Multinational corporations (MNCs) are facing an increasingly competitive landscape. An uncertain economic outlook, as well as cultural and regulatory differences, creates a challenging scenario for such firms. International expansion has a number of advantages for corporations, including higher growth potential and access to cheaper resources and labor.

This article provides information about the meaning and definition of Export Promotion: Export promotion has been defined as "those public policy measures which actually or potentially enhance exporting activity at the company, industry, or national level".

The article discusses how determinants of growth like state capacity, developmental expenditure, capital expenditure and doing business was not easy in West Bengal. The article also quotes statistics such as how the West Bengal was now slightly above the BIMARU states in terms of per capita SDP, the human development index was also slightly better than average, while the quality of higher education and infrastructure was poor.

China's ruling Communist Party says it plans to make the country's tightly controlled currency, the yuan, freely traded by 2020. The announcement Tuesday came as the party released more details of decisions at a meeting last week on its latest five-year development plan.

Brazil raised tariffs on 100 sectors last October to defend is declining industrial base, with fees of up to 25pc on machinery, iron and steel, plastics, chemicals, paper and wood products. It is now pursuing a full-blown "industrial policy" under its Plano Brasil Maior, with tax concessions for those who build plant locally.

News about Supply-Side Economics, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. The concept of supply-side economics, introduced by Ronald Reagan when he ran for president in 1980, has made a return in this year's election campaign, in an amended form.

The implications of fiscal policy when Greece leaves the Eurozone.

According to official data, Britain's inflation rate fell to zero last month, setting the stage for a period of falling prices first time in half a century.

Output per capita fell almost 10 percentage points below trend in the 2008 recession. It has since grown at less than 1.5%, and lost more ground relative to trend. Cumulative losses are many trillions of dollars, and growing. And the latest GDP report disappoints again, declining in the first quarter.

According to market lore January is a good month. As bourses open to greet the new year, investors funnel in new cash and share prices rise, creating a "January effect" which the savvy try to surf. But punters seeking a quick buck have been disappointed this year, with the main stockmarket indices in the G7 economies all down.

This article discuss that due to the melting of arctic ice and over exploitation of fish area known as dead zones are quickly spreading thereby deteriorating the 'common' high seas known to be economically beneficial to all.

This article mentions what exactly is negative externalities and makes reference to real life examples.

This article discusses whether the UPA government is contemplating a return to price controls.The government has apparently decreed that Rs 190 per bag is a fair price, beyond which a higher excise duty and other unspecified consequences will kick in.

This article discusses how the Indian Government is clamping down on tobacco consumption by imposing higher taxes on cigarettes, chewing tobacco products, and unmanufactured tobacco. The increase in excise duty in the range of 11-72% for different types of cigarettes is the steepest in a decade. With this move, government taxes are projected to account for around 70% of the retail price of some cigarette types.

This article is about how income in India has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world and how the household income has more than doubled since 1985. This article further discusses how this rise in income has changed consumption patterns.

The ubiquitous coffee chain is slashing prices on its packaged coffee by 10 percent - from $9.99 for 12 ounces to $8.99 a bag. Starbucks raked in $380 million from non-café sales last quarter - with a profit of about $2.55 per bag. The article indicates how in order to increase the quantity demanded for the baged coffee they will have to decrease its price.

This article discusses how the price of oil has slumped from $115 to $92, a decline of 20% and the lowest for more than two years has in turn increased the quantity demanded for the raw commodity of oil. The article also discusses how this chain of events will allow for an increasing equitable distribution among consumers.

This article is about the soaring increase in prices for wheat which is cause by droughts crimping supply. The article highlights the relationship of the price of wheat to its demand.