Ireland is highly competitive (second best in EMU after Finland on the World Bank gauge). It has an open economy with a trade gearing of 108pc of GDP, giving it three or four times more export … They have survived this mistreatment. To cite it as a …

The broader problem is the risk of competitive measures—devaluation and capital controls—from other countries. So far, capital controls has been the dog that has not barked. But with central bank policies increasingly desynchronized, that could …

Thus, devaluation and revaluation are typically one-time events – although a series of such changes can occasionally occur – that are usually mandated by the government or central bank of a nation. In contrast, changes in the levels of currencies that …

Cheng stated that the NTD was clearly “overvalued” versus regional currencies, and that the central bank should pursue a policy of competitive depreciation to boost exporters' earnings and workers' salaries. Cheng's criticism of Perng was not isolated: …

Sanctions, the devaluation of the currency, weak economic conditions and diplomacy did not stop the weapons program. The world must … Companies complain of limited pricing power in a slow, highly competitive world economic environment. Fourth-quarter …

The weaker growth environment, as well as the devaluation of the bolivar, resulted in a downgrade to our forecast for 2013 as it increases the price of imported hardware. Cheap computer programmes, and the PCs for schools programmes is a driver of unit …

The securities of large cap companies may underperform other segments of the market because such companies may be less responsive to competitive challenges and opportunities and may be unable to attain high growth rates during periods of economic …

Sudden devaluation of the ringgit shocked both the economists and the entire business community and the effect was especially devastating for the automotive sector which was still in a developmental stage. Although higher … Liberalisation of the …

For those same reasons a devaluation will cause pain with little gain and will deliver a severe blow to our 'national brand'. The Barbados reputation for … Innovation in areas such as new export services sectors (creative industries, education …