Nature and role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ireland, China and India (2005)
Presentation - 33 pages - Services marketing
FDI can be considered a way to strengthen the « domination of capitalist economies » and the dependence of peripheral countries for PREBISCH. The neomarxist theory is outdated but FDI can still have no effect, or even detrimental ones - The dependence on foreign companies (ex. UNGARY) => the...
Evaluate the impact of global recession on international trade and investment with respect to France
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
In the last few years, the International Business has been hit by a global recession. Economists were talking about the current situation of some countries, companies or economic issues more or less close to a situation of recession. These comments were relayed by lots of public media and it...
The importance of international trade and foreign direct investment to lift the global economy out of the downturn
Thesis - 7 pages - International relations
The current global economic crisis has been labeled by economists as the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and the domino effect of the crisis has culminated in the decline of consumer spending, demise of established businesses in key industry sectors and heightened government...
Financial analysis database system for investment decision
Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Computer science
The project titled “Financial Analysis Database System for Investment Decision” is designed using Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2005 as front end and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 as back end which works in .Net framework version 2.0. The coding language used is C# .Net The objective...
The future of Investment Regulation
Essay - 2 pages - Business law
An attempt was made to terminate the introduction of one general text relating to the regulation of the FDI. In other words, the cancellation of the draft text pertaining to the Multilateral Agreement on Investment ("MAI") which was elaborated through the patronage of the Organization of...
Tensions over foreign direct investment (readings summary)
Book review - 2 pages - Economy general
Foreign Direct Investment or FDI appears as a complex mechanism in which numerous and evolving issues are at stake. The first source of complexity lies in the numerous interests that may be pursued by the different actors involved. As the authors underline, the convergence of these...
The U.S. and Bilateral Investment Treaties
Essay - 2 pages - Business law
The number of Bilateral Investment Treaties or BITs has grown dramatically during the last few decades. They are presented as an important tool of FDI and a key factor contributing to foster economic growth and development. As underlined in the paper, BITs have become the major tool for...
Investment management and modern portfolio theory
Essay - 9 pages - Finance
Various assets or types of investment (stocks, bonds and cash equivalents) held and/or managed directly by investors, constitute a portfolio. In order to build up a coherence between risk tolerance and the investing objectives, investors favor large cap value stocks based on index funds if...
Mutual fund as an investment option at Angel Booking Ltd
Case study - 53 pages - Finance
Let me advocate that the Indian economy is an economic giant in all of Asia. This development has taken place due to the growth in the financial system. This financial system provides the background to various investors regarding varied options to invest. Thus, development of the economy depends...
Concepts in investment analysis and portfolio management
Thesis - 32 pages - Finance
Making money is easy however loosing it is easier. One look at the chart for the Indian Stock Market would reveal that the markets are cyclical going up and down from time to time. Markets are also very volatile, something you will realize if you look at the last 3 days of trading and you see...
Brazil as an emerging market and the importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
With its free market and export-oriented economy, the Federal Republic of Brazil is currently the leading economic power in Latin America as well as a strong regional leader. The country is nowadays attracting many foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows thanks to efficient macroeconomic...
What kinds of strategies are used by local authorities to attract foreign direct investment in Morocco?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Morocco is officially named the Kingdom of Morocco. This is a country located in Northwest Africa. It borders Algeria to the east, the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar to the North, the Atlantic Ocean to its West and Mauritania to its south. It has a population of 33,757,175 and a...
What is meant by "globalization" and how has it affected international trade and direct foreign investment?
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Globalisation can be defined as the trend toward greater interdependence among national institutions and economies (Wild, 2003). It can also be said that globalization is basically the cross-border exchange of economic, social and technological elements. Globalisation has had no shortage of its...
Commodity futures as a risk reduction and investment instrument
Case study - 58 pages - Finance
The Indian financial system consists of many institutions, instruments and markets. Financial instruments range from the common coins, currency notes and cheques, to the more exotic futures swaps of high finance. The regulatory institutions are the ones, which form the regulations, and control...
Direct investment in Turkey (2006)
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
We are currently investigating an investment proposal concerning the chocolate confectionery sector, in Turkey. Specifically the analysis concerns the chocolate tablets production. Below follows an explanation of the elements of the investment decision, the general aspects of the...
