Financial Analysis: Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
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A 10 page paper discussing the financial results at this Hong Kong hotel group following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Room rates and occupancy rates were recovering slowly by the end of 1Q2002, and to the point that the hotels' management could have been justified in raising rates on its guest rooms. It chose to keep them lower, however, allowing it to better compete and to retain service levels of associated services such as restaurant and lounge operations. The paper discusses economic conditions before the attacks and the effects of the terrorist attacks on international travel. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KShotFinAn2.rtf

Financial Aspects of Exporting;
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This 3 page paper takes a concise look at some of the financial aspects of exporting, concentrating on the risks of currency fluctuations and the way in which this effect a company along with the measures a company may take in order to reduce the exposure to risk. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEexpcur.wps

Financial Deregulation; The Impact on Companies in Different Countries
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This 8 page paper considers the influence of deregulation on the performance measurement of companies in the financial sector. The paper looks at deregulation in Malaysia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Italy and considers the similarities and differences along with the changing in direct and indirect impact on company profits and other measures such as the beta lines. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEfinder.wps

Financial Innovation and Monetary Policy
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A 5 page paper discussing implications for policy makers. Paper and financial products are relatively easy to control and carry little implication for monetary policy as they are being used today. Digital money offers wider challenges, but also significant cost savings for both central and retail banks without greatly affecting M1 money supply. Policy makers need to consider that any nation seeking to inhibit digital money products will inherit a distinct competitive disadvantage, a position that no nation can afford to pursue in the expanding global market. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSfinanInn.wps

Ford Motor Company; Economic Effects and the Future?;
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This 5 page paper (plus 1 page appendix), looks at the economic effects felt by the automotive industry in terms of the global economy and the automotive industry. The first part of the paper considers the general economic conditions the company works in, and the second part of the paper applies this to the Ford |Motor Company. The paper contains 1 graph and the bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEfordec.wps

Foreign Aid: Is the United States Getting Their Moneys Worth?
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This 35 page paper considers the issue of US foreign aid and the history of foreign aid as they relate to the progression of the debt crisis in the Third World. This paper considers issues like the nurturing of democracy, the support for national security, the Marshall Plan, Foreign Aid Distributin, and the War on Drugs. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: MHaidfor.wps

Foreign Direct Investment
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A 5 page paper that discusses foreign direct investments, the motivations of companies to making such investments and the advantages to the host country. China's experience with FDI is used as an example. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGfdi2.wps

Foreign Direct Investment
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A 7 page paper providing an overview of foreign direct investment (FDI) and then discussing its benefits and disadvantages. FDI does have its detriments, but its advantages are compelling. Governments' caution combined with corporate integrity can result in a highly positive environment in which the living standards of the local population can be positively and permanently enhanced. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KS1FDi.rtf

Foreign Direct Investment in China
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A 5 page paper discussing the special problems of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China not found in any other country. China is still fairly attractive for FDI, but not to the extent they have been overly hospitable to multinational corporations. The company only needs to be aware of the problems specific to China. While the actual market may be lower than anticipated due to per capita income levels, China still can be a profitable business site. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Chinafdi.wps

Foreign Investment in Asia
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This 13 page paper considers the trends seen in foreign direct investment in the different areas of the Asian Economy. This is traced from the beginning of the 1980's through to the end of the 1990's. The reasons behind these trends are considers as are the effects on the economies and the way they evolved during this period including the changing use of natural resources in these countries. The paper includes two tables and the bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEasiaec.wps

Foreign Investment in Japan
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In this 5 page essay, the writer evaluates both external and internal (Primarily F.D.I.) investments in Japan and their feasibility. Japan is regarded as a high-income country with a large domestic market. Based upon library research, some advice & recommendations are given as to how U.S. & other foreign countries should assess and plan their investments in Japan.
Filename: Japanfdi.wps

Fortunes in the Istanbul Stock Market
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A 9 page paper discussing the history and growth of Turkey's stock market over the past decade and how it has affected relations with international investors. Turkey's economy is rather typical of successfully developing markets in that it enjoys an overall upward trend but suffers from occasional setbacks as all markets do. What sets Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) apart from the markets of other developing nations is that its overall upward trend is so very impressive. In the first six months of 2000, the ISE was the best-performing of all the world's markets in developing nations, posting a six-month total return of 171.8%. The ISE has been dominated by local retail investors for much of its history, but international institutional investors accounted for 51% of the ISE's capitalization by 1999. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSIstanbulStock.wps