ORLANDO — Governors from across the country were in Orlando in hopes of wooing mega corporation Wal-Mart to buy products from their state. Rick Scott was among those meeting with manufacturers Thursday, hoping to bring jobs to Florida. Wal-Mart has made a $50 billion promise to buy more products in the U.S. Now, more than […]
August 2013
ORLANDO — Governors from across the country were in Orlando in hopes of wooing mega corporation Wal-Mart to buy products from their state. Rick Scott was among those meeting with manufacturers Thursday, hoping to bring jobs to Florida. Wal-Mart has made a $50 billion promise to buy more products in the U.S. Now, more than […]
Background: Each summer, I teach graduate International Negotiations and Women’s Leadership courses at the Hult International Business School in Dubai. Engaging with Hult MBA and EMBA students and faculty on the Dubai campus is an extraordinary global experience with over 40 nationalities in each classroom. It is truly a privilege to be surrounded by this […]
Tweet Tweet South Africa’s economy, the largest and most developed on the continent, continues to perform below its capability. The wave of strikes now engulfing it will do nothing to reverse that. Worse, they amplify the risk of stagflation. Violent disruptive strikes in 2012 both seriously affected precious metals output and shook assumptions underlying […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Nearly 1,500 government officials and suppliers convened today at the Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Summit to advance American renewal in manufacturing and help rebuild opportunities for America’s middle class. The summit at the Orlando Convention Center underscored Walmart’s commitment to buy an additional $50 billion in U.S.-made […]
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The Indian rupee sank to a new record low of 65.27 to the dollar before slightly recovering to 65.15 in afternoon Asian trade, still well down on the 64.72 late Wednesday. The Indonesian rupiah traded at 10,958 to the dollar against 10,945 a day earlier, while the Thai baht was at 32.12, compared with 31.77. […]
Foreign investors making surprise returns on investment, cheaper rupee good for exports Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis Aug. 22 – With the Indian rupee falling to a record low of 65 against the U.S. dollar, there has never been a better time to purchase Indian manufacturing goods. For foreign investors in India, it is a boom […]
Tokyo: Currencies in emerging Asia slid further on Thursday after traders took mixed messages on the US Federal Reserve’s stimulus programme, even as upbeat Chinese manufacturing data provided support. The Indian rupee sank to a new record low of 65.27 to the dollar before slightly recovering to 65.15 in afternoon Asian trade, […]
