Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:
RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE
Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.
Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.
"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".
The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.
"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and...
Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30.
STOCK OPTIONS
Twenty years ago, the biggest component of executive compensation was cash, in the form of salaries and bonuses. Stock options were just a footnote. Now the reverse is true. With astounding speed, stock option grants have come to dominate the pay - and often the wealth - of top executives throughout the United States. Last year, Jack Welch's unexercised GE options were valued at more than $260 million. Intel CEO Craig Barrett's were worth more than $100 million. Michael Eisner exercised 22 million options on Disney stock in 1988 alone, netting more than a half-billion dollars. In total, U.S. executives hold unexercised options worth tens of billions of dollars....
Para responder às questões de números 51 a 57, considere o texto abaixo.
A forma correta para preencher a lacuna I é
Para responder às questões de números 51 a 57, considere o texto abaixo.
No texto, os dois períodos I didn't think it was worth $500 e I made it in a week estabelecem uma relação que poderia ser expressa por
Read the text below in order to answer questions 16 to 20:
According to the Brazilian President, a small group of nations
Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30
According to the text, Presidents Bush and Cardoso
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Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.
Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html
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Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.
Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html
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