Europe Reports Samples For Students

Japan, a well-developed country, which is geographically located in East Asia, between North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, is one of the most influential countries in Continent of Asia. Many Western Countries are well developed as well like The United States, Australia and other European Countries. In response to the question if Japan is a Western, well the answer is yes. Geographically, Japan is not even located near those of Western Countries, but if we are going to look at it based on how the country’s Economic Status, it is very Western-like country. That is because they consolidated ...

The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to 19th century when fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, transportation, textile, economic policies, metal manufacture, and the social structure in England. It is an era that destroyed the old manner of doing things. The Industrial Revolution was a chief turning point in the history of mankind. Eventually, almost every aspect of life was in some way influenced by this transformation. For instance, population and average income began to show signs of first-time sustained growth. In addition, advances in agriculture practices and techniques resulted in changes in industrial organization, increased supply of raw ...

Response Paper - ‘Made in USA’

The article ‘Made in the USA’ On The Rise As Manufacturing Costs Drop by Moodley (2012) is an interesting compilation of Boston Consulting Group and other empirical studies on the newest trends in manufacturing and production operations across the globe. The argument that the article is trying to make is that we are moving towards the new era, where previously clear and well established practices of labor outsourcing to less cost-intensive countries set the dynamics of the international business environment. The core of the author´s argument is the statistics that reflect current trends of international companies, such as ...

Introduction

Globalization and other factors are driving international businesses and trade. In that respect, multinationals are increasingly becoming subject to factors that are not only born in their home country, but also from host countries as well as markets within which they sell their products. One such factor is the exchange rate that determines the value of the payments that exporters receive for their international sales as well as the value those importers pays for their purchases from foreign markets. In that view, it is becoming crucial for managers and business leadership to establish suitable strategies for managing the risks ...

Colombia is a country that is located in South America along the coastlines of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Much of the culture practiced in this country can be traced back to Spain following the Spanish invasion during the colonial times. It is for this reason that the national language of this country is Spanish, and their religious affiliation is Roman Catholic. Its capital city is Bogota. Even so, there are a few indigenous languages spoken by indigenous people found around the Amazonian basin, but English is also used in the major cities. Culture here is rich and diverse because much ...

Introduction

Sea side piers are common architectural structures in Britain. In fact, Britain boasts sixty one piers along its coastline. Most of these piers have long standing histories as many were constructed in the nineteenth century. Most of them have at one point been brought to near ruin by forces of nature such as storms in the sea. Given the significance they hold and the relatively expensive cost of reconstruction, local authorities under whose jurisdiction these piers fall will always have difficulties determining whether or not to invest the limited resources in their reconstruction. Two of the most iconic piers ...

Introduction

Many Africans and descendants of slaves have been demanding for compensation for years. However, Americans claim that they are not liable for their forefathers’ mistakes. The westerners also believe that the Africans were also involved in the trade; thus, they are also to be blamed. There are many questions asked whether it is a realistic approach for USA and Europeans to compensate Africans for their human suffering or whether it is a complete waste of time.
There is no enough money or wealth that can compensate the injustices that were done to African slaves. There is no amount of gold ...

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Introduction

Rapid changes in the way we communicate across the world have brought about significant changes in the last two decades. As an individual or as a professional, one can see and experience the effect of this globalization in our lives everywhere. Food, culture, art and fashion provide outlets for the reflection of a variety of cultures in a single setting. As a fashion designer, one has to be conscious of these influences that emanate from all parts of the world. As the world grows closer together, cultural influences from one or more parts of the world are likely to make an ...

- Introduction
For a long time, the piers at Eastbourne and the one at Brighton have been sea landmarks that have characterized Britain’s coastline. However, the two landmarks have been battered by storms and gutted down in a fire. On the thirtieth of July in 2014, the Eastbourne pier was gutted by a fire that reduced the once historic structure to shells. The Brighton pier has also had its share of problems. In February of 2014, part of the structure collapsed and fell into the sea after a big storm hit the sores.
Some of the main supports of the ...

