Choosing
between…
Revenue
or expenditure stabilisation
Over
the past few years oil prices have moved from a low
of US$9 per barrel in 1999 to a high of US$78 per
barrel earlier this year...
What’s
in the EPS?
Earnings
season is upon us and within the past two weeks we
have seen a number of companies reporting their financial
performance in the dailies...
Online
moves the companies registry
Come
December 2006, no longer will it be a dream of some
sort for the chamber and other members of the business
community to have to respond to trade enquiries or
questions from...
Objectives
of sustainable development
Over
the past two decades sustainable development has become
an extremely popular phrase. There are various definitions
of the concept given by....
Uncertainty
prevails in the US market
The
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-1 to
hold the Fed funds rate at 5.25 per cent at its October
25 meeting, the third consecutive pause after 17 hikes
over a two-year period. The decision was made against
the backdrop of persistent softening of energy prices
in October slowing inflationary expectations, alongside
a dip in the unemployment rate to 4.6 per cent and
weakening housing environment...
Turning
strategy into action
Achieving
and maintaining a competitive advantage in any business
enterprise requires the formulation of an effective
corporate strategy. The execution of this strategy,
however, demands an effective system of governance
and a working project management methodology for success...
A
US-Caribbean free trade area?
Should
Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries enter a Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States? A few
readers interpreted an observation that I made in
my commentary (US mid-term elections and the Caribbean)
to mean that I was advocating such an agreement...
Bourse
Mutual Fund Review
Mutual
funds the growing frontier for local investors
Over
the last few years, bullish equity markets—both
regional and international—have propelled the
global mutual fund industry to new heights...
