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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Vulnerable Economies

Harvard Business Review

Foreign aid, which can account for to up to 97 percent of a nation's GDP, is neither a long-term nor a sustainable solution to help the citizens of these fragile countries. They advise entrepreneurs on areas including finance, marketing, customer service, and human resources. SME owners face a slew of obstacles in conflict zones.

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Financial Fears, Flows, and Globalization

Harvard Business Review

Our current problems stem, in part, from the special characteristics of finance, which as Keynes noted , is highly dependent on sentiment and, as Hyman Minsky emphasized , therefore particularly susceptible to crises. in 2010 with further increases forecast. in 2010 with further increases forecast. in 2008 to 3.9%

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Why Labor Protests in France Won’t Stop Macron’s Reforms

Harvard Business Review

GDP grew by 1.9% last year, unemployment is slowly decreasing , and public finances are improving faster than anticipated. Though managers in France tend to consider the quality of labor relations in France quite low, in 2010 43% of French citizens declared trust in labor unions , as compared with 25% in the United States.

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Why CEOs Should Watch the Royal Wedding

Harvard Business Review

Brilliant brand management is multi-media and cause-related. A 2010 study showed that the public cost of supporting the monarchy was more than $55 million in 2009. GDP or around $50 billion. Those are actions that princes of finance should leave to the real princes.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared.

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The New New International Economic Order

Harvard Business Review

Earlier this week, on April 16, the US nominee Jim Yong Kim was selected over Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo. The choice of who will lead the World Bank has been made. In short, the age of Post-Western globalization is upon us. But haven't we heard this before?

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Can the U.S. Become a Base for Serving the Global Economy?

Harvard Business Review

GDP while undertaking 40.9% competitiveness, for example, and the 2010 study of U.S. Foreign expansion can fuel employment growth at home in areas like manufacturing, logistics, R&D, design, marketing, finance, and management. In 2009, they accounted for 24.4% private-sector jobs and produced 28.7% of all U.S.