A DOLLAR CRISIS
Time does fly. A year ago Asian currencies were plunging, hedge funds were attacking, and the world seemed on the brink of crisis. Now Asian currencies are if anything too strong, it's the dollar that's under pressure - and the world is, possibly, on the brink of another crisis.
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A Functional Analysis of the Organisational and Human Resources Strategies at Malaysia Airlines
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Table of Contents
2 PREAMBLE 3
3 COMPANY OVERVIEW: A FLIGHT OF DISTINCTION 4
4 VISION, MISSION, AND CORPORATE STRATEGY 11
5 THE HUMAN RESOURCES STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS ....
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Contents.
Part Headings Page
Part-A International trade 3
A-1 Background of China 3
A-2 Economy Overview 3
A-3 Balance of Payment 4
A-4 Trading Relationship and Blocks 6
A-5 Top Export and Imports 7
A-6 Foreign Direct Investment 8
A-7 Tariff and Non Tariff Barriers 9
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INDEX
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1.1 CHINA - Socio-political Review
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