Accounting for Business Decision Business of Exploration

Question: Discuss about the Accounting for Business Decision for Business of Exploration. Answer: Introduction: The company for discussion in this article is Accent Resources NL which is based in Western Australia. They are engaged in the business of exploration of minerals from ore. The company is mainly owned by Xingang Resources of Hong Kong with collaboration with Rich Mark Development (Group) Pty Ltd, who are engaged in the steel mill and shipping industry. The company is enrolled in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: ACS)(Accentresources, 2016). The companys main activity of exploration is focused on the activities of discovering and developing of iron ore, base metal and precious metal deposits at the project area assigned to them in the geographical area of Western Australia. The company is running with high level of professionalism to find out the proper acquisition of projects along with opportunities related to investments in mining companies which are already in the process of production or are in the process of starting production in mining(Accentresources, 2016). The mission of the company is to ensure maximization of value addition on the part of the shareholders by performing in such a fashion so that with proper evaluation of potential capacities for developing in both short and long term ensuring cash flow by the assets deployed for the purpose of their business and through this effort add value to the field of mineral discoveries(Accentresources, 2016). The company was launched in Western Australia on 18.02.2005. The company had been incorporated with the purpose of acquisition of the gold and base metal tenements which was under the possession of Tantalum Australia NL (TANL). The company was aspired to raise capital by enlisting themselves in the AX official list. The company had been engaged in the agreement with Tenement Acquisition and Option Agreement with TANL through which the company ahs got the right to purchase the gold and base metal tenements from TANL except M63/229 which was with the condition of a tribute agreement for the price of $ 1,000,000 cash with subsequent offer of shares of 7,500,000 in the company. The company has posted this matter in their prospectus published on 2005 for offering share for their business growth(Asx, 2003). The company is run by the Executive Chairman, Yuzi Zhow heading the board of directors. In his letter to the shareholders which was published in the Annual Financial Report of 2015 he had consented to the shareholders that the company is going through the phase of volatile and uncertain market conditions and for this reason the company had made deferment of their flagship project of Magnetite Range with the research and development is being continued for the better projected outcome of this project. Due to the uncertainty of iron ore market the project is being deferred for some time but the company will start its operation in the said project when the market of iron ore will improve. He had also assured that the company will continue with the present status of majority holdings via Xingang Resources Hong Kong and Rick Mark Development Pty Ltd and will be looking for the opportunities to explore and exploit so that the company activities will sore up. Mr. Yuzi Zhow had also told that the company will also involve themselves in the business with the development funding from the source of China(Hotcopper, 2014). Main Body: Statement of Financial position: The statement of financial statement of any company is featured with its balance sheet. We are giving below the analysis with XL sheet: - (page 23 of Financial Report of Accent Resources NL Ltd. for 2015)Chart attached at Appendices with name Chart 1 Analysis of Balance Sheet- Accent Resources NL Ltd period - f Y 2014 and 2015 particulars 2015 2014 variance in $ in $ Total Current Assets 1,273,188 2,462,333 (48) Total Non-Current Assets 3,617,267 16,333,270 (78) Total Assets 4,890,455 18,795,603 (74) Total Current Liabilities 206,725 230,588 (10) Total Liabilities 206,725 230,588 (10) Net Assets 4,683,730 18,565,015 (75) Total Equity 4,683,730 18,565,015 (75) The above analysis showed the financial position of the company as on 2015 with respect of its financial position in 2014(Finance, 2014). The following observations are found:- a) The total current assets of the company had found negative growth of 48%. b) The total non-current assets of the company had found negative growth of 78%. c) The company had only current liabilities which were de-grown by 10%. d) The net assets of the company had negative growth of 75% which is also the de-growth %age of total equity, too. Inferences:- a. The companys current assets comprise of cash and cash equivalents and short term deposits with receivables form goods and service tax refund. Both are with de-growth respective to 2014 which is not healthy sign for the company. b. The companys non-current assets comprise of plant and equipments and exploration and evaluation assets. While the plant and equipment is with negative growth, the exploration and evaluation assets are with positive growth with procurement of the same had been done in the F Y 2015. c. The company has only the current liabilities and that is comprised of payables and provision of employee entitlement. Both the items had faced negative growth during the financial year 2015 in respect of 2014. d. Total net assets and the total equity are with negative growth. The total equity is comprised of contributed equity which is kept as it was in 2014. The reserve of 2014 had been utilized and accumulated losses had grown to make the financial position of the company more vulnerable(Scribd, 2014). Stockholders equity: Stockholders equity analysis requires two different types of reports- a) accumulated Equity and b) the stockholders equity in numbers and value with the comparison to last year. We are giving below the analysis with XL sheet: - (page 24 of Financial Report of Accent Resources NL Ltd. for 2015)Chart attached at Appendices with name Chart 2A and 2B respectively. Analysis