The cloister museum is an extension or a branch of the metropolitan Museum of Arts. It is found in the Washington heights part of the upper Manhattan in the Fort Tryon Park. The museum exhibits an extensive collection of architecture, artifacts and art from the medieval Europe. The museum integrates portions of the five European abbeys that were disassembled and reconstructed in New York City. The cloister has approximately five thousand European medieval artworks, and it emphasizes particularly on pieces that date from the twelfth through to the fifteenth century. It also has a library that is among the thirteen metropolitan ...

Immigration from Asia, Africa and Latin America to Europe

The purpose of this paper is a complex study of migration processes from Asia, Latin America and Africa to European countries. Special attention will be paid to analyses of economical and other activities of immigrants, influence of their remittances on condition of payments balance of donor and recipient countries, questions of labor regulation and limitation of illegal migration due to criminal elements and shady economy. There are several research problems that we will tackle within this paper. We are interested in main reasons of migration from Africa, Asia and Latin America to European Union, estimation of its volume and dynamism. ...

The issue of airline safety and security is at the forefront of current popular debate and discussion. This is not surprising, given the numerous cases that have plagued the airline industry in the past year. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370, for example, disappeared off the coast of Malaysia in March of this year, becoming the second deadliest aviation incident involving a Boeing 777. Another Malaysia Airlines flight assumed the top spot when it was shot down over Ukrainian airspace on July 2014. All 298 people were killed. With these recent developments, a number of issues have sprung up that question the ...

During the 1600s, slavery was a concept that was strongly founded in the American nation. However, slavery was not a new concept globally during this period. Slavery as defined by Littel (2006) is the act of holding someone in bondage or a contract for labor.
Slavery had many forms in history. In some societies, slaves were domestic helpers in elite households. Some of these slaves worked at mines and fields. People back then were enslaved when they were caught in the midst of battle or sold to pay their debts. Some of these helps or slaves were treated with respect. Some ...

Analysis of European Tourism Industry

Analysis of European Tourism Industry

Introduction

As is the case with most countries with tourist attracting features, tourism is one of the major sectors of the European economy. More than 5% of the EU GDP is generated by tourism industry (Costa and Panyik, 2014). Wide variety products comprise the tourism and involve a variety of different stakeholders, both private and public (Mintel, 2013). Tourism industry is in the process of being transformed into information-based industry. Thus, there is a critical role to the ICTs (information and communication technologies) in EU tourism. In addition, European tourism industry may be considered as dynamic and ...

With the evolution in business acumen between the two countries, there are still visible difference between them both in the customer service interaction and the retail front. This is mostly as a result of the difference in cultures between the two countries. The differences are as follows;

Customer service interaction

In the US, there is a lower power distance meaning that there’s little inequality in the way the people relate and the customer care representative treats the clients as equals. This is not very much the case in Europe where the customer is regarded with a lot more respect since they command a lot more ...

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Introduction
Governments in the world today loose much revenue through tax evasion and tax avoidance practise by individuals and business enterprises (Innes 2005). The paper shall discuss the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance using recent relevant examples and give their implications. The paper shall also evaluate the how the taxation policies result to distribution of income in UK and the failure involved. The paper shall also examine the influence of international laws and EU policies on UK taxation policies.

Differences between tax avoidance and tax evasion

The term tax evasion refers to use of illegal mean to avoid paying taxes. Tax evasion comprises ...

Letter of transmittal

Mackay, Queensland.
The CEO
Crystal Fast Foods Outlet
Melbourne
Australia
Dear Sir,
The following report highlights the reasons why most of the talented Egyptians soccer players fail to pursue a soccer career abroad despite being physically fit and skillful. A few past players who have had a chance to play in the Europe soccer league have been too controversial, to say the least, most of them have been too unprofessional and have shown no commitment to play by the rules.
The report will be critical in helping individuals understand the need to utilize opportunities, ...

Abstract

Paul Rand was an American graphic designer whose works were characterized by the use of humor, symbolism in visual image and the rebus-like pun. A self-taught designer who learned about graphic designs reading journals and books, he was famous for the creation of corporate logos and posters like that of IBM, ABC Corporation, Enron and Atlas among others. His two masterpiece creations, which are still in use today, are IBM logo and IBM poster. This paper has given an in-depth analysis of the two along with a glimpse into the life and career of Paul Rand and his contribution to ...

