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The Convention on Biological Diversity (“Biodiversity Convention” for short) is a treaty signed in 1992 by 150 government leaders who met at the socalled Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They pledged to promote sustainable development and to act to protect the natural resources of their respective …
Black markets are markets that traffic in illegal goods or services. They may exist with the connivance of local authorities. They may be hidden or underground markets found down dark alleyways or they may be openly tolerated. In the shadow economies of the world, commerce is seeking to …
Blame culture can be defined as the attitude of a person or a group of people of not accepting the responsibility for making a mistake in order to avoid the risk of being criticized or prosecuted. This phenomenon has infiltrated every part of modern society, especially in the …
Blocked funds are capital assets or cash flows generated by a foreign project that cannot be transferred to another country because of restrictions imposed by the host government. Reasons for funds being blocked include political motives, criminal activity, trading violations, or exchange controls on foreign currencies. Some firms …
Bloomberg L.P. operates the largest privately owned data, news, and financial information network in the world. It provides real-time and historical information on some five million bonds, equities, commodities, currencies, and funds. Its electronic library also holds data on virtually every publicly traded company and has a collection …
The Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW Group), a German manufacturer of motorcycles, aircraft engines, and automobiles, producing the three premium products BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce, has 23 production plants in 12 countries and representation in more than 140. The BMW Group offers customized luxury cars to an international audience. …
One of the most prominent European banks, BNP Paribas was formed in 2000 with the merger of the Banque Nationale de Paris and Paribas, two Parisian banks which, with Crédit Lyonnais (est. 1863) and Société Générale (est. 1864) constitute the “old banks” of France, established in the 19th …
A board of directors is a group of people elected by the shareholders of a corporation to oversee the management of the corporation. Directors are elected at annual general meetings. At this meeting shareholders have the ultimate power to control both their investment and their board of directors. …
The Boeing Airplane Company (originally Pacific Aero Products) was founded in 1916 in Seattle, Washington, by Yale engineer William Boeing and Navy engineer George Westervelt. It was only 13 years since the Wright brothers’ successful flight, and the aviation industry would go through a number of changes, Boeing …
A landlocked country in South America, the Republic of Bolivia (population 9,118,000 in 2007, gross domestic product $40 billion) is named for Simon Bolivar, the revolutionary and former president of Venezuela, who was instrumental not only in Bolivia’s successful war for independence in 1825, but the wars of …
A bonded warehouse is a public or private warehouse authorized by customs officials to hold goods for which payment of duties and VAT (value added tax) has been deferred until removal. Goods stored in a bonded warehouse can be taken out only after applicable taxes and duties have …
A form of debt issued by corporations, federal agencies, and local, state, and national governments, a bond is a financial security designed to pay back the bondholder on particular dates. Payments received by the bondholder typically consist of the repayment at the time of maturity of the principal …
Sub-Saharan Africa is comprised of 48 countries. Forty-two of these countries are mainland countries and six are island countries that spread across four geographical regions: west Africa (21 mainland and two island countries), central Africa (five mainland countries), east Africa (eight mainland and one island countries), and south …
Bottleneck is the “narrow part of a bottle near the top.” The literal meaning aside, the term refers to “a place or stage in a process at which progress is impeded” and was first used sometime between 1895 and 1900. It is used in varied contexts at present: …
“Bottom of the pyramid” (BOP) refers to the persistent dilemma of the world’s poorest four billion people subsisting on less than $2 per day in developing countries. According to C. K. Prahalad, this socioeconomic demographic is a relatively untapped commercial market for multinational corporations (MNCs). He calls on …
Founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues (pronounced “bweeg”) and run by his son Martin since 1989, Bouygues is a Parisian industrial holding company with two main focuses: construction and telecommunications. One of the largest construction contractors in the world, its over 113,000 employees are employed in 80 countries. …
The third largest of the six super majors, British Petroleum (BP) originated when the last Shah of Persia (before that country became known as Iran) granted an oil concession to British land speculator William Knox D’Arcy in 1901. Fittingly, the company that has been so intertwined with modern …
Brain drain is a popular term describing the international migration of highly skilled professionals. Transnational relocation of the highly skilled adheres to general migration patterns, but with some differences. Highly trained migrants are attracted to fast-growing economies from slow-growing economies, from low-wage to high-wage regions, and from political …
A branch is a part of an organization that is located in a different geographic region than the parent organization. It is also called a branch office and is very similar to a subsidiary. Although it functions autonomously, it is an extension of the corporate headquarters. Authority is …
Branding entails much more than simply affixing a clever logo to a product. In fact, the act of branding encompasses a wide range of marketing activities such as product design, name, packaging, advertising, and image projection—all of which are designed with one core purpose in mind: To differentiate …
