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China may be the biggest beneficiary as a result of the implementation of European and American plans to impose sanctions on Iranian oil exports, in an attempt to put pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear program.

As soon as the European Union will begin negotiations for an oil embargo from U.S. officials, the process of paying for Iranian oil more complicated than that, in turn, be sure to use the Chinese refiners. Using the current situation, China will seek discounts and better terms for the purchase of Iranian oil. (more ...)

11/01/2012

Back in 1986, China applied for accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) agreement prior to the World Trade Organization (WTO). After 15 years of negotiations, 11 December 2001, China became the 143rd member of the World Business Terms Organizations. Because of this, the country's transformation into a market economy has become irreversible, leading to an economic boom. Since then, China has become the largest exporter in the world and second largest importer. Trade in goods such as clothing, electronics, toys and household appliances rose to almost 3 trillion. $ In 2010, from $ 510 billion in 2001. Membership in the WTO, a positive impact on economic development in China, with annual growth of foreign trade by an average of 22 percent. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2010 amounted to 105.7 billion USD, an increase of 125 percent since 2001. (more ...)

For me, memories are still fresh, when gold was seen by investors as an impregnable harbor reliability in difficult times. Today the picture is absolutely mirror: - the deeper the crisis, the cheaper gold. In an attempt to understand this phenomenon and cause stakeholders to debate and I started writing this article.

I'll start with perhaps the fact that I do not understand: Mostly I do not understand why it suddenly ceased to perceive gold as an investment seekers.

What has changed since August-September 2011, when the gold price was at a historical high of $ 1900 per ounce. (more ...)

The fact that the Chinese started to sell dollars en masse, is not good. In my opinion, therein lies the double jeopardy:

1) Bulk sales of the dollar will increase the rate of EURUSD and with it the cost of European goods on world markets. This will reduce the competition of European goods would not be able to affect the ailing and so the European economic system. Decreases the level of consumption in Europe, the Chinese workers are unemployed, rising gold prices, oil is cheaper, etc. (more ...)

This is a beautiful and powerful animal, which lives in the "spot" the forest, and which has a long three years has not caught the eye of the hunters. Many have already ceased to believe in its existence, and, throwing the gun back to the wives and children, and live out his life quietly making a living raising livestock. Those who are still hoping for a successful hunt, keep going along the "bull" trail looking at each bush, every blade of grass, hoping to find a trace of the bear. Sometimes the bear leaves the shreds of his golden hair, which, if found, encouraged by the hunters, but unfortunately none of them have not been able to track it. And being afraid to fight off the group, all the way to continue to bullish track. (more ...)

From 1 January 2011, Estonia became the 17th member and the first post-Soviet country switched to the single European currency. Euro has replaced the crown, which was a symbol of success of economic reform and national independence for 18 years. Turn into a problem for Estonia's accession to the Eurozone in crisis or Estonians only have to get used to new prices? Try to understand.

A public opinion poll showed that of the 1.3 million people in the country's transition to the euro area supports about 50%, voted against - 40% of Estonians. Based on the results of this survey, the government has allocated 11.6 million euros on PR - a campaign to explain the need to move to a European currency. (more ...)

The stock markets reeling again. This state of the market - a signal that the economic recovery from the crisis was perceived. The reason for this state of the markets - the European currency seizures triggered by the debt crisis in Europe. Not long ago predicted the euro as a new world reserve currency instead of U.S. dollar, and those who tried to cash in on forex , bought euros in the hope of get rich, but it was not there. So what are the differences - economic or political still around debt problems in the Eurozone? Try to understand.

On the one hand, analysts argue that the contradictions that arose between the countries of the European Union (EU) are linked to the desire of some countries to step back from the problem than to find a compromise in this situation. In particular, the economic situation of Germany at the moment much better than the macroeconomic indicators of the neighbors. Therefore, the voice of the country has the greatest weight in global decision-making. Simply put, Germany is a strong political component in the EU. And take some debt in EU countries it is not particularly profitable, and not interesting. And do not rule out that soon the EU will simply not be the right choice as the voice of the country will be decisive. (more ...)

World financial crisis has forced many governments to initiate policies to reduce costs, primarily through the financing of public institutions and wage state employees. This is not a cause for mass protest and as a consequence of paralysis of individual industries and even the economy as a whole.

An angry crowd, being dissatisfied with the fact that the government has reduced the salaries and pensions, increased retirement age, or committed some other "mortal sin", blocking highways, railways and airlines, smashes and ignites shopping centers, thereby further undermining the country's economy . To stop this mayhem from the government two options: to seek financial assistance from the IMF and its neighbors, or to do everything possible to stimulate its own economy. (more ...)