PESTLE Analysis refers to assessment of external environment that include political, economic, social and social, technological, legal and environmental factors.

Political Factors
The political environment of UK is stable, however the issues such as war against terror and European Union enlargements affects political stability. The taxation policies of Government, Value Added Tax on air tickets and decisions regarding rising fuel cost have direct impact on the company’s operations (Nand, 2012). Besides this, the decision regarding single European Currency is still unresolved that affects the business of Thomas Cook Group in European region.

Economic Factors

Economic factors have great impact on the travel and tourism business as it influences costs, demand, profits and prices. The holiday packages offered by Thomas ...

Wine Ewer and CoverJohann Friedrich Böttger (Germany, 1682-1719)Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany, Meissen, founded 1710)Germany, Saxony, Meissen, circa 1712-1715Furnishings; ServicewareRed stoneware, glaze, gildingHeight: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Collection by exchange.
This beautiful piece of porcelain demonstrates the great skills of the ceramist Johann Friedrich Bottger. It is made out of fine Meissen porcelain which was one of the most celebrated of china manufacturers. The wine ewer and cover was made to store choice wines and was made around 1712 showcasing some of the most important features ...

Introduction.

The European emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) was launched in 2005 to curtail adverse climatic changes in the Europe. Today, the EU ETS is the largest emissions trading scheme in the world. Its foundation and motivation was based on the EU climate policy of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions emitted from human activities that pose dangerous and harmful climatic changes to the world. It currently covers 1100 factory plants and other high energy plants in all EU member states. The EU ETS was the first cap-and –trade allowances system for carbon four oxide emissions alongside other greenhouse gases at ...

Portuguese has undergone major evolutions to get to where it is now. It all started in the Iberian Peninsula. In the 1st millennium BC, the Iberian Peninsula was home to Lusitani, a Celtic tribe. The year 218 BC marked the arrival of the Romans who brought with them their culture, trade, and Latin language. After conquering the Western part of the Peninsula, the native language Lusitani started disappearing under the weight of the influential Latin. Portugal became an integral part of the Roman Empire after it was conquered. The collapsing of the Roman Empire brought with it a break down in ...

The historic fiction written by Jeff Shaara, The Glorious Cause is set in America when it was a new country and tracks the Revolutionary War. It uses the literary device of telling the story from the viewpoints of all the commanding generals of both sides. In this manner, one chapter might be titled “Washington“and tell the story from his prospective. The chapter entitled “Cornwallis” would give not just the facts about how he participated but also how he saw them. Because of this there is no traditional “main character” as the protagonist. Instead there is a steadily shifting almost bird’ ...

Introduction

The Mediterranean Island of Malta with more than half a million population is one of the most densely populated nations in European continent. Every year more than 1.3 million people visit Malta as tourists. Malta’s GDP percentage share of tourism is by far superior to any other sector. The industry is growing at a rate of 11% YOY making it the fastest growing tourism destination in Europe. Recent trend in Malta is to shift from mass tourism practices to sustainable and green tourism practices. The hotel industry is highly crowded but still there is lot of scope as the customer ...

Introduction

Cabeza de Vaca is a Spanish explorer and one of the four toughies who survived the 1527 Narvaez expedition that had really costed us more than 600 lives of our friends (Nunez & Harold, 12). We travelled for eight years across the US Southwest to Texas. The journey was very demanding and full of challenges but we had devoted ourselves into it.
During the expedition, we happened to have taken different routes. Since were the only Spanish comrades that Cabeza could find moral support from, he decided to roam across the American continent searching for us. In the process, he ...

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I. Introduction

In this research work we will learn the basic methods and principles of statistical data processing.

The topic we have chosen for our data is information about basic parameters of 406 cars.
Here they are:
- Miles per gallon
- Engine size
- Horse power
- Car weight in lbs
- Time needed to accelerate to 60 miles per hour (in second)
- The year when the car was made
- Country of origin (1: America, 2: European, 3: Japanese)
Also we include a filter parameter - An SPSS generated variable for identifying how the data are ...

