Guess the Word and Contact Us for Prizes! Series 65 starts soon…. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 64 spelt L-O-R-D-A-L (DOLLAR) Series 63 spelt V-I-A-G-A-T-E-N (NAVIGATE) Series 62 spelt A-I-M-X-O (AXIOM) Series 61 spelt D-I-N-E-X-J (JINXED) Series 60 spelt …
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Almighty The US dollar remains almighty. It makes up 2/3 of international debt & 2/3 of global currency reserves. Oil & gold are priced in dollars. Kidnappers of ships & people demand dollars. European firms buy European planes in dollars. Even when the US is the source of the problem, as in the 2008 global financial…
Euro Midnight 1 Jan 1999: Launch of the virtual euro in 11 European countries. 2002: € notes & coins start to circulate, & 1st purchase using them was on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean – to buy 1 kg of lychees. US$ – € exchange rate on 1 Jan 1999 was…
Unicorn – a mythical horned creature in fairy tales, but very real in the business world, a Unicorn is a start-up, which is not yet a public company, with a valuation of more than US$ 1 billion. Examples – Airbnb, Snapchat, Uber, Xiaomi. Can we help your firm become one? What’s the Word? Series…