Automotive Industry News and Politics
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
The green movement has created a plethora of buzzwords. One of the popular phrases is emissions trading. And for good reason. Businesses, traditional and emerging, will soon be affected by this indirect carbon tax depending on where they fall in the supply chain.
One possible regulatory system for limiting future carbon dioxide emissions is a [...]
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
The fundamental purpose and function of trade marks is to provide consumers with the means to demarcate the goods and services of one trader from another. It allows consumers to recognise your products or services as yours alone and thus avoid confusing it with the products or services of a competitor. Trade marks provide an [...]
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
From time to time, clients ask how they can keep control of trade show exhibit costs without diluting their exhibit impact. Here are several suggestions to help keep trade show display expenditures in line:
1. Consider renting a trade show booth rather than buying one.
Renting a trade show exhibit applies only if you are [...]
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Chengdu Enterprises Learn Experiences in the Shoemaking Kingdom
On the morning of July 21, Chen Xiao, general manager of Chengdu Fangyu Shoemaking Industrial Co., Ltd., embarked on his tour to Italy with a case of promotional materials. Along with him, there are other general managers from over 30 clothing and shoemaking enterprises in Chengdu. They will [...]
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
China, one of the largest economies in the world is also the fastest expanding market in the world. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of China is around 9 percent per year. Many of the potential and growing MNCs are heading towards China, as the business opportunities that China offers to the companies are really remarkable. [...]
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
W D Gann is one of the most famous traders of all time and his status is confirmed by a life size portrait you see as you enter the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
He made a fortune of $50 million and his unique methods are used by savvy traders all around the world to seek [...]
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
EARLY EACH morning the Chinese traders come to Kamwala market, a sprawling maze of shops, stalls and alleyways in the heart of the Zambian capital, Lusaka. They arrive before everybody else to open shutters, arrange the merchandise and then hand over to the Zambians they have employed as shopkeepers.
There’s a good reason why they don’t [...]
Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Here is a comparison of four of the main companies providing money transfer services around the globe:
Ikobo cards: This is a re-loadable prepaid visa debit card. It is in no way linked to your bank account meaning there is no need for any credit checks; very useful for those people with a bad credit rating. [...]
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
The carry trade is an investment strategy involving basic arbitrage between interest rates. Any Forex transaction comprises of simultaneously selling one currency and buying another. Object of the carry trade is to sell a currency with a low interest rate and purchase one with higher interest rate. Trader pays interest on the sold part of [...]
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Trade Mark- A Fundamental Concept
A trademark or trade mark is one of the elements of Intellectual Property Right and is represented by the symbol ™ or ® or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to identify uniquely the source [...]