2012 marked the first time in history that about 60 million cars were manufactured in the course of a single year. An average of 165,000 new cars were produced on a daily basis which is an amazing feat considering that the automobile industry suffered a 9% decline in the year 2009 because of the international financial crisis of 2008. The word “car” in this context deals exclusively with passenger cars, which can be defined as motor vehicles possessing a minimum of four wheels, used for the purpose of transport of passengers. Passenger cars do not have more than eight seats, excluding the ...

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While, apparently, almost everyone in the world admits that the environment should be treated more responsibly, not many people act accordingly. As the story with EU carbon tax shows, not only does it apply to individuals, but also to the whole countries – even (or first of all) the most influential ones in the world. EU carbon tax for airlines, if signed, would oblige airline, whose flights cross EU airspace, to pay a tax on carbon emissions proportionally to the volumes of emissions – that is what European airlines do. The world immediately forgot about its environment-wise consciousness and objected the law. ...

Abstract

The marketing decisions and processes attributed to the launch of a new product have historically been identified as one of the most challenging tasks faced by marketing managers of most business enterprises, where Coca Cola is a subset. This report provides a critical analysis, evaluation and assessment of the launch of Coca Cola’s new product, Tumult into the European adult beverage market. The report starts by presenting an overview of the target market and an assessment of the level of competition. Moreover, the report outlines four key communication objectives connected to the launch of Tumult in the market. After a critical analysis ...

DUTIES OF CENTRAL BANK

The main duties of any central bank is to formulate and implement monetary policies on behalf of the government, act as a banker to the government and produce currency notes and coins for the country(Capie and Wood,2003). However duties and goals of central bank of specific country may differ depending on the laws and economic conditions of that country.

DUTIES OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CENTRAL BANK

Some of the duties of the central bank of United Arab Emirates are the following:
- Exercise the privilege of issuing currency on behalf of the government

DUTIES OF UK CENTRAL BANK

- Ensures price stability so as to maintain public confidence and ...

Abstract

Spain is located in southwestern Europe and its capital city is Madrid. The main religion is Spain is Christianity. The country uses Euros as its currency for transactions. The country has a rich culture that has made the country be the leading tourist destination globally. In doing business, the Spaniards prefer to engage in business with people they know and trust. They adhere strictly to time and businesses are contacted formally. Spain has a parliamentary monarchy system, which is embedded in the constitution that was enacted in 1978. The government and political system is stable and provides an ample business environment ...

Introduction

The market target for the mobile phone in Asia and Europe is very wide. This is due to high demand between the two countries, for instance the demand growth is approximated at between 30 and 100 percent in Europe and Asia. However the demand is expected to rise during the next few years. However, with the low market penetration of the smart phone, their demand is relatively low. This however requires massive advertisement and promotion policies to boost the sale of these products.
However, in order to occupy a broad market target it requires charging comparatively low rates and ...

Introduction

The Hindu-Arabic numerals are said to have come from the Hindus, Egyptians, Persians and Arabs. There is a presumption that the interrelation between traders served in carrying the symbols from one region to another and hence the accumulation from the different origins. Nonetheless, India is said to be the country that first used the largest number of numerals. The numeral system was established in ancient India. Prior to the emergence of Arab Empire the numeral system of the Hindu and Arabs was already going towards the West. The Arabs adopted the nine numerals in the 9th century. Initially, it was ...

The prospects of Greece as a country with a strong economy continued as a reality since independence in 1974 and thanks to the industrial revolution of the 19th century among other factors, its local currency, the Drachma was exchanged to Euro at the rate of 340.75 at its point of Euro currency adoption in 2001. Its relevance as an advanced economy with a very healthy GDP earned it a place as a foundation member of international organisations like OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) and BSEC (Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation). The tide was continually good; GDP was on the rise and Greece ...

This is one of the oldest merchandising companies in the English speaking nations. Eighteen merchants and noble men, who were encouraged by two French explorers, Sieut des Groselliers and Pierre Esprit Radisson that the area surrounding Hudson’s Bay held economic potentials, incorporated the company. The company was named The Governor and Company of Adventures of England Trading in Huston Bay and has never changed the name since then. In 1670, it received a royal charter that granted it governmental authority and monopoly of trade in the whole region that was drained by the waters flowing at the bay. That ...

