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Samsung’s Dominance and the Economy of South Korea

January 20, 2013
2012
Apple
Asia
business
business and finance
chaebol
dominance
East Asia
electronics
Finland
Finnish
Nokia
Republic of Korea
ROK
Samsung
Samsung operating profit
Smart phones
Smartphones
South Korea
South Korean economy
United States
US

It isn’t hard to argue that South Korean chaebol Samsung is a dominant force in electronics: In spite of litigation with US-based giant Apple, Samsung’s annual operating profit was 85.8% higher in 2012 than in 2011 with record sales of smart phone handsets making Samsung’s market capitalization equal to the next 9 Korean companies underneath it combined. Nonetheless, […]

Finland asked Greece for collateral, other Euro states miffed.

September 1, 2011
EU
Euro
European Central Bank
European Debt Crisis
Finland
Greece
Greek Bailout
Jean-Claude Junckler

Euro Group President Jean-Claude Juncker is upset with the bilateral agreement between EU states Greece and Finland with regards to Finland’s request for collateral in the 109 billion euro bailout agreement. Bilateral agreements within the EU are particularly irksome when the other members who contributed to the bailout requested nor received any such concessions. Junckler […]