It is no wonder, then, that oil producing nations have perhaps little choice when it comes their respective, competitive international viability within the context of the global energy game. As the Cuban poet and revolutionary hero, José Martí, once …
But actually no one completely knows, and there is still residual fear that we might see substantial inflation due to QE, or because of competitive devaluation of currencies, or for a range of other things like austerity in Europe. We are seeing the …
Despite promising to challenge the big brands when they arrived five years ago, sales of Chinese cars have plummeted as the cost of mainstream cars have limboed to new lows, squeezing out the cut-price competition. Deliveries of Chinese … "The …
Kuncinas proceeded to say that the region must instead focus on financial exchange-rate stability and continue to avoid competitive currency devaluation, as the region has done the past year. “I can say it is one of the achievements that the central …
The tenge, which is pegged primarily to the US dollar (and to a lesser extent the Euro and Russian ruble), was devalued by 19% in a move aimed to keep Kazakhstan companies competitive including with Russian suppliers. But the devaluation forced Air …
It also said that low inflation makes it more difficult for the euro zone to rebalance, or make economies in the south more competitive relative to those in the north. Deprived of the ability to devalue their currencies, these troubled euro-zone …
In order to achieve the meaningful economic growth that the IMF programme needs in order to be truly deemed a success, Jamaican businesses have to be given a playing field that allows them to be more competitive, and as such we are hopeful that during …
Although the details differ in each case, two broad themes emerge from these announcements. The first relates to signs of overcapacity in some markets, leading to revenue weakness. This is also linked with the growing competitive threat posed by …
These results include a 6-cent per share gain on the sale of several Idaho grain elevators and a 9-cent per share charge associated with Venezuelan currency devaluation (please see Notes 2 and 3 below for more discussion). Adjusted …. In particular …