Korea Weekend Box Office - Oct. 24-26

A top-11 this week, in honor of Bong Joon-ho's latest film, one-third of the triptych TOKYO!, which opened in eleventh ... admissions since its release on Thursday. I think I am too depressed by the dollar-won exchange rate ... , it converts to about $2.36 million at the current exchange rate). Then you have a bunch of Hollywood films [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 09:16:36

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Currency Swapping: Hotter Than Wife Swapping?

OK, so the post title is idiotic (but catchy!) I can explain the former, though the latter is beyond the scope of this blog's coverage ... for a foreign currency at the prevailing exchange rate to help tide over its current FX funding needs. At an agreed date, the process is reversed, with the future exchange rate determined by the interest [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 10:56:00

Xchange R8: Freeware currency converter

In these days of economic turmoil its useful to know what the current exchange rate is before going to change money for travel abroad, as it can change dramatically day by day. Xchange R8 is a simple currency converter using live ... of England currency are accessed via the Export Technologies WebService and the Bank of Romania [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 12:30:28

The Non-Free Sale

"Liar liar pants on fire!" I cower my head in shame.. ... a bit, to find that these babies cost EUR389 online and at the current DIRE exchange rate (£=€... CRAZY...come to London, my Euro friends and have yourself a bargain...), I feel I made a wise [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 12:42:30

Second Verse, Same as the First

I discovered over the weekend that you can sorta make a living--albeit in Linden Dollars--as a Second Life hooker. (The current exchange rate is 250 Linden Dollars to the US Dollar, and a high-priced Second Life call girl makes 2000-3000 a night, which amounts to 3 or 4 lattes in the real world.) I guess [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:34:00

Tourist arrivals to Sabah may decline in Q1

KOTA KINABALU: With the exception of the Chinese New Year holidays, ... Dollar against our currency,” he said.He added that with the current exchange rate ... Times yesterday the Korean market was already showing a slowdown in arrival statistics due [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 10:29:00

Jobs ESL TEFL TESOL,jop,Work,Hire,online,[TEFL.com] ELT JobLink Weekly Digest - 5 January - Part 2

Join 4Shared Now! .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF;} .adText { ... ( from 1200 USD with fixed exchange course) - Pai...Teachers 4 Jan Charles Abroad Below are details ... to the dollar-above current exchange rates) month. Any...English Language Teacher 1 Jan EF English [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:57:00

Interest rate cut 'affecting French investment opportunities'

Those considering purchasing property in France are likely to find doing so much more costly due to the current weak pound, it has been claimed. Gary Field of foreign exchange firm RationalFX explained that the recent cut in UK interest rates to two per cent will have an impact on the exchange rate, making properties in France [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:01:08

Brazilian history of hyper-inflation, and the resulting propensity to consume

People who have witnessed hyper-inflation may fear that if crisis hits again, they may loose all of the value of their savings… ... the current account deficit, and in turn scares away foreign investors…driving down the exchange rate ... , not in my generation in the USA). While I dont think inflation is a risk in Brazil at the moment (although [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:58:29

Is Gord benefitting from the recession upsides?

How key a factor is this in current poll ratings? We are told that 27,000 Woolworths staff are set to be losing their jobs in the New Year, ... on the foreign exchange markets and businesses up and down the country struggle with their banks ... the cost of a litre of diesel is now below the £1 mark, mortgage rates are at their lowest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:32:35

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