Archive for August 31, 2012

How Alarming World Debt-Financial Crisis would be


The world debt-financial crisis is real. The heart of the world economic system, U.S.A, reached its debt ceiling earlier this May, that shows to be a big problem for the government. The European government financial woes are shown by the lack of stability in Greece, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, among others. The world economy is in disarray. This is magnified by the increasingly instability of the world monetary systems. This isn’t new. This has been experienced by the government for a long time. And most of the publications that has been published concerning the world economy always seems to consist of terms like – debt crisis, record highs, debt ceiling, debt wall, global debt crisis, and also other terms that scream the global economy is hitting a crisis point.



Here are some facts that will shock you unto believing that the world debt-financial crisis is really true and so as with Business Intelligence Systems:



The world debt-financial crisis that started in Greece has spread like wildfire to countries like Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Ireland. With the future of the European economy becoming increasingly uncertain, it is important for traders and investors to take care of their assets. For this, you need to first know about how the debt crisis in Greece has affected the Euro and how big this issue is for the global economy.



Today, Greece’s national debt is more than 150% of its Gross Domestic Product. The Maastricht Treaty (controls the EURO currency system) states that a member nation ought not surpass 60% of its GDP. And back to the US national debt, if the US pr

Japanese Economy Still Struggling

The debt crisis that most Eurozone countries are suffering from has far reaching and global impact.  One of the many countries who are suffering in response is that of Japan.  Economic growth for the Japanese economy is slowing substantially – from 1% in the first quarter down to only 0.3% in the second quarter.  This is even worse than expected and actually is down even more if you compare with the same period from last year.

There seems to be a concensus that Japan has worse to come with many expecting close to zero growth in the next quarter.  Japan has always relied heavily on it’s exports and recently the value of the Yen has been high compared to other global currencies.  This of course makes the countries exports more expensive and this combined with decreasing demand in the Eurozone and the US have impacted hard.

This would normally be offset by stronger domestic consumption but even this is proviing difficult with the rather pessimistic outlook even affecting internal demand.  It was hoped that the extensive investment in repairing infrastructure dammaged by the earthquakes and Tsunamis  would have more economic benefits.  However this has turned out to be minimal and any positive boosts were likely to fade in the coming months.

For Japanese news and information – direct from Japan – try this.

The tools left to the Government are limited to promote growth – like most countries the interest rates are very low only 0.1% currently.  If you want to see more details of the Japanese and other economic summaries from most countries then check out the online media in Australia which is an important trading partner.  You may need to invest in an proxy to make you look like an Aussie if you live somewhere else (like this – )but there’s lots of information on the big media sites like ABC.


Economic crisis and the success of the iPad

Although the launch of the iPad into the market has led to the significant growth of companies such as, small businesses are suffering greatly because of the Global Economic crisis. The iPad offers people more value or utility for their money and for this reason, they prefer to buy it instead of mobiles, clothes, and food.

The iPad is the best-selling, most admired and valued because it offers its users more than what they pay for it, a free stylus that has Tablet PC, a free toner refill that has a Laser Printer and more importantly, free training for those who buy it. However, in order to benefit from all these, it is advisable for its users to find good sources that add value such as new companies that offer free Stylus with it in order to promote it. If you don’t have enough money, you can also choose to get a loan to buy your very own iPad or iPhone.

Although all products have their own accessories and applications, the iPad provides more productivity as compared to them since it has exceptional accessories and applications that are largely responsible for triggering its high sales.
Most small businesses usually turn away their loyal customers by offering standard product lines but fortunately, the iPad, which offers new and innovative product lines, is a major attraction for millions of people across the world because they offer new products each year.

The Spread of the Debt Crisis

The IMF have just released a report highlighting the huge risks of the debt crisis spreading beyond the Eurozone and into poorer countries across the planet.  Although obviously all the big economies in the world have their own issues, it is vitally important that the impact on smaller nations is not neglected.

The report looked at over 30 different countries – from medium sized to emerging nations. They raised the important issue that not enough is being done to stop the spread of the stresses affecting the major economies.   They described a worst case scenario in which the output of the Eurozone fell by 5% in reaction to any worsening of the the crisis if action was not taken.  

Of course the impact on poorer countries would be even worse, the debt requirements of some of the countries would rise significantly.   The assessment suggested that the extra financing needs could reach about $27 billion by the start of 2014.  Combine with this the possible drop in investment from places like China and the Middle East Oil exporting countries could cause far reaching global affects.

The developing countries need capital to invest in their infrastructure. The employment and entrepreneurial opportunites offered by  the internet for example can transform a country.  However without the relevent infrastructure these opportunities will be limited to specific areas.  As long as there is access to the internet then for many web based industried location is irrelevent.  A company specializing in SEO and Social Bookmarking can operate from anywhere without any difficulties.  But without foreign investment the infrastructure will not be built.



IMF and Vineyard Investment

I think we all know that the idea behind the IMF is pretty simple, it is suppose to help 3rd world countries with investment in order to help them grow their respective economies, while creating long term jobs.

I was talking to a guy who imports some of the best wine gifts from France every year and he was telling me that he’s heard that certain industries, with wine being an example, that are completely exempt from being able to receive funding.

Given that the best performing region of the American economy right now is California and San Francisco in peculiar, I have to wonder if that’s a smart choice.  While SF certainly exists largely because of Silicon Valley and the tech industry, the wine and larger food industry has employed millions of people, while helping to grow a locally grown movement, further enhnacing the local economy.

Given some of the challenges with the IMF, it’s worth a shot isn’t it?