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The Swiss Confederation (15,940 sq. mi., population 7,676,500, gross domestic product $301 billion in 2007) is a quadrilingual, landlocked, alpine country in western Europe, long known for its neutrality in international conflicts, its banking, and as home to the Red Cross and the World Trade Organization. The four …
The contemporary Syrian economy has passed through two main eras: the first in which Syria was moving toward building a social economy (early 1960s through the 1980s), and the second in which Syria was moving toward liberalizing its economy. The latter era witnessed the adoption of the social …
Sysco is a North American food distributing company. Through its subsidiaries, Sysco engages in the marketing and distribution of a range of food and related products primarily for foodservice or food prepared-away-from-home industries in the United States and Canada. Its customers include restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges, …
The full name of the Taiwan weighted index is the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX). TAIEX is maintained by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TSEC), and therefore is also called the TSEC Index. Among the indices maintained by TSEC, TAIEX is the most widely recognized …
Tanzania, known for its natural wonders, from Mt. Kilimanjaro to the Serengeti, borders the Indian Ocean between Kenya and Mozambique. Its land mass, including the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar, totals 550,557 sq. mi., which makes it the largest east African nation. It also borders war-torn Burundi, …
The TA-100 Index is a weighted index reflecting the major shares traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), the only stock exchange in Israel. Although there are a number of indices reflecting the various different sectors of the economy, the TA-100 Index is the most broadly based …
Target is an upscale discount department store that provides high-quality, on-trend merchandise at very competitive prices in the United States, and recently in Bangalore, India. Target Corporation ranks among the top 20 corporate contributors in the nation, giving back $2 million each week to the communities it serves. …
A tariff is a tax on imports. Tariffs are typically used for two reasons: to raise tax revenues and to protect domestic industries. Successive rounds of multilateral negotiations have reduced tariffs to historically low levels. When taxing imports, governments may state tariffs as a specific tariff, an ad …
Although a household name in India, the name Tata did not enter global consciousness until the 21st century. By 2008, Tata had acquired a bewildering set of associations: acquirer of luxury auto brands Land Rover and Jaguar; developer of the world’s cheapest car, Nano; buyer of Corus, the …
Taxes are exactions on income, property, services, sales, value added, labor, luxuries, or on any form of wealth. There are two main reasons for levying a tax: to raise revenue or to regulate the uses of goods or services, or to suppress behavior authorities have deemed to be …
Since World War II, a number of small jurisdictions have become “offshore financial centers” (OFCs), or “tax havens.” Initially dubbed “tax havens” because they were associated primarily with opportunities for individuals and firms to lower their domestic tax bills by moving assets to jurisdictions that had low or …
A tax holiday is a temporary reduction or elimination of a tax. Internationally, tax holidays frequently apply to corporate income taxes. Sales tax holidays have become popular in the United States, excluding sales taxes on a variety of items. Rationales for income tax holidays include promotion of industrial …
A team can be defined as two or more individuals who work in an interdependent and collaborative manner to achieve specified goals. Teams can be differentiated from groups primarily through the psychological contract that is assumed to exist between each of the members. This psychological contract establishes a …
Technology plays a major role in international business today. It impacts in myriad ways the internal mechanisms of globalization, the operations of international trade and commerce, and the relative competitiveness of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), multinational enterprises, countries, and multinational regions. Indeed, understanding global business today requires …
As with technology itself, technology transfer plays a critical role in 21st-century international business. Instances of technology transfer have increased manifold with the advance of globalization. It occurs between companies within different countries as well as within firms, such as between subsidiaries of a multinational firm located in …
The Telecom Italia Group is the largest telecom operator in Italy and one of the leading global providers of telecommunication services. Positioned among the top 10 international communication companies in terms of growth and profitability, its main global competitors are AT&T, BT, Deutsche Telekom, France Télécom, Telefónica, and …
The Tequila Effect, also referred to as the 1994 Mexican Peso Crisis, is the informal name given to the effects of the 1994 currency crisis that originated in Mexico. It occurred as a result of political turmoil and social unrest in Mexico in 1994 and delays in making …
Telefónica is a global telecommunications company founded and headquartered in Spain. Established initially as a fixed-line telephone company, Telefónica currently operates in the telecommunications, information, and entertainment businesses in 23 countries and has over 228 million customers. The company is listed in the Bolsa de Madrid (TEF), NYSE …
A country’s terms of trade is the ratio of its export price index to its import price index. Changes in terms of trade are sometimes used to indicate the direction of change in a country’s gains from trade. Sudden changes in a country’s terms of trade can affect …
Since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent ongoing war on terror, people have become very aware of the problem of terrorism. Terrorism is not new; it is an age-old phenomenon. However, since the 1980s and the rise …
