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Week 11, Fadhil's Blog #8 - Financial Ethics, Truth & Transparency.

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Hi guys, back with me again in Fadhil's weekly blog, um, in this week blog is quiet emotional because this would be my last blog for International Finance. However, to be really honest with you guys, I'm really happy that this weekly blog thing is done because it means that I'm finishing this course and will have my summer holiday! Okay, back with the main topic of this blog which is financial ethics (the topic that I learned in week 11), I'm going to talk about how important companies to run as an ethical business. As the opening, why ethical is required for companies in order for them to succeed? Is it because of the trend or it's just because to prevent legal actions? The answer to all of that questions is a yes although in reality it is more than that. So what do company get by doing business ethically? Well there are lots of benefits can be earned.  A company that shows environmental, their ethics and social responsibilities will gain customers loyalty or e...

Week 10, Fadhil's Blog #7 - Documentaries: Last Day of Lehmans Brothers

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Hi everyone! it's me again, Fadhil the blogger writer hope you not get bored of seeing this name over and over again. By the way, hope you enjoyed your easter holiday everyone! Where did you guys go? was it nice? did you get any bunnies or eggs!? anyways, for the holiday I only went to London for around 10 days with my friends right there just to feel the big city vibes since Newcastle you know, it's quite boring. Anyways! in today's weekly blog since I am ordered to make it following the TLP of the course, we going to talk about one of the documentaries which is the Lehmans Brothers. To be honest with you all, I don't even know who they are or what it is, but after I watched the movie, both of them have a quite interesting story. So first of all, Lehmans Brothers is a bank, fourth largest in America. However, on 15th September of 2008, the bank firm declared a surprise statement of declaring a bankruptcy with $619 Billion in debts. Just from that, the only thing I can ...