“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
Given the state of the global economy and the fiscal constraints many governments find themselves one would reasonably think that all is being done to locate, account and tax these monies? With a conservative $21 trillion out there, the results so far speak for themselves.
Canada with its $1.6 trillion economy ranks the 9th largest in the world in fact moved up from its 4th place showing to grab the number one spot – no mean feat given the economic climate and the stiff competition out there. One factor that helped Canada move up was the ability of its major banks and financial system to weather the global financial meltdown. The stability of the Canadian financial system comes as no accident but is the result of some very prudent and stringent regulations making the financial houses in Canada conservative by nature.
As opposed to foreign aid; laden with conditions and accessed through bureaucratic channels, remittances have an immediate effect in the standard of living of the recipient and the immediate family.
But before Kenya starts to view immigration as one of its major exports it has to be considered that sectors losing personnel include the health industry which has a direct impact on the health of the nation
Fuel… If not the high cost of it, it’s the effect on the economy and inflation, if not that then lately it has been the lack of it.
It seems that there may be no progression to this proposal, which would have generally helped international commerce as it would put the UK on the same time zone as Europe
By: Ainsley Brown It is a gross understatement to say that foreclosures have hit the US economy hard. In fact, because housing has so many connections to the health of the US economy – from construction to lending to 401K’s – foreclosures continue to be a major drag on the tepid US recovery. Solving the foreclosure crisis therefore will be
By: Ainsley Brown Is China growing more hostile to foreign investment? Many would answer the question with a resounding, YES, especially given the recent Cabinet announcement of a panel to review foreign mergers and acquisitions (M&A). However I think it’s all a matter of perspective – are the Chinese doing anything different than what the United States, Canada or the
By: Ainsley Brown Talk about kicking off the New Year with a bang: it is official as of January 1, 2011 Australia now has its first national Consumer Law. The new law ushers in a comprehensive national consumer protection regime that mandates quick remedies – repair, replace, refund – to customer complaints. It replaces a patchwork of 20 national, State
By Emma Peart Recently a bill named the Daylight Saving Bill has passed through the initial stages of Government voting. The bill effectively suggests the changing of time within the UK away from Greenwich Mean Time(GMT). The proposal is to change to Continental time, whereby in the spring the UK would have GMT plus two hours – also known as
By: Ainsley Brown The global down turn it could be argued came as a blessing in disguise for the Islamic banking and finance sector (IBF). But may not for reason you might think. The decline in western banking and finance, while it led to many opportunities for the expansion of IBF, actually saw a decline in growth. This decline though