Last week, the theme of "currency wars" was the principal at a meeting of the International Monetary Fund, the finance ministers and central bank representatives. But no decision on this matter had been taken. A few days were quiet. And here's a new surge of interest in the subject.

On Friday, October 15, the dollar fell after a speech Ben Bernanke. Chairman of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) the USA pointed to the need to mitigate the monetary policy of the USA against the slow pace of consumer price growth and high unemployment. All cards Bernanke did not disclose, but noted that the Fed will keep interest rates low for some time. (more ...)

Three-year financial crisis knocked out of the thumb track leading world economies. Now, in order to prevent a decline in export demand, leading countries intend to reduce or halt the rise of their currencies. Can result in a policy of world powers in the currency war?

That question was discussed in Washington right up to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). An interesting point: At this meeting, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn issued a statement that the risk of currency wars there. Although two weeks ago, Dominique Strauss-Kahn denied the same view expressed by Finance Minister Guido Mantega of Brazil. Try to understand why it is so radically changed the view of this problem head of the IMF. (more ...)

For the first time the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) 23 September this year has launched a trading futures contracts for oil products, namely, summer diesel fuel and gasoline Regular-92.

No wonder that SPIMEX has launched electronic trading in futures contracts for oil products. After two years, market participants were committed 5800 transactions and trading volume of oil crossed the bar at 4 million tons, turnover amounted to 137 billion rubles. So, just for the September 24, 2010 on the exchange was carried out 83 transactions volume of 39 880 tonnes valued at more than 750 million rubles. (more ...)

For centuries the people of gold treated with some aspiration. No wonder the Olympics medal the highest standard - a gold medal. And at times difficult for themselves, people tried to keep their savings in gold. So now the increase in world prices for the precious metal is a concern. But there is worry about anything: from a low of February 2010 - 1085 $ per troy ounce, gold price September 17, 2010 amounted to $ 1278.10.

Almost all market participants do not leave any doubt that the price of gold will continue to grow. This is due primarily to the fact that the world of debt now more than ever before. And investors have doubts creep, that the government may devalue the real value of debt obligations. The second reason - supply of metal on the market is decreasing. (more ...)

Everyone who works in the business world is constantly feeling the competition as healthy and not so. But the more fierce competition than competition between companies Coca-Cola (Coca-Cola) and Pepsi (Pepsi), one can hardly find another. It's not just competition, it's violent and bloody feud, when for the sake of winning contestants put everything on the card. So, when and why this rivalry began, eventually becoming a "battle of giants"?

The birth of Coca-Cola world owes pharmacist John Stith of Atlanta Pemberton. In May 1886 Coca-Cola was a thick brown syrup, which consisted of one part of a tropical tree nuts, and three parts coca leaves, which was bottled in beer bottles and sold in a drugstore for 25 cents per bottle. (more ...)

Futures is a term that we increasingly encounter on advertising banners or commercials brokerage firms. But what futures and how they trade. Try to understand.

The term futures contract comes from the English Future, which translates to the future. In fact, this contract, which contains a complete description of the conditions of purchase or sale of a standard quantity of goods at a specified time in the future, at the price on the day of its signing. The object of the contract (gold, oil, silver, steel, wheat), called the underlying asset. The advantage of the futures contract over the conventional supply contract entered into between the buyer and seller in a straight line, is that at the time the contract is not any transfer of the underlying asset or payment for it. All that is required is to pay a margin, which acts as a cash collateral required to enter into a futures contract. (more ...)

За всю свою историю существования японская йена (JPY) прошла длинный и сложный путь. В послевоенное время курс йены по отношению к доллару определялся американской администрацией и составлял 360 йен за доллар. А в период с 1995 по 1998 годы уровень йены испытывал подъемы и снижения и вновь укрепился на уровне 80 йен за доллар только к концу 1998 года. За текущий, 2010 год, евро снизилась на 9,1%, доллар укрепился на 3,8 %,а вот курс йены увеличился на 15%,что является наилучшим показателем среди валют всех развитых стран — таковы данные агентства Bloomberg. Так что же скрывается за таким значительным повышением курса японской йены? Давайте попробуем разобраться. (далее…)

That came last summer days. Скоро зашуршит под ногами листва и миллионы детей займут свои места за партами. But before you cross the threshold of the school children, parents need to work hard to raise their child in the "land of knowledge."

Stationery, clothes, shoes, briefcases - you need to buy everything at once. Да еще угодить своим детям. Indeed, in addition to fashion clothes and backpacks, there is also the fashion for notebooks, diaries and other school supplies. В помощь взрослым по всей стране начали свою работу школьные базары. So how much is to collect the child in school? (more ...)

