Russia’s stock market lost over a tenth of its value on Friday, hitting its lowest levels since late 2004 as a further oil price fall cast fresh doubts over Russia’s ability to avoid a recession and defend its currency. The rouble slid a further 23 kopecks to 27.23 rouble per dollar, touching a two-year low, […]
How to Successfully Navigate Your Business through an Economic Downturn
An economic downturn is a phase of the business cycle in which the economy as a whole is in decline.This phase basically marks the end of the period of growth in the business cycle. Economic downturns are characterized by decreased levels of consumer purchases (especially of durable goods) and, subsequently, reduced levels of production by […]
Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
New York, 26th July 2008 In difficult economic times it is often not easy to raise funding for a new business. If you are looking to start a business for which large investments are necessary – like needing to purchase large machines or buying in a lot of stock, it will most often prove very […]
How to get started in Mystery Shopping
I have been Mystery Shopping part-time for 12 years. I do this on my days off, vacations, on week-ends, and in the evening. You can work as many or as few hours as you want to. Mystery Shopping is the practice of using shoppers who have been specially briefed to anonymously evaluate customer service, operations, […]
Bangladeshi Blogger Bemoans Corporate Culture
Posted by Rezwan to Global Voices Online A Bangladeshi writer works in a bank for her living and also writes in the Bangla blogging platform Bandh Bhanger Awaaj under a pseudonym Megh (cloud). After a futile monthly meeting in her bank she vents her anger in a recent blog post [bn]. Her words will shed […]
Immoral Trafficking Act to be Amended Soon in India
With the Government of India set to amend the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, buying sex for cash by a man in brothel will soon be a cognizable offence with stricter jail term and heavy penalties. A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has approved amendment to the Act, a bill […]
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