A critical analysis of the investment patterns of people: A study of Standard Chartered mutual fund
Dissertation - 72 pages - Finance
Mutual funds are one of the most important segments of the financial system of the country. The financial system consists of financial institutions, banks, investment bodies, the capital market and money market intermediary instrument used in the capital market through which money...
Global trade relations: Opportunities and challenges for direct investment in Brazil
Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Business strategy
Brazil is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and the fifth largest in the world in both area and population. The country possesses a developed agriculture as well as mining and manufacturing resources, Brazil also has a large service sector forces like the banking sector,...
The foreign direct investments in Canada (2007)
Essay - 9 pages - Economy general
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) interact in the global market, creating lots of jobs all around the world. Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) is the way by which they interact, investing abroad until representing the largest source of external finance for developing countries for instance...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) as an attractive option for companies
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
Companies choose to venture into international markets since they want to maximize returns for their shareholders. Entry in foreign markets could prove to be a risky proposition. Foreign direct investment has many benefits. It enables the parent company to establish its operations in...
Decisions of investments in the stock exchange - The case study of Burberry
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Burberry was founded in 1856 in Basingstoke (England) by Thomas Burberry. So, investors can consider that the company has a unique heritage associated with Great Britain because many people consider that the brand represents an authentic British lifestyle. First, let's take a look at the history...
Foreign direct investment: India
Thesis - 29 pages - Economy general
Developing countries, emerging economies and countries in transition increasingly see foreign direct investment (FDI) as a source of economic development, modernization and employment generation, and have liberalized their FDI regimes to attract investment. The overall benefits of...
Mutual fund as an investment options in Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Limited
Essay - 83 pages - Services marketing
All investments carry risk in some form or the other. Risk, liquidity and return are the so-called factors, which are considered before making an investment. But there is a trade off between risk and return. Lower the risk and lower the return. The decision of which mode of...
Investment pattern of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
Case study - 50 pages - Finance
Since the evolution of mankind, the need for biological and physical fulfillment has emerged. Over the long span of development of mankind there is a very high advancement in technological and industrial growth. In the beginning of 20th century, World has faced two major revolutionary wars World...
Foreign direct investment: Problems and challenges in the present corporate world
Thesis - 11 pages - Finance
In the present emerging global economy, the nature of the foreign investment has to be generally motivated by various favorable business environments accelerated by globalization, liberalization as well as privatization of capital flows which have been growing rapidly. Also the...
Mutual funds and other investment opportunities: Franklin Templeton Investments
Case study - 38 pages - Finance
Savings form an important part of the economy of any nation. With the savings invested in various options available to the people, money acts as the driver for growth of the country. Indian financial scene too presents a plethora of avenues to the investors. Though certainly not the best or...
Portfolio management and investment decision
Case study - 42 pages - Finance
A portfolio is a collection of securities since it is really desirable to invest the entire funds of an individual or an institution or a single security, it is essential that every security be viewed in a portfolio context. Thus it seems logical that the expected return of the portfolio....
Location determinants of foreign direct investment in real estate
Thesis - 23 pages - Business strategy
The global real estate market is complexly structured and highly competitive. In order to diversify the portfolio and to achieve the highest risk adjusted return, real estate firms invest across national borders. The choice of the most favorable location is of highest importance for the success...
Conditions of the labor market that encourage foreign investments in Central and Eastern Europe
Thesis - 9 pages - International relations
Today, a well known economic phenomenon is that the foreign investments in the Central and Eastern Europe have been flooded, since 1989. Amongst many other economic data, we could include that in 2003, 29 billions dollars were invested by foreign companies. This figure is not easy to...
The impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the retail industry in India
Dissertation - 102 pages - Finance
Retailing is the largest private industry in India and second largest employer after agriculture. Retailers not only provide consumers with a wide variety of products, but also a wide range of complementary services such as assurance of products delivery which can lead to more informed choice and...
Comparative analysis of investment patterns, market segmentation, market feedback and the formulation of new strategies
Case study - 49 pages - Finance
HDFC commenced operations as a mortgage bank; it raised large wholesale resources (domestic and international) and lent primarily to individual households. In mid 1991, HDFC entered the retail deposit market by offering savings and investment opportunities to households. Incorporated in...