Wales is the part of United Kingdom that is bounded by west of England on the island of Great Britain, Included with England to the east and Irish to the west. Wales has an area of 20,779 sq. km. It is deliberation that Wales is former populated since 250,000 BC, they have been care for its own different civilization and a strong supporter of independence sentiment. About 90% of Wales' enlarge is due to migration, population has been raised 153,000 (5%) than 3.06m in the past years, typically due to relocation from the UK and in a foreign country , ...

What makes North America ‘Western”?

People use the term ‘Western’ at free will to describe certain countries. Though a common term, the similarities between the countries described using the term, are not well defined. Nonetheless, one commonality stands out; that they have considerable populations of European decent, and having societies and cultures heavily influenced by and connected to Europe. The North America region is made of two countries; The United States of America and Canada, both of which were colonies of Britain. The occupation of the two countries by the British shaped their societies and cultures significantly. Part of the culture includes religion and a trait ...

Developing Trans-European Networks

- Introduction
In this paper “Developing Trans-European Networks”, we observe the evolution of the relationship between East and West Europe. This dates back to the days of the cold war when Europe was divided and there was confrontation between these two hostile blocks. During this period communication and development of meaningful trade between these two fronts was closely controlled and often monopolized by the superpowers then. These were United States allied to the West and Soviet Union allied to East. The European Union using the articles 154-156 of the Treaty of Rome (1957) created the Trans-European Networks that ...

Introduction

What is international trade and how is international trade significant to a mature, robust economy such as that of the United Kingdom’s. We know that experts say that international trade is an essential cog that keeps the wheels of the economy turning, and that wheel is an essential contributor to keeping the global economic machine in motion. It is therefore imperative that the concept of International Trade be fully understood and presented with respect to the UK economy and the world.

P10: The Significance of International Trade to UK Business Organisations

International trade is defined as the exchange of goods and services between two or more countries (Investopedia, 2013). ...

Business Report for Inditex

Since 1975 when it was first launched in Spain, La Coruna, with Zara, by its founder Amancio Ortega Gaona, Inditex has known a permanent growth and profitability throughout the markets that it reached ever since. Activating now in European and international market (with 5527 stores at the end of 2011 (Inditext Annual Report 2011, p. 14)), the company is not about to stop there, but it is pursuing new territories, aiming to make its brands “a hip”, being determined to position them (Zara, mostly), as top brands, for high end consumers.
This report will mostly focus upon Zara’s operations, ...

Professional Engineering Development

Abstract

New Zealand was inhabited by indigenous people before the European sailors, fishermen and sailors started coming to the waters off its coast. The Māoiri culture and the European culture were in conflict from the beginning due to their different understandings of the purpose of earth’s resources. The Waikato River system is important to the Māoiri because of its ancient spiritual meanings as well as its modern practical uses; it is also important to the New Zealand European descendants for its modern uses. The Waikato River has an infrastructure of dams that provide hydroelectric power. A ...

Waste generation is a major problem global problem, as the world’s population rises, the quantity of domestic and industrial waste increases. The main strategy employed in waste management is the 3R approach of reduction, reuse and recycling. Environmental experts have suggested the inclusion of recovery to create a 4R strategic approach to waste management (Yearley, 2005a, p 7). The recovery of energy from wastes is a new approach to waste management that maximizes the energy derived from waste and minimizes the final quantity of waste disposed. More needs to be done to find safer approaches to strategic waste management and the improvement ...

Luxembourg is a potent brand due to its geographic and historical position. It is mainly branded through the use of customer based brand equity through the personalization of communication and customization of its products and services. It has developed a “Made in Luxembourg” label to distinguish its products and services when exported abroad. Luxembourg also has the “Luxembourg for Business” (LfB) brand which establishes a corporate identity for Luxembourg as a “brand with a pro business reputation. This paper discusses the development and further improvement of Luxembourg’s country branding through the following brand management components: Building a strong brand; Brand positioning; Choosing brand elements to ...

