Canada and Australia have many similarities and some differences. Both countries are Federal parliamentary democracies and former British colonies. Canada has a population of 33 million while Australia has 21 million. The GDP per capita is also very similar. For example, in 2008 it was $39,183 for Canada and US$37,298 for Australia (Source: Wikipedia). The …
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To identify the large cap foreign stocks in NYSE with current dividend yields of 5% or higher, I ran the following screener: Exchange: NYSE Market Capitalization: ≥ $50.0B Dividend Yield :≥ 5.00% The screen resulted in 11 stocks out of which 9 were foreign ADR stocks. 1.Company: BP plc (BP) Dividend Yield: 6.48% 2.Company: Deutsche …
The country of Chile is a top copper producer in the world. While many banks have failed in the developed countries Chilean banks have remained stable. The economy has held up well. Recently an article in Business Week discussed about the growth of the IT industry in Chile. US companies are outsourcing their IT work …
One of the factors considered by investors when selecting a country for investment is the amount of deficit/surplus held by that country.Generally surplus countries are better than deficit countries. The following chart shows the general government deficit/surplus as a percentage of GDP countries in Europe as of 2008: Source: Statistics Norway Scandinavian countries top the …
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The Top Ten Australian Banks based on Assets and Deposits as of June 2009 are listed below. This list was compiled with data from the “Monthly Banking Statistics” report released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on July 31st.The Top Ten Australian Banks by Assets [TABLE=175] The Top Ten Australian Banks by Deposits [TABLE=174] …
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