its political and economic situation affect the prices of oil and the U.S stock market as well. The latest situation in Egypt and other Middle East countries where anti-government protestors demanded that longtime dictators resign their positions have encouraged Libya to do the same; however‚ taking Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi is taking more than expected. Libya is member of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) which is extremely concerned with Libya crisis since it holds the
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decreased which led to a decrease in demand .The vicious cycle of low demand –decrease in production –job cuts began . Is the present Indian economy in the midst of an economic crisis? Yes ‚ we are whether the government would like to admit to it or not . How else would you describe a situation where economic growth has collapsed‚ industrial output has stagnated for two years‚ jobs are being shed‚ consumer inflation is close to 10 per cent‚ gold prices are rising by the hour ‚ the current
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Oil Crisis When thinking about the 1970s‚ many words such as hippy‚ lava lamps‚ and tie-dye come to mind. However‚ there was much more going on during this decade than that. The 1970s‚ for those who lived in it remember having to wait in long lines at gas stations due to gas shortages. This became known as the oil crisis‚ which occurred in 1973 and 1979. Both of these crises caused a recession. As this comes with any recession‚ households and firms became uncertain about the future and weary of
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What began as one could describe as a “shotgun marriage” of the world’s two super powers‚ America and the Soviet Union‚ soon escalated out of error and miscalculation through both sides to a situation in which the world was put on the brink of a global nuclear catastrophe. This act would eventually cost America eight trillion dollars‚ affect the lives of nearly 100‚000‚ ruin many others and lead America into the true horrors of south East Asia. America and the Soviet Union’s cooperation to defeat
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What is the global financial crisis‚ and who is it a crisis for? 1.0 Introduction The global financial crisis broke out in 2008 was most serious since the 1930s‚ it deeply affected various aspects and brought significant losses. Analyzing what is the global financial crisis‚ and who it is the crisis for has a important practical significance. 2.0 Causes Reasons for the outbreak of the global financial crisis are reflected in the following aspects. 2.1 Real estate bubble The global financial
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Global Financial Crisis for Four Important Economic Sectors in Indonesia The global economic crisis that occurred in several countries of the world in economy sector has resulted in higher volatility in weaker economic growth. European region in the global have monetary crisis that caused by the national debt of Greece‚ also Ireland and Portugal have same problem‚ and eventually affected almost the entire European Union‚ the political deterioration of Countries in the Middle East‚ the nuclear
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The Economic Crisis in Spain Spain is one of the powerful state with an expanssion economy in EU from 1995. His GDP was growing year by year without any problem ‚ but in 2007 the economy of Spain start to fall down‚ because of a collapse in Housing Market‚ that can lead to a recession or a slowdown. The economical boom of spain started in 1995. The construction of buildings brought Spain the biggest increase in economy in EU ‚ in the last 10 years .The main ressource of Spain’s GDP was the
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Economic Crisis in Nigeria. NIGERIA. (google)The evolution of Nigeria was from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960. During this period a lot of events occurred‚ and is largely the story of the great impact of the British on the Nigerian people. The colonial authorities (British) sought to define‚ protect and realize their imperial interest in the portion of West Africa because of its endowment with natural resources‚ apparently this occurred about hundred years ago. The British was
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The Greek Economic Crisis Abstract The topic of my reaction paper covers the current state of the economy in Greece‚ its short-comings‚ and how I would remedy the situation if I were in charge. I state that the main problem is Greece’s austerity policy that the government has been enforcing due to the countries large debt burden. I suggest that the country should enact an expansionary fiscal policy to dig them out of recession‚ and I explain how this type of policy would benefit Greece given
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Kristie E. Bader The Nature of Global Competition BUS490 – Business Policy August 21‚ 2011 Professor Matthew A. Gilbert Strayer University Global competition has been a vital reality in successful business since the ancient times. A primary example of global competition from this time is that of the spice trade Asia. Arab traders were mainly the transporters of goods‚ i.e. the spice trade‚ through Levant and Venetian merchants to Europe. In 1453‚ the rise of the Ottoman Turks‚ they cut
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