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Analysis of Economic Effects of Proposed Real Estate Speculation Tax

It has been eight months since the provincial election and over half a year since the BC’s new NDP government sworn into office. The housing markets, especially those for the high-end single houses, have shown signs of slowing down. However, the “affordability” problem isn’t getting any better. People are getting frustrated with the NDP government for they haven’t done much to cool the market. The Housing Minister Selina Roberson hasn’t provided a timeline for when she would bring new bills to the legislature. Voters,…

Samsung: A Case of Regaining Consumer Confidence

The last two years saw the tarnishing of Samsung Electronics’ (“Samsung”) reputation that began almost 80 years ago, when its primary focus began with trade exports of dried fish, fruits, and vegetables. Crippled with the exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and bribery and corruption on an executive level, Samsung faced a mountainous challenge to regain consumer confidence, bringing to light greater implications of the chaebol system in South Korea and key takeaways on regaining consumer confidence the industry can learn from…