… and has always aimed at achieving high rates of economic growth as well as transforming their economy into an industrial economy. In the last few decades, the world's most populous nation has liberalised its economy and gone from producing low-quality…

… largest country in terms of population size. It has also become the 8th largest world exporter of manufactured goods and the second largest economy in the world, after the United States, on the basis of purchasing power parity. The impact of globalisat…

… to Australia on the 12th of May 2003, by treasurer Peter Costello with a much debatable response from the public. Various factors have effected Costello's probable last shot at shaping Australia's future, however how different is it really in comparison…

… Industry: An Economic Safety Net Prime Minister Mahathir prizes development of an indigenous auto industry as his pet project. He has sought to develop the auto sector to avoid a huge trade deficit and to reduce the effects of volatile changes in rubbe…

… - (16/10/01) For those participating in or affected by the global automotive industry it is often difficult to distinguish the significant from the trivial, the incipient trend from the statistical blip, or the reality from the hype. Equally,…

… good ol' Bush has called an attack on some middle eastern country, and Mr Howard is supporting him like a dog on a leash, surprise surprise, but more on that later. But right now, In the business section of today's news, Queenslands treasurer Mr Bloggs…

… Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was formed with the then West Germany, France, Italy Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1952. The aim of the ECSC was to eliminate import duties and quotas on coal, iron ore, steel and scrap regarding the international…

… the greater the return the greater the risk; in other words there is a direct relationship between risk and return. An investor acting in rational self interest would only invest in a speculative investment if the investor is compensated by a greater…

… led by petroleum crude and products, account for 66 percent of country's total imports. Other product groups include pearls, machinery, gold and silver, electronic goods and organic & inorganic chemicals. In six years (1994-95 to 2000-01)…

… supply and demand factors largely determine the dollar's equilibrium price. The exchange rate is sensitive to changes in both demand and supply, which can cause changes in the equilibrium exchange rate. Another factor, which can affect the supply and…