Online Class Notes (Lina) [R]

Vocabulary

Sustainability –  (adjective) able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

“sustainable economic growth”
able to be upheld or defended.
“sustainable definitions of good educational practice”

Brand – a brand is a business, usually the name of the business, that we  create an identity around

Branding – (noun) the promotion of a particular product or company by means of advertising and distinctive design.

“the process of branding should be considered in global terms”.
Advertising

Reading

– https://www.business.hsbc.com/belt-and-road/participation-of-foreign-firms-in-the-bri?cid=HBEU:SA:1599:P1:CMB:L14:GO:XTR:14:O:13:0419:001:China_Int&cid=HBUK:JB:P0:CMB:L20:NA:1:1810:006:China-Int&&cid=HBUK:DM:P1:CMB:L11:O:1:1806:001:ChinaIntl&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhZP65O7O4QIVjqmWCh1lEQ60EAAYASAAEgKFp_D_BwE

most of our business are not sustainable, very little are sustainable  [Very few]

schemes –  [Sqeeeem ] a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.

ex. They offer an attractive Financial scheme

timely and accurate information – quick and correct information

Concessional –  A concessional loan, sometimes called a “soft loan”, is granted on terms substantially more generous than market loans either through below-market interest rates, by grace periods or a combination of both.

multilateral (adjective) – several layers or parties in a deal. Agreed upon or participated in by three or more parties, especially the governments of different countries.

“multilateral negotiations”
  • having members or contributors from several groups, especially several different countries.
    “multilateral aid agencies”

Procurement – Purchasing

Procurement Policy – A business procurement policy provides guidelines for purchasing professionals, departmental managers and employees in a small business. A procurement policy helps to ensure that your business can buy efficiently and obtain value for money from its suppliers.

transparency – See through, open, honest, easy to perceive or detect.

“the residents will see through any transparent attempt to buy their votes”
synonyms: obvious, explicit, unambiguous, unequivocal, clear, lucid, straightforward, plain, (as) plain as the nose on your face, apparent, unmistakable, manifest, conspicuous, patent, indisputable, self-evident; More

Genuine – (adjective) truly what something is said to be; authentic.