Foreign exchange market

The historic drop in interest rates, accompanied by the uncertainties surrounding the global financial sector had the combined effect of reducing the bank's interest margin at the same time as swelling the level of customer deposits. The average exchange rate of the Swiss franc to the US dollar in 2009 was 1.08 compared to 1.20 in 2008. Approximately two thirds of the bank's revenues are generated in US dollars. Depreciation of fixed assets amounts to CHF 1.180 million compared to CHF 0.860 million

world trade. 3. China's activities in the global market: a major export country 4. China's export economy in the recent context of crisis. 5. Conclusion 1. Introduction The economy of China is particularly interesting to look at, because China was still over the two decades ago a very poor country, whose planned economy didn't allow any improvement for its citizens' standards of living. But after a series of reforms oriented towards the market and initiated by Deng Xiaoping in 1978, China has

growing middle market in china” Table of contents I- Executive summary II- Situation analysis in China 1- Environmental factors 2- The textile market in China 3- Chinese customer habits 4- Category factors (Porter’s five forces model) III- Company analysis 1- Mission statement 2- Company background 3- Competitive analysis IV- Marketing strategy 1- Target markets 2-

[pic] Algeria’s economy is in the midst of a difficult and halting transition from bureaucratic state control to an open market. Much has improved however in the consequence of democratisation in the region, liberalisation of trade policies (free trade agreement with the European countries, imminent accession of Algeria to the world trade organization). Algeria economy is experiencing a rapid growth; this growth was led by the hydrocarbons industry, which is highly cyclical in the current high

- an understanding of the target market environment - the use of market research and identification of market potential - decisions concerning product design, pricing, distribution and channels, advertising and communication Stages of export activities - firm is unwilling to export - firm fills unsolicited order but does not pursue other orders - firm explores feasibility of exporting - firm exports to one or more markets on a trial basis - firm becomes

Glossary Adapted marketing mix An international marketing strategy for adjusting the marketing-mix elements to each international target market, bearing more costs but hoping for a larger market share and return. Administered VMS A vertical marketing system that coordinates successive stages of production and distribution, not through common ownership or contractual ties, but through the size and power of one of the parties. Adoption process The mental process through which an individual passes

Research • 1971-Now: Floating exchange system Introduction Article & analysis Key Terms What do you think? Article & analysis • 2 major effects of last financial crisis • Budget deficit + debt increased in the U.S. • Emerging markets will grow faster than the others Investing FT data Research Introduction Article & analysis Key Terms What do you think? Article & analysis • Weakening of U.S. dollar is sad, but inevitable • The role of dollar in the markets – is there a need for new

England didn’t accept Euro as its currency because of many reasons. We would like to understand those reasons in order to study further the economical aspect of this refusal. Everyone in Europe agreed with the currency Euro especially by exchange markets. The first main issue was about economical situation differences. At the beginning Tony Blair was for Euro but he listened to his financial minister Gordon Brown and reported the decision. M. Brown didn’t want to adopt Euro immediately and

Moreover, the US has a GDP per capita among the highest of the world. POWERPOINT But the economic power of the country can also be explained by its trades. In the graph, we can see that the US realizes 11% of the world trade : Several treaties of free exchange and economic cooperation (NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement, APEC Asia Pacific Economic cooperation) favor their trades with the rest of the world. And today, It is the largest importer of goods and third largest exporter. POWERPOINT

international growth pattern between small and medium size firms and large trans-national ones Review the corporate strategies for growth and the challenges raised by international expansion Understand how small and medium size enterprises can expand on foreign markets Understand how large trans-national enterprises deploy their strategies across the entire world 2 IDRAC - Globalization and Corporate Strategies Agenda A. B. The value chain and corporate strategies: a reminder The internationalization