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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:23:11 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/macro%20economics?rev=1736137391Brian D Butler edited tech trends to watch
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Tech Trends for 2008/9: The trendspotters at JWT are predicting: - The mobile device as everything hub: Mobile rules. If you're a marketer, take note, made-for-PC sites don't make the cut for a mobile experience. - Customizable mobile: Apple's iPhone made mobile applications all the rage and other smartphone makers are having to follow suit. JWT says watch for more open mobile systems and an "onslaught" of mobile apps. - Decline of email: If you've tried emailing a teen lately you may have noticed that's considered only slightly less old-school than two tin cans and a string when it comes to communications. Text messaging, social networks like Facebook and Twitter are increasingly preferred by email recipients who are ready to cry uncle under the weight of their inboxes. According to JWT, after a decade of dominance, email will gradually be eclipsed by more efficient, manageable solutions. Hear, hear. - Cloud Computing: Software, storage -- everything we needed in our desktop computers or carried around in our laptops is now in the 'cloud.' Wikipedia calls the cloud a metaphor for the Internet, an explanation that is difficult to convey to new users. I found myself trying to explain this to a friend as I was helping her set up a netbook she received as a Christmas present. She wanted to know: Was it on the computer? On a disk? On a USB drive? I just waved my hands in the air and said 'it's all on the Internet now.' That, plus the appearance of 600 of her holiday photos on an online photo site seemed to convince her. - Social networking for jobseekers: With companies handing out more pink slips than Christmas bonuses in the past month or so, jobseekers who know how to maximize the benefits of such sites as LinkedIn and others will find those social networking skills could come in handy. - Web/TV convergence: This prediction has been paraded out in one form or another for quite a while and no telling if 2009 will be its year. The convergence of entertainment media on one viewing device: Itwill probably take a long time to filter down to the living rooms of the nation but earlier adopters are on it. - Netbooks: I could have made this prediction after seeing how many of these mini notebook computers arrived in Santa's sleigh this year. Call it computing lite - and in the cloud. Less powerful but cheaper and way easier to lug around than full-featured notebook computers, netbooks are winning fans not only for business use but for pure fun and portability. They offer email and Web access and much of the software users might want, from word processing to photo editing, is available online. Worldwide sales are projected to reach 21 million in 2009. Table of Contents: see also: telecom trends , venture capital trends Electronic screens as thin as paper are coming soon Clean-tech ]]>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:20:27 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/tech%20trends%20to%20watch?rev=1666383627Brian D Butler edited tech trends to watch
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Internet Trends Map Here it is, posted in a panic: Web Trend Map 4. We’ll give you a week for final feedback before we send it to the printer. Tech Trends for 2008/9: The trendspotters at JWT are predicting: - The mobile device as everything hub: Mobile rules. If you're a marketer, take note, made-for-PC sites don't make the cut for a mobile experience. - Customizable mobile: Apple's iPhone made mobile applications all the rage and other smartphone makers are having to follow suit. JWT says watch for more open mobile systems and an "onslaught" of mobile apps. ]]>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:20:10 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/tech%20trends%20to%20watch?rev=1666383610Brian D Butler edited Entering the US market from overseas
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:19:25 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/Entering%20the%20US%20market%20from%20overseas?rev=1666383565Brian D Butler edited regional trading blocks
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:34:55 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/regional%20trading%20blocks?rev=1666380895Brian D Butler edited WTO
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)The World Trade Organization deals with the rules of trade between nations at a near-global level; it is responsible for negotiating and implementing new trade agreements, and is in charge of policing member countries' adherence to all the WTO agreements, signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments.3 Most of the WTO's current work comes from the 1986-94 negotiations called the Uruguay Round, and earlier negotiations under the GATT. The organization is currently the host to new negotiations, under the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) launched in 2001.4 The WTO is governed by a Ministerial Conference, which meets every two years; a General Council, which implements the conference's policy decisions and is responsible for day-to-day administration; and a director-general, who is appointed by the Ministerial Conference. The WTO's headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland ....more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wto Table of Contents: Goods schedules and tariff data See the goods schedules gateway for explanations and background Current situation of goods schedules Brazil's Uruguay Round goods schedules (zip format, 538KB) Explanation of tariffs, bound and applied rates, the HS system and related jargon Bound tariffs at HS 6-digit subheading level Latest available MFN applied tariffs at HS 6-digit subheading level Historical applied tariffs at HS 6-digit subheading level (large file) Tariff profile: 2006 Principles of the trading system The WTO establishes a framework for trade policies; it does not define or specify outcomes. That is, it is concerned with setting the rules of the trade policy games. Five principles are of particular importance in understanding both the pre-1994 GATT and the WTO: 1. Nondiscrimination. It has two major components: the most favoured nation (MFN) rule, and the national treatment policy. Both are embedded in the main WTO rules on goods, services, and intellectual property, but their precise scope and nature differ across these areas. The MFN rule requires that a product made in one member country be treated no less favorably that a very similar good that originated in any other country.33 "Grant someone a special favour and you have to do the same for all other WTO members."34 According to national treatment, imported and locally-produced goods should be treated equally (at least after the foreign goods have entered the market). National treatment ensures that liberalization commitments are not offset through the imposition of domestic taxes and similar measures.33 2. Reciprocity. It reflects both a desire to limit the scope of free-riding that may arise because of the MFN rule, and a desire to obtain better access to foreign markets. A related point is that for a nation to negotiate, it is necessary that the gain from doing so be greater than the gain available from unilateral liberalization; reciprocal concessions intend to ensure that such gains will materialize.35 ]]>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:34:34 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/WTO?rev=1666380874Brian D Butler edited WTO
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)3. Binding and enforceable commitments. The tariff commitments made by WTO members in a multilateral trade negotiation and on accession are enumerated in a schedules (list) of concessions. These schedules establish "ceiling bindings": a country can change its bindings, but only after negotiating with its trading partners, which could mean compensating them for loss of trade. If satisfaction is not obtained, the complaining country may invoke the WTO dispute settlement procedures.36 4. Transparency. The WTO members are required to publish their trade regulations, to maintain institutions allowing for the review of administrative decisions affecting trade, to respond to requests for information by other members, and to notify changes in trade policies to the WTO. These internal transparency requirements are supplemented and facilitated by periodic country-specific reports (trade policy reviews) through the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM).37 The WTO system tries also to improve predictability and stability, discouraging the use of quotas and other measures used to set limits on quantities of imports.34 5. Safety valves. In specific circumstances, governments are able to restrict trade. There are three types of provisions in this direction: articles allowing for the use of trade measures to attain noneconomical objectives; articles aimed at ensuring "fair competition"; and provisions permitting intervention in trade for economic reasons. Links from KookyPlanGloboTrends Doha trade round %5Bedit%5D Delivering on Doha: Farm Trade and the Poor by Kimberly Ann Elliott TRIPS %5Bedit%5D From Wikipedia: The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellect WTO %5Bedit%5D ! WTO an international organization designed to supervise and liberalize inte Andean Community %5Bedit%5D ]]>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:34:08 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/WTO?rev=1666380848Brian D Butler edited WTO
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)The World Trade Organization deals with the rules of trade between nations at a near-global level; it is responsible for negotiating and implementing new trade agreements, and is in charge of policing member countries' adherence to all the WTO agreements, signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments.3 Most of the WTO's current work comes from the 1986-94 negotiations called the Uruguay Round, and earlier negotiations under the GATT. The organization is currently the host to new negotiations, under the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) launched in 2001.4 The WTO is governed by a Ministerial Conference, which meets every two years; a General Council, which implements the conference's policy decisions and is responsible for day-to-day administration; and a director-general, who is appointed by the Ministerial Conference. The WTO's headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland ....more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wto Table of Contents: Country Reviews: Albania 8September 2000 Angola 23November 1996 Antigua and Barbuda 1January 1995 Argentina 1January 