Fintech: Between Synergy and Power Struggle in the Banking and Financial Sector
Thesis - 38 pages - Business strategy
This thesis examines the future of fintech integration within a complex financial ecosystem. It explores the impact that these have and will have in the future on the market. Through a literature review divided into three research questions combined with a qualitative approach, we will try to...
Equity research report - Danone
Financial analysis - 6 pages - Finance
The purpose of this document is to present a detailed equity research on Danone group. First of all, we will present a brief investment summary of Danone, followed by an extensive and detailed valuation work on the company (based on DCF and multiples). We will see some of the KPIs related to...
Structured finance LBO presentations on Kinder Morgan - How did the deal end?
Case study - 1 pages - Finance
The Leveraged Buyout of Kinder Morgan, can be characterized as a successful financial maneuver. The immediate indicators post-LBO (the premium paid to shareholders and the strategic reinvestment by the CEO) suggest that the deal was met with optimism by those at the helm.
2022: A hectic year for global monetary policymakers
Presentation - 26 pages - Economic politics
A report by the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that in a zero-carbon scenario in 2050, electricity, steel and cement would cost 20% to 45% more than in 2020. Therefore, according to the report, the current inflationist pressures are preparing us for the longer-term disruption caused by the...
The 1929 Global Economic Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Reforms
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Modern history
Discover the far-reaching impact of the 1929 Crisis on global economies and societies. This pivotal event triggered widespread economic downturn, massive unemployment, and social unrest, affecting regions from the United States to Latin America and Europe. Key responses included the establishment...
"Corporate Taxation Guide: Deductible Expenses and Taxable Profits Analysis"
Course material - 7 pages - Fiscal law
Maximize your business's tax efficiency with expert insights on corporate taxation and taxable profits. Discover how to navigate complex tax regimes, ensure legitimate charge deductibility, and optimize your fiscal results. Learn from real-world examples, such as a Pilate studio or a matcha...
Corporate finance final assignment
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
Beta is the representation of the systematic risk of the company. This is the risk that bthe company takes even if it spread its share between more than 30 different company. If beta is equal to 1,0, it means that the stock evaluation will follow the tendencies of the market. If Beta is more than...
Management and cultural aspects
Course material - 25 pages - Management
Human beings have needs in order to survive and the purpose of economic activity is to satisfy these needs by providing people with what they need. Such needs will vary from person to person because each person seeks different things at different times. Those who are poor would like to satisfy...
Porter's Five Forces - Ford
Case study - 4 pages - Automotive marketing
Based in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, Ford Motor Company is an American automobile manufacturer. It all started on June 16, 1903, when Henry Ford, together with 11 other investors, had raised $28,000, equivalent to $797,000 in 2019. The actual production of the cars dates from July 23 of the same...
The financial crisis: The need for a new system - publié le 07/02/2011
Thesis - 54 pages - Economy general
This thesis is about our (the world's) monetary and financial system. It starts by focusing on monetary creation, which is the basis of our financial system. After defining the monetary creation process, it is about its control, which has been transferred from the States to the Central Banks and...
Should Greece Leave the Eurozone?
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Since late 2009 and the worldwide recession resulting from the American financial crisis, the Eurozone has faced a major sovereign debt crisis. Public debt-to-GDP and public deficit-to GDP ratios have increased sharply and are well over the limit fixed by the Stability...
The Implementation of SAPs in Africa in the 1980's: the Issue of Conditionality
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
When discussing the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative (HIPC initiative), a joint debt relief initiative by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank currently being implemented in 29 African countries, one has to remember that debt relief programs are not new...
Contemporary international finance and East Asian economic integration - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
The “Current Account crisis” is a particular type of external debt crisis that affects mostly low-income developing countries. It is characterized by a huge deficit in the current account balance which provokes a Balance of payments deficit and a currency crisis. A current...
Belgian Financial Market
Essay - 12 pages - International economy
The financial sector has long been seen as a highly useful and productive area of activity. As a result, it has grown extremely dynamically at times. However, the events of recent years have eroded the sector's former prestige. First the US subprime crisis and then the disruption of the euro...
Applied Investment - Financial and Economic Context
Case study - 10 pages - Finance
Every single investor is interested in maximizing investment returns while simultaneously minimizing risk subjected to the investment. Consequently, investors prefer committing their resources in receptive economic systems free from uncertainties that may hamper their anticipated returns. In...