The crisis in Europe has exposed the deep gap in the European countries’ competitiveness. Southern European countries are lagging far behind other European nations such as Germany and France. Principally, Europe must address the two macro-economic imbalances which is at the heart of this long standing crisis. These are the external and fiscal problems. (Farhi, Gopinath & Itskhoki, 2012)
The consumer confidence, as of June 2012, decreased by 0.5 point to -19.8, while it remained for almost a year below its long-term average of -12.8. This weakening is based on the EU consumers' more negative assessment of their general economic ...

This report presents an assessment and analysis of the Australia football league in terms of the sustainability of the league. Additionally, the paper discusses the arguments that are made for the expansion of the league which include the money factor, support to local infrastructure, employment creation and building a base for a future viable football business. The argument discussed against the expansion of the league is in terms of salaries and wages for players, financial capability of the clubs and the impact it might have on the environment. The paper draws attention to the economic justification to the changes in the ...

A documentary by Michael Burns

France and the Dreyfus Affair: A documentary by Michael Burns

The author, Michael Burns is a historian, actor and professor. He holds a Ph.d. and has written a handful of books, all revolving around wars. His book entitled France and the Dreyfus Affair: A documentary history was written in 1998 and is about Alfred Dreyfus during one of Europe’s most significant political scandals. The theme of the book was anti-Semitism, socialism, militant nationalism and the separation of church and state. Dreyfus was a French citizen and a Jewish army officer. During 1894, he was wrongly convicted in Europe, the charges were of treason. ...

European Debt Crisis

The so called “European debt crisis” started in the European Union right after the global subprime crisis that hit the world during the 2008. The crisis started in Greece with a widening of the spread between the Greece sovereign bonds and the German one. Greece entered in a new deep recession (after the one due to the subprime crisis) which is still persistent even today; during the 2010 Greece faced a problem in rerolling its national debt due to a lack of credibility of international investors which were fading away from the auctions of long-term government bonds. Therefore, Greece had to ask a bail-out ...

There have been deliberate steps in Central and Eastern European countries such as Poland to attract foreign direct investment. As a member of the EU, the political and legislative climate has been favorable to multinational investors. Countries in emerging markets in Asia have also been receiving a lot of attention due to the low labor costs in the region. However, the governments have not taken certain steps to create a welcoming climate when it comes to taxation and corporate governance.

Introduction

The location of the country that a multinational company chooses to invest in is critical. There are certain risks in foreign markets such ...

Summary: Turkey

The Republic of Turkey is a democratic country located between the borders of Europe and Asia. It is situated in the Western part of Asia and the Eastern part of Thrace. Turkey was one of the countries who founded the United Nations in 1945 (Kirk, 2008). It continued to reap the rewards of its investments and hard works later on. By the year 1999, thanks to the steady growth of the country’s economy, it became included in the G-20 (Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors—more commonly termed as Group of Twenty) major economies . The country ...

Airline Industry Consolidation

Air travel in Europe remains to the largest and fast growing industry among other travel industries. It enhances faster economic growth, international investment and world trade making it the centre of globalization in other industries (Closs, 2007). With consolidation, separate airline joins their forces on equal or relatively equal terms and form a new company. This is aimed at improving investment returns by cutting down costs and improving productivity gains. Small competing airlines incur high costs and in turn run unprofitable performance. This drives them to join and create smaller number of large companies (Lawton, and Tazeeb, 2011).
Consolidation ...

Supply chain involves moving solutions (products or services) from the suppliers to the customer (Mentzer, 2001).Cars of whichever model require numerous parts during manufacture and various spare parts during their usage. Originally manufactured in Europe, the Renault Clio is quite popular throughout Europe and has twice been declared European car of the year. Numerous companies have resorted to producing minicars. Accessibility of spare parts will be a determining factor in making Renault Clio the minicar of choice. It is therefore imperative to that the supply chain is configured via efficient distribution networks (Simchi-Levi, Kaminsky, Simchi-levi, 2007). Obtaining supplies from ...

