السبت، 28 أبريل 2012

POLICY AND LAWS summary





-       International competitiveness The ability of a firm, an industry, or a country to compete in the international marketplace at a stable or rising standard of living.


-       Extraterritoriality An exemption from rules and regulations of one country that may challenge the national sovereignty of another. The application of one country’s rules and regulations abroad.


-       Sanction A governmental action, usually consisting of a specific coercive trade measure, that distorts the free flow of trade for an adversarial or political purpose rather than an economic one.


-       Embargo A governmental action, usually prohibiting trade entirely, for a decidedly adversarial or political rather than economic purpose

-       Export-control system A system designed to deny or at least delay the acquisition of strategically important goods to adversaries; in the United States, based on the Export Administration Act and the Munitions Control Act.


-       Export license A license provided by the government which permits the export of sensitive goods or services.


-       Critical commodities list Governmental information about products that are either particularly sensitive to national security or controlled for other purposes.

-       Foreign availability The degree to which products similar to those of a firm can be obtained in markets outside the firm’s home country; crucial to export determination.


-       Boycott An organized effort to refrain from conducting business with a particular country of origin or seller of goods or services; used in the international arena for political or economic reasons.

-        Antitrust laws:  Laws that prohibit monopolies, restraint of trade, and conspiracies to inhibit competition.

-       Bribery The use of payments or favors to obtain some right or benefit to which the briber has no legal right; a criminal offense in the United States but a way of life in many countries.


-       Corruption Payments or favors made to officials in return for services.


-       Political risk The risk of loss by an international corporation of assets, earning power, or managerial control as a result of political actions by the host country.


-       Ownership risk The risk inherent in maintaining ownership of property abroad. The exposure of foreign owned assets to governmental intervention.

-       Operating risk The danger of interference by governments or other groups in one’s corporate operating abroad.

-       Transfer risk The danger of having one’s ability to transfer profits or products in and out of a country inhibited by governmental rules and regulations .terrorism Illegal and violent acts toward property and people.



-       Expropriation The government takeover of a company with compensation, frequently at a level lower than the investment value of the company’s assets.


-       Confiscation The forceful government seizure of accompany without compensation for the assets seized.


-       Domestication Government demand for partial transfer of ownership and management responsibility from a foreign company to local entities, with or without compensation.

-       Exchange controls: Controls on the movement of capital in and out of a country, sometimes imposed when the country faces a shortage of foreign currency.

-       Tax policy A means by which countries may control foreign investors.


-       International law The body of rules governing relationships between sovereign states; also certain treaties and agreements respected by a number of countries.

-       Arbitration The procedure for settling a dispute in which an objective third party hears both sides and makes a decision; a procedure for resolving conflict in the international business arena through the use of intermediaries such as representatives of chambers of commerce, trade associations, or third-country institutions

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