1995 Armenia 5February2003 Australia 1January 1995 Austria 1January 1995 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1January 1995 Bangladesh 1January 1995 Barbados 1January 1995 Belgium 1January 1995 Belize 1January 1995 Benin 22February 1996 Bolivia 12September 1995 Botswana 31May 1995 Brazil 1January 1995 Brunei Darussalam 1January 1995 Bulgaria 1December 1996 Burkina Faso 3June 1995 Burundi 23July 1995 Cambodia 13October 2004 Cameroon 13December 1995 Canada 1January 1995 Central African Republic 31May 1995 Chad 19October 1996 Chile 1January 1995 China 11December2001 Colombia 30April 1995 Congo 27March 1997 Costa Rica 1January 1995 Côte d'Ivoire 1January 1995 Croatia30 November 2000 Cuba 20April 1995 Cyprus 30July 1995 Czech Republic 1January 1995 Democratic Republic of theCongo 1January 1997 Denmark 1January 1995 Djibouti 31May 1995 Dominica 1January 1995 Dominican Republic 9March 1995 Ecuador 21January 1996 Egypt 30June 1995 El Salvador 7May 1995 Estonia 13November 1999 European Communities 1January 1995 Fiji 14January 1996 Finland 1January 1995 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 4April 2003 France 1January 1995 Gabon 1January 1995 The Gambia 23October 1996 Georgia 14June 2000 Germany 1January 1995 Ghana 1January 1995 Greece 1January 1995 Grenada 22February 1996 Guatemala 21July 1995 Guinea 25October 1995 Guinea Bissau 31May 1995 Guyana 1January 1995 Haiti 30January 1996 Honduras 1January 1995 Hong Kong, China 1January 1995 Hungary 1January 1995 Iceland 1January 1995 India 1January 1995 Indonesia 1January 1995 Ireland 1January 1995 Israel 21April 1995 Italy 1January 1995 Jamaica 9March 1995 Japan 1January 1995 Jordan 11April 2000 Kenya 1January 1995 Korea, Republic of 1January 1995 Kuwait 1January 1995 Kyrgyz Republic 20December 1998 Latvia 10February 1999 Lesotho 31May 1995 Liechtenstein 1September 1995 Lithuania 31 May 2001 Luxembourg 1January 1995 Macao, China 1January 1995 Madagascar 17November 1995 Malawi 31May 1995 Malaysia 1January 1995 Maldives 31May 1995 Mali 31May 1995 Malta 1January 1995 Mauritania 31May 1995 Mauritius 1January 1995 Mexico 1January 1995 Moldova 26 July 2001 Mongolia 29January 1997 Morocco 1January 1995 Mozambique 26August 1995 Myanmar 1January 1995 Namibia 1January 1995 Nepal 23 April 2004 Netherlands — For the Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands Antilles 1January1995 New Zealand 1January 1995 Nicaragua 3September 1995 Niger 13December 1996 Nigeria 1January 1995 Norway 1January 1995 Oman 9 November 2000 Pakistan 1January 1995 Panama 6September 1997 Papua New Guinea 9June 1996 Paraguay 1January 1995 Peru 1January 1995 Philippines 1January 1995 Poland 1July 1995 Portugal 1January 1995 Qatar 13January 1996 Romania 1January 1995 Rwanda 22May 1996 Saint Kitts and Nevis 21February 1996 Saint Lucia 1January 1995 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 1January 1995 Saudi Arabia 11December2005 Senegal 1January 1995 Sierra Leone 23July 1995 Singapore 1January 1995 Slovak Republic 1January 1995 Slovenia 30July 1995 Solomon Islands 26July 1996 South Africa 1January 1995 Spain 1January 1995 Sri Lanka 1January 1995 Suriname 1January 1995 Swaziland 1January 1995 Sweden 1January 1995 Switzerland 1July 1995 Chinese Taipei 1January 2002 Tanzania 1January 1995 Thailand 1January 1995 Togo 31May 1995 Tonga 27July2007 Trinidad and Tobago 1March 1995 Tunisia 29March 1995 Turkey 26March 1995 Uganda 1January 1995 Ukraine16 May 2008 United Arab Emirates 10April 1996 United Kingdom 1January 1995 United States of America 1January 1995 Uruguay 1January 1995 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1January 1995 Viet Nam 11January2007 Zambia 1January 1995 Zimbabwe 5March 1995 Goods schedules and tariff data See the goods schedules gateway for explanations and background Current situation of goods schedules Brazil's Uruguay Round goods schedules (zip format, 538KB) ]]>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:33:49 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/WTO?rev=1666380829Brian D Butler edited WTO
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:33:05 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/WTO?rev=1666380785Brian D Butler edited bad predictions
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:54:54 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/credit%20crisis%20of%202007?rev=1666284894Brian D Butler edited international trade
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:54:35 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/international%20trade?rev=1666284875Brian D Butler edited underlying trends that are shaping our world today
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Courses: Summit Study Abroad European Union - debates, current issues Global Issues Great Debates trends ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:53:43 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/underlying%20trends%20that%20are%20shaping%20our%20world%20today?rev=1666284823Brian D Butler edited Great Debates
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Sponsored by Summit Study Abroad See also: Courses: Summit Study Abroad Global Issues trends underlying trends that are shaping our world today Some important Debates: ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:53:00 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/Great%20Debates?rev=1666284780Brian D Butler edited Global Issues