As European trade grew, The Coal and Steel Community evolved into a customs union. The spread of democracy in Europe helped further unify the economic institutions. This unity spread and deepened as more nations entered the community. When the dictatorships in Greece, Spain and Portugal fell, those nations entered into the union, followed by Eastern European nations after the fall of Communism. All of this was possible because of the success of the European multinational corporations and the increased government revenues realized from the trade between nations. This process took decades as borders opened and freedom of travel became guaranteed. ...

Introduction

A lot of people think about what European Union really is. Majority of the people who speculate about this matter are Americans. On the one side, most of us would say that it is completely normal for us to be speculative about the matter but there are still those who do not believe studying or simple researching more about the European Union would be worthwhile. This paper will focus on a single topic which is the European Union. At some point, a comparison between the characteristics of the United States of America and the European Union could also be done to ...

For this assignment, I gathered and analyzed information from the international financial markets in the period December 19-30, 2011. Based on my analysis, I decided to go short the futures on the Nikkei 225 stock index. Here I offer you my reasoning.

In increasing order of significance, the summarized reasons for my decision are:

the Japanese economy has been in a funk for the past 20 years;
the consequences of the March 2011 disasters;

the European sovereign debt crisis and its effects on the global economy;

the Yen reached record highs against major currencies.
After the post-war Japanese economic wonder, the Japanese economy has gone nowhere for a period of over 20 years. The graph below, based on OECD and FRED data, shows ...

For this assignment, I followed the international financial markets in the period December 19-30, 2011. After analyzing a large volume of information, I made a decision to go short the Australian dollar against the US dollar. Here I offer you my reasoning.

My decision revolves around four reasons, which, in order of significance, are:

the slowdown of the Chinese economy and its effect on commodity prices;
the European sovereign debt crisis and its effects on the global economy;
the possibility of a housing bubble popping in Australia;
the historically high level at which the AUD trades against the USD.
The first reason, which may very well be considered the most ...

Introduction

This document describes in detail the problems experienced by American soldiers and its implication on the soldiers. It shows that the war began without a proper army that could defend the nation from terrorism and any sort of ambush from the outside. This is seen where by the American soldiers collided against the British in the spring of 1775 which consisted partly trained Militia. One of the greatest problems that Militia organization had was that there was no regular training but instead when training was organized; they were only called to arms for a specific period of time. Due to lack ...

Introduction

Following my company’s decision to go global, a research was to be carried out on different countries that were of interest to the company. The company wanted to construct a solar power production facility in a foreign country, target countries being Algeria, South Africa, and Egypt. Algeria seemed the best location for the said project and this paper gives a detail research on the country.

Background information of Algeria

Algeria is a country found in the Northern part of Africa. Its official name is the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. The capital city of Algeria is Algiers. Other major cities are Oran, Constantine, and Annaba. The ...

During the existence of the Napoleon's French Empire there emerged a couple of revolutionary war against the regime. These wars were perpetuated by organized coalitions that had the common ain of disbanding this French Empire. One of the reasons as to why these series of opposition wars became significant is because European nations at the time had began to develop their weapons using modern technology therefore resulting in massive and large scale destruction of the affected areas. After a long struggle between the Napoleon Empire and the opposing coalitions, there was growth of a nationalistic feeling between nations as they felt the ...

The history of Egypt like most other North African countries cannot be determined with certainty. However, Egypt’s history can be traced to the River Nile. More than 60,000 years ago, river Nile commenced its annual deluge of the land along its banks, this left fertile alluvial soils. Thus, the land along the banks became attractive due to the fertile soils for food production and ease of access to water. Furthermore, people were attracted to the Nile banks due to climatic changes; during dry periods, the Nile banks served as a human confinement area (Kemp 24). Therefore, the History ...

Situational Analysis

UK student university fees figures for 2010 and 2011 revealed overseas prices were up to six times as much as home fees. In October last year the Brown review sparked significant debate with its conclusion that universities should be allowed to decide what they charge students. This decision would see the cap on tuition fees lifted and allow for a 10% increase in student places to meet the rising demand for a degree-level education. The cap has however never been applied to overseas tuition fees and while universities could only charge UK undergraduates £3,290, the rates for students from other ...