeatedly in different situations. Each failed attempt will strengthen the theory and bring it closer to the truth. Hence‚ Popper claimed that the truth of a hypothesis can never be confirmed. A hypothesis is an “if-then” statement‚ which that is an assumption of causality
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81178 Seat No.__________ Third Year B. B. A. Examination April / May – 2003 Management Accountancy Time : 3 Hours] [Total Marks : 70 Instructions : (1) Figures to the right indicate marks of the questions. (2) Show calculation wherever necessary. 1 Define Management Accountancy ? Differentiate 7 Management Accountancy and Financial Accountancy. OR 1 Write notes in detail on “activity based costing”. 7 OR 2 Modern Manufacturers Ltd. have three production 7 departments P1‚ P2 and P3 and
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investment (FDI). A high level of FDI inflows is an affirmation of the economic policies that the policymakers have been implementing as well as a stamp of approval of the future economic health of that particular country. There is clearly an intense global competition for FDI. India‚ for its part‚ has set up the “India Brand Equity Foundation” to try and attract that elusive FDI dollar. According to UNCTAD (2007)‚ India has emerged as the second most attractive destination for FDI after China
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