Tag Archives: Global

Iipm B School – Global Opportuinity and Threat Analysis

IIPM (The Indian Institute of Planning and Management ) -The Global Business School of India. Prof Arindam Chaudhuri is the Honorary Dean of IIPM IIPM – GOTA (The Indian Institute of Planning and Management – Global Opportunity And Threat Analysis) is not just restricted to organizational visits and attending lectures by Ivy League [...]

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THE INFLUENCE OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON FINANCIAL MARKETS

  Massive reduction and liquid problems of credit raiting in banks (for the first time in (Northern Rock) in April and May 2007 and since 2005, the range of problems such as the results of slump in real estate, influence on devaluation bank assets and manifestation of bankruptive effect on a number of banks have [...]

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International Cost of Living Comparison – Global Trends

The ongoing impact of the credit crisis, slowing global economies, falling house prices, global stock market and exchange rate volatility, together with the US dollar strengthening against most currencies are all factors contributing to a major change in the global cost of living rankings. The International Cost of Living Comparison comprises indexes for each of 276 global locations. The indexes are [...]

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Kenya finally feels Global Credit Crunch

Can you believe the term credit crunch has entered dictionaries already? Often defined as “a severe shortage of money or credit” who are they kidding, Kenyans, no Africans have suffered this so called crunch for years, even decades. So the West is taking its medicine finally, and about time. The start of it all has [...]

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Business Bay in Dubai – the Next Global Commercial Hub

When Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum outlined his ‘Vision of Dubai,’ an integral part of the process was to reduce the reliance of Dubai on its traditional oil revenues, and to turn it into one of the world’s primary business and financial centres. Dubai’s strategic location, between the global superpowers of the west and the east, [...]

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Global Property Market Ripe for Investment

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world”.
This advice has motivated many to invest in property as it is considered a solid, [...]

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Global Housing Boom Shifts Focus

Eurozone slows, but Asia-Pacific house prices surge
The global house price boom continues in 2007, albeit at a much slower pace and with different set of countries, according to the online research house, the Global Property Guide (http://www.globalpropertyguide.com).
A dramatic slowdown has taken place in several countries in Europe. House prices in Estonia, 2005 and 2006’s [...]

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Global House Prices Continued to Rise Rapidly in 2006

Northern European countries saw the highest house price rises in 2006, among the 40 countries monitored by the Global Property Guide (which maintains the world’s single biggest collection of house price indices).
Leading the charge was Estonia with an impressive 54% house price increase in 2006. This followed average dwelling price rises of 57% in [...]

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Global Warming Taxes Could Slow Overseas Property Markets

The call for new taxes on flights to reduce carbon emissions could impact the prices of properties, according to a UK based overseas property company. ‘There has been more discussion and calls for action recently over the impact that air travel is having on the environment,’ they say, ‘And one of the most obvious ways [...]

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