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16th Chapter 11 Global/International Issues

What Company Is Growing Fastest Globally?

The answer to the question posed may be Netflix, a firm that has pursued global expansion with a vengeance for nearly a decade, and continues to do

Russia Might Be Where You Now Should Manufacture

 

Made-in-Russia may be the label you see most in the coming years since many foreign firms are locating manufacturing facilities in Russia

What is the Best Country on the Planet to Live and Work?

In January 2016, U.S. News & World Report, in collaboration with BAV Consulting and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,

What is ASEAN?

Ten Southeast Asian nations recently integrated their economies and their 622 million citizens into a common alliance called the Association of

Iran Now Open For Business

Numerous U.S. corporations are actively exploring market entry into Iran in anticipation of the expected lifting of sanctions, including

Is the Biggest Inversion Yet Coming?

One of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, Pfizer Inc., is trying to be come the largest US firm to ever use an inversion to lower its

Japan Surpasses USA in Percent of Working Age Women Employed

Companies and businesses of all size in Japan are hiring and promoting women left and right. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has aggressively promoted

“Made in Vietnam” is Growing Exponentially

Worker wages in Vietnam are now one half those in China.  China is experiencing skyrocketing wages and growing labor shortages.  Thus, substantia

China says no to Facebook, Google, and Twitter

No individual in China is allowed to have a Facebook, Google and Twitter account, but that has not stopped top executives from all three Silicon

2015 vs 2016 GDP Projections

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a key economic variable that companies use to help decide whether to do business in a foreign country.  GDP is a