At present, a wedding is more reminiscent of a theatrical performance. Simple feasts times are long gone. The traditional set: a car with a doll, musicians and wedding toastmaster came to qualified agencies that are ready to fulfill every whim honeymooners and organize a celebration at any point on the globe in the sky or under water.

Estimated weddings of celebrities and their children often times different from the usual wedding - it's part of their image and investment in new projects. Thus, one of the latest high-profile weddings, held in late July of this year - this marriage four daughters Clinton - Chelsea, cost $ 2 million, but how much it would cost not a wedding, organizing the celebration in a country wedding instruct the agency. (hereinafter ...)

Against the background of financial crisis, stock markets are still volatile. In connection with this state of growing investments in previously non-traditional forms of investment - it's jewelry, alcoholic beverages and of course, antiques. About 20% of the ordinary savings is European or American antiques. And the yield of IPB in third place. Yield of the antiques market is 12.5%, up 1% more than stock market returns. The rise of the antiques market began in 2000, and since the value of antiques increases annually by 15-20%, which is clearly larger than the annual interest on bank deposits. If the icon in a silver frame in 2000 were worth an average of $ 500, the cost to date of about $ 9000! So what can be considered as a subject in antiques? (more ...)

Recently, more and more common to hear about the rise of Apple. В конце мая этого года впервые на Нью-йоркской фондовой бирже стоимость всех акций Apple ($222 млрд.) превысила стоимость акций Microsoft ($219 млрд.). По последним отчетам компания Apple смогла не только увеличить в 2 раза годовой доход, но и получить прибыль в размере $5,7 млрд., чего не скажешь о компании Microsoft.

Чтобы компания стала самой дорогой в области IT-индустрии, Apple пришлось бороться из всех сил. И ключом к успеху стала линейка «i». Эта буква в названиях продукции обозначает Интернет. Первой новинкой с приставкой «i» стал моноблок iMac с оригинальным дизайном — прозрачным корпусом. (далее…)

На этой неделе весь мир узнал о создании в России центра развития инновационных технологий. Этот центр предполагается построить в районе подмосковной бизнес-школы «Сколково». В центре предполагается развивать приоритетные направления – это ядерные, информационные и биомедицинские технологии, энергетику и телекоммуникации. Создание аналога калифорнийской Силиконовой или Кремниевой долины должно будет снизить зависимость российской экономики от нефти и газа и подстегнуть ее модернизацию. Критики очень скептически настроены на создание такого центра. Они считают, что коррупция и отсутствие всяких гарантий в российском законодательстве не будет способствовать тому, чтобы инновационный центр в Сколково даже отдаленно напоминал Кремниевую долину, а тем более соперничал с ней. (далее…)

Чемпионат мира по футболу в самом разгаре. С некоторых пор все спортивные мероприятия мирового масштаба перестали быть прерогативой спорта. Вот и кубок мира по футболу стали рассматривать не только со стороны спортивных достижений, но и со стороны экономических показателей.

Причем рассматриваются не только доходы и расходы стран участников и принимающей стороны, но и влияние экономических показателей страны на успех той или иной команды.

Что касается влияния уровня экономического развития на положение футбольных команд в турнирной таблице, то здесь мнения экспертов разделились. Эксперты компании PricewaterhouseCoopers считают, что успех команды зависит от футбольных традиций и успехов той или иной страны и на этом основании вывели ТОП-5-ку стран, имеющих шансы на победу в ЧМ 2010. Это команды Бразилии, Германии, Италии, Аргентины и Англии. (далее…)

Part 2

В предыдущей части мы рассмотрели плюсы и минусы вложения денег в банковские депозиты и акции. Сегодня на очереди инвестирование в ПИФы, недвижимость и валютный рынок.

Само понятие «инвестирование» говорит о том, что деньги должны работать. И не просто работать, а приносить определенный доход. Так как будут ваши деньги работать, если вложить их в инвестиционные фонды (ПИФы)? По своей сути вложение в ПИФ — это приобретение тех же акций, но сами акции за вас будет выбирать ПИФ — Паевой инвестиционный фонд. В среднем минимальная сумма инвестирования в ПИФ небольшая и составляет 30 000 рублей. Сам инвестиционный фонд лучше выбирать крупный, который уже достаточно долгий строк работает на рынке. Если у вас нет времени на изучение программ инвестирования, которые предлагает ПИФ, то выбирайте программу вложений в крупные и надежные компании, так называемые «голубые фишки». (далее…)

Part 1

Когда денег нет, то и не возникает вопрос об их инвестировании. And for good reason. Если не определиться заранее, куда вложить деньги, то есть большая вероятность того, что деньги будут потрачены на ремонт в квартире, путешествия, мебель. И возможность инвестирования будет отложена не неопределенное время.

