Bosnia - An Economy In Search Of A State Bosnia-Herzegovina (heretofore "Bosnia") is an artificial polity with four, tangentially interacting, economies. Serbs, Croats and their nominal allies, the Bosniaks each maintain their own economy. ...... Source : Starting a Franchise
Slovenia - The Star Pupil The most exciting event in Slovenia last week was when a group of young army recruits spat on the national flag and sang the anthem of the now defunct former Yugoslavia. They were sent to a military ...... Similar Editorial : Slovenia Property by Kelly Price. | Source : Starting a Franchise
The Second Coming In Albania Blessed with Chinese GDP growth rates (7-8% annually in each of the last 3 years) and German inflation (4%, down from 32% in 1997, mostly attributable to increases in energy and housing costs), it is...... Similar Editorial : Coming Soon by Evander Klum. | Source : Starting a Franchise
Monitoring Macedonia Close to 500,000 people - one in four - live under the poverty line in a country where the average monthly salary is less than 150 US dollars. More than one in three members of the workforce are chro...... Similar Editorial : Your Monitoring Options by Frank Fourchalk. | Source : Starting a Franchise
Hawala, Or The Bank That Never Was I. OVERVIEW In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the USA, attention was drawn to the age-old, secretive, and globe-spanning banking system developed in Asia and known as "Hawala" (t...... Source : Starting a Franchise
Competition Laws A. THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPETITION The aims of competition (anti-trust) laws are to ensure that consumers pay the lowest possible price (=the most efficient price) coupled with the highest quality of...... Similar Editorial : DWI Laws and You by Peter Wallander. | Source : Cash Management
Recession-Proofing Employee Motivation (ARA) - As we hear more predictions of an economy showing signs of weakening, managers around the country are asking a couple of key questions: Are we prepared for a recession reminiscent of the earl...... Similar Editorial : Recession Risks by Ki Gray. | Source : Cash Flow Management