Country risk analysis for foreign businesses in Italy 2011
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
This work presents a country risk analysis in a particular country that has been recently found at center of Europe's economic crisis. Indeed, this country is Italy, which both economically and politically, has undergone a period of worsening along the recent years. Although Italy has a...
Contemporary international finance and East Asian economic integration
Essay - 16 pages - Finance
The “Current Account crisis” is a particular type of external debt crisis that affects mostly low-income developing countries. It is characterized by a huge deficit in the current account balance which provokes a Balance of payments deficit and a currency crisis. A current...
"The Contribution of the European central bank in the confrontation of the crisis. The case of Greece"
Essay - 3 pages - European union
The situation of Greek's finances is catastrophic: a public deficit of 12.7% of the GDP in 2009 and 9.4% in 2010. A public debt of 300 billion euros at the end of 2009 and expected at 12.0% of the GDP in 2010 while the limit imposed by the EU is 3% of the PIB. This...
The Brazilian Development
Essay - 11 pages - World geography
In the last few years, we assisted at the considerable development of Brazil. In fact, its economy is now considered as the ninth most powerful economy of the world and Brazil is now the leader in South America. It is now playing an important role in the international trade of goods and services....
International relations analysis: Germany and France during the Euro crisis resolution
Case study - 9 pages - International relations
Germany and France relations during the Euro crisis implied some disagreements. It started when the European Union decided to manage the global economic crisis at the European stage. It decided to especially manage the case of Greece which is the symbol of the beginning of the Euro zone...
The Argentina Crisis - The IMF's Guinea Pig
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
In 2001, Argentina, the former model pupil of the International Monetary fund of the nineties, declared default in all its public debt. This is one of the most harrowing economic crises in the history of Argentina. Several crisis-fighting actions like the freezing of bank accounts...
The American revolution: Case study in detail
Dissertation - 17 pages - Modern history
In 1763, the Treaty of Versailles ended the Seven Years War between France and Spain against Great Britain. The victory of the latter (gain of French, Canada, of all the territories east of the Mississippi except New Orleans, and with Spanish, Florida) was certainly a matter of immense pride in...
A study on forex risk management
Tutorials/exercises - 48 pages - Finance
Forex markets have been described as continuous auction markets, and have clearing houses for the latest information about supply and demand. They are the meeting places of buyers and sellers of an ever-expanding list of currencies today includes like EUR, GBP and JPY etc. trading have also been...
The Toy market in Russia
Market study - 17 pages - Economy general
Russia is no longer a part of the world's economic powers as it was in the days of the Soviet Union, but it remains one of the 10 largest economies at the international level (8th place in 2007)). It is now a member of G8. The Russian economy is characterized by four major features: - A...
United States as a Net Borrower
Case study - 9 pages - Educational studies
Performing a detailed scrutiny when an international debt crisis strikes, would reveal that struggling countries are guilty of pursuing a self defeating strategy in their build up to foreign debt. Most of the problems that besiege the modern economies are not in any way a swarm of...
An analysis of the crisis in US economy
Dissertation - 33 pages - Economy general
Until the early 21st century, developments in America seemed to contradict the thesis of "decline". The most famous example is that of Paul Kennedy, who predicted in 'Rise and Decline of Great Powers' (1987), the end of American hegemony. However, the early 21st century is marked by...
The financial crisis and its consequences on the German financial system
Thesis - 27 pages - Finance
The triggering element of the present financial crisis was the real-estate crisis in the United States. The crisis began with certain indifference in 2006, but then it reached its peak during the second semester of 2008. This was when we observed, day after day, a fall in prices of shares,...
Economy of Mexico - publié le 12/01/2009
Dissertation - 11 pages - Economy general
From the 1940's until the 1960's there was a strong economic growth in Mexico. This strong economic performance proceeded into the 60's. Manufacturing was the country's dominant growth sector and attracted many foreign investors. Although there was a growth in Mexico, there was fiscal...
The financial crisis and its consequences on the German financial system - published: 29/09/2010
Thesis - 27 pages - Finance
The triggering element of the present financial crisis was the real-estate crisis in the United States. The crisis began with certain indifference in 2006, but then it reached its peak during the second semester of 2008. This was when we observed, day after day, a fall in prices of shares,...
Deficit reduction
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The United States' national debt is one of the largest security risks to the American people. Our debt has recently surpassed the sixteen trillion dollar mark and is projected by some to only get higher in the years to come. The word “deficit” is a term often used to...