По данным исследовательского центра, почти у половины россиян (48%) свободных денег нет, а кто их имеет, инвестиционные предпочтения распределись следующим образом. Почти 29% россиян предпочитают хранить деньги на банковских депозитах, 19 % хранят деньги дома, 6% инвестируют деньги в акции различных компаний, 5% россиян приобретают недвижимость, 2 % вкладывают деньги в инвестиционные фонды (ПИФы) и столько же в валютный рынок. (далее…)

According to a survey conducted polls, 30% of Russians do not plan to take vacation, and among the Russians, who are going to take a vacation this summer, about 55% plan to spend it at home or in the country, 29% dream of rest abroad, the rest - go to the Russian Resorts. The average vacationer is willing to spend to rest no more than 16 207 rubles.

So where better to go to those who still dare to rest away from home?

According to some experts, the crisis has had both negative and positive effects in the development of the tourism market. On the one hand, the reduction in the number of travel companies, there was a large outflow of tourists. But on the other hand, have left the market those firms that were in the position of outsiders, and the competition among the remaining firms significantly worsened. Now tourism market has become buyer's market. In 2010, the expected market growth of 10-12% compared with 2009. (more ...)

The State Duma once again (as they were three years ago and last year) have not agreed on imposing a tax on luxury. The tax is expected to impose villas, luxury properties worth more than 15 million rubles, vehicles, yachts and private jets - more expensive than 2 million rubles, paintings, jewelry, as well as other luxury items worth more than 300 thousand rubles. The amount of tax was to be 1-5% of the market value of taxable property.

The players in the property market have developed different opinions about the tax on luxury properties. Most of the opinion that it is international practice, as in Europe, 60% of the local budget is just the tax. And the payment of such tax on the wealthy can afford to the owner. However, they predicted the bill, which exists in this form, a significant impact on the value of real estate will not. (more ...)

No country in the world does not welcome corruption. However, this phenomenon exists in any power, any mode, and ideology. In different parts of the world flash scandals kickbacks to large corporations.

The biggest scandal, which did not come to an end so far, is associated with the largest company in the Old World - Siemens AG. Against the company were indicted in 2006. It was found that in the last 7 years has been paid nearly 1.3 billion euros to officials in various countries, of which depended on the decision on contracts. In 2007, Siemens had already paid a fine of 201 million euros in Germany. Total losses of the company at year-end 2009 totaled 1.5 billion euros. (more ...)

That just is not exposed to research! Now, American scientists have wondered: how does a good mood and laughing at productivity? For the experiment, was chosen 29. It was a call-center operators insurance companies from different U.S. states. Every day, employees made an average of 64 phone calls. For three weeks, the researchers observed the changes in productivity, depending on the mood of employees. The results were immediate. Those employees who were in a good mood the whole day was full of energy, and productivity they have been much higher - they made up to 80 calls per day. It turns out, jokes and laughter contribute to correct communication between the employees the company, are an important component to increase creativity. Just laughter positively affects the entire body - is increasing its activity and increased energy. (more ...)

High energy intensity of Russia's economy - is one of the most important reasons for low competitiveness. On flow rate of 1 kg of fuel per dollar of GDP, Russia is lagging behind the leading countries of the world. If the flow rate in Denmark is 0.2 kg of standard fuel / $ 1, while in Russia this figure is close to the value of 0.85.

No wonder the business program of Russian President's visit to Denmark was a visit of an office building "green beacon", which itself produces the necessary energy to it and does not release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. With an area of ​​950 sq. building. meter energy consumption at the expense of a new energy strategy has been reduced by three quarters.
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Казалось бы, каким образом небольшое государство Исландия может повлиять на экономику России и всего мира? А вот извержение вулкана с труднопроизносимым названием Эйяфьятлайокудль заставило человечество задуматься, насколько уязвима наша цивилизация. Транспортный коллапс начался с 14 апреля, когда облако пепла накрыло не только Европу, но и пятнами протянулось от Канады до Дальнего Востока и северо-востока Китая.

В российских аэропортах по состоянию на 19 апреля 2010 года было отменено в общей сложности 448 рейсов, задержано 80 рейсов и еще 2 рейса перенесено. Ожидали отправки 38 698 человек. Так же были отменены рейсы из Китая в Москву.
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