2008年12月1日星期一
Look at the financial crisis at a time when national security
Crisis, a crisis of this, he's the opportunity. What is your enemy in a certain time of weak attack. The Mumbai Taj Mahal Hotel, with more than 100-year-old is India's most nationalistic one of the symbolic building. In 1903, Tata family built the hotel, is to resist the Mumbai hotel was the best of "white supremacy" policy of discrimination. Shu Liao, the end of the colonial status of India in half a century after the Anglo-American business in general has become the target of attack. Mumbai to visit the Fortune 500 company CEO's more than staying at the Taj Mahal hotel. Here are this city's most expensive restaurants and nightclubs, overlooking the Arabian Sea. The only available alternative is to choose the Oberoi Hotel. And this week, three-night about 9:30, just in the two high-end hotels have taken place in terrorist attacks. As of Friday during the day, including the police, about 119 people were killed, 288 people were injured, at least 6 foreigners killed, including Australia, Britain, Japan and Italy each one. It is reported that the two terrorists on the landmark five-star hotels of the attacks targeted foreigners, especially the U.S. and British passport holders. Of Mumbai, has become a target of terrorist attacks is not the first time. In March 1993, 13 organized 257 people were killed in an explosion caused. In March 2003, along with the train bombings killing 11 people. In the same year in August, two car bomb explosions killed at least 52 people were killed. The most recent was in July 2006, the railway different locations on the outskirts of 7 bomb blast led to the 200 people killed. However, the impact of these attacks and the consequences can not be compared with this time. Pessimistically, this incident will be suspended as an international financial center Mumbai in the process. In recent years, Wall Street's big brothers have been optimistic about Mumbai as South Asia, of course, the financial center. Expanding their operations in Mumbai, to strengthen control. Morgan Stanley spent only on the acquisition of 425,000,000 U.S. dollars in its local joint venture partner JM Financial Ltd.. Hao Shizhe in both India and China will be the dragon as competitive analysis, because of their human capital Mumbai and IT services sector's competitiveness in the financial services sector in the development of unique natural advantages. Mumbai and even good people can expect in the near future with the Hong Kong and Singapore rivals. Shots together, all empty into. Was before the attacks, Mumbai has been dragged down by the global financial crisis, Citigroup's headquarters in Mumbai several investment banking and corporate lending, the bank will be laid off. Mumbai's financial district real estate intermediary business to a halt. According to a particular data brokers, in October this year, housing sales and rental prices were lower than the same period last year, a decrease of 20%. According to the Hotel Association of India, Mumbai, on both 9, 10, the average hotel occupancy rate of 60% or less, as the financial industry to do business hotel occupancy rate fell most dramatically. In dollar terms, the Bombay Sensex stock index since January 8 this year has dropped by 66%, the Stock Exchange that is located in the attacks. This incident, in India there is no business of multinational companies can not occur frequently in the business of the place, causing injuries to life and business people worried about terrorist attacks, tourism has become the ones to suffer the fish in the moat. It is reported that the day Thursday, many of the major multinational companies in Mumbai is an inventory of staff. Microsoft recommends that employees work at home. Disney canceled or simply postponed to Mumbai and other parts of India's official travel, the closure of the Mumbai office, asked nearly 200 local employees not to go downtown, as far as possible and stay with their families. Japanese companies in Mumbai have also taken similar measures. After the attack, booming stock market, bond and foreign exchange, money markets and commodity markets closed. Let the terrorists in the Mumbai hotel the best run, the international community to question the Indian government control of national security. Jiu Yu and participate in the South Asian Association for some of the great powers even more rare to find a pretext. After the attack, in addition to the U.S. State Department spokesman strongly condemned, but also lost no time in the "India stands ready to lend a helping hand." U.S. ties to Pakistan's recent words and deeds, geo-political atmosphere in South Asia. More troublesome is that security issues will be inhibitors, so that those optimistic about re-examine Mumbai's weak infrastructure. In the past, over a hundred Jun ugly now may be the other way around. Spread affected the entire Indian economy is also expected to be re-estimates. The current situation, India's economy to maintain double-digit growth rate is very difficult. Due to weak public finances, or next year's economic growth rate fell to 5%. At this point, if we consider safe, including a combination of factors, all of a sudden withdrawal of external funding, FDI (foreign direct investment) for the break. India's expanding current account deficit will hit big trouble. TV reporter photographed on the beach near the hotel several yellow and white rubber boats, the police said the attackers are rubber boats means of transport. Quietly in the night close to the goal of the ship reminds me of the "sea wolves." Only this time the surprise attack is a developing country's national security and economic security.
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