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)- global issues - see videos from Davos Economic Forum - which can be used in courses?http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2012?idvideo=99977 -------------------- Summit Study Abroad: DiscussingDiscussing Global Issues see more here: http://www.summitstudyabroad.com/courses.html Potential themes of summits might include.... Related to the ongoing economic crisis, students may be asked to ponder whether Greece (or Italy) should exit the Eurozone. Lectures may lead students through the benefits and drawbacks of exiting the Eurozone, with historical perspectives inserted into real-world examples from guest lecturers from leading companies and organizations. At the end of the 2+ week summit, students may be asked to offer their recommendations for potential solutions, either as a group or individually. (Note:a topicsimilar to thismay be proposed when attending a future Summit in either Italy or Greece during asummer program in Europe). Related to "Culture and Economic Development", students may be asked to consider whether there are benefits to a city (or country) by hosting a large-scale global event such as the Olympics or the World Cup. During this analysis, students might look at historical examples of places such as Barcelona which used the Olympics in 1992 to spur economic development. On the other hand, students may look for global examples of over-investment that was later followed by crisis. Was this the case in Greece with the summer Olympics in Athens in 2004? Students will take a balancedinvestigation looking for roots of the crisis in pre-event investments. This topic may be discussed in light of London hosting the Olympics this summer 2012, and Brazil in 2016. Should the EU subsidize agriculture? Topics for discussion: What effect does the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) have on world food prices? On developing countries? On free trade of goods and services? What historical roles have countries like Germany and France played in the development of the CAP? What impact has the expansion of the EU to Eastern Europe had? Visits: Potential professional visits to includeinternationalorganizations in Brussels (EU government), and in Geneva (WTO) ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:52:35 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/Global%20Issues?rev=1666284755Brian D Butler edited Global Issues
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Sponsored by Summit Study Abroad See also: Courses: Summit Study Abroad Great Debates underlying trends that are shaping our world today areas of potential conflict (internationally) --------------------------------------- ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:51:25 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/Global%20Issues?rev=1666284685Brian D Butler edited trends
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Sponsored by Summit Study Abroad See also: Courses: Summit Study Abroad Global Issues The Great Debate underlying trends that are shaping our world today Table of Contents: ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:51:02 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/trends?rev=1666284662Brian D Butler edited currency hedging
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)floating exchange rate ...Page name match: floating exchange rate... spot exchange rate ...Page name match: spot exchange rate... Wikipediaarticle Books about FX trading from Amazon.com ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:49:17 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/currency%20hedging?rev=1666284557Brian D Butler edited currency hedging
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler) (but different) pages of content in KookyPlan:content: predicting trends in foreign exchange rates (for speculating) foreign currency trading (for practical tips, and current exchange rates) Currency (about foreign currency. Theories, fixed vs flexible, etc...) Table of Contents: host country guarantee popular in older times, and in Middle east. If you choose not to hedge.... If, for some reason, you think you can out-smart the FX market pros....then you might want to check out our guide to predicting trends in foreign exchange rates Links from KookyPlanInternal: This is a subsection of hedging....see also: our discussion on Currencies, and foreign currency trading foreign currency trading The US Dollar Currency ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:48:11 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/currency%20hedging?rev=1666284491Brian D Butler edited shadow banking market
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:46:58 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/shadow%20banking%20market?rev=1666284418Brian D Butler edited coffee industry
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email@hidden (Brian D Butler)**Course: Doing Business in Brazil** The founder of GloboTrends, Brian Butler, is organizing courses on "Doing Business in Brazil" withSummit Global Education see also GloboTrends:commodity Coffee Cotton and coffee will outperform industrial metals after U.S. farmers switched from cotton to corn for ethanol production following a surge in energy prices in the middle of last year and as Brazilian coffee growers enter a lean year, "off-year" in Brazil ]]>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:40:22 +0000modhttp://globotrends.pbworks.com/w/page/coffee%20industry?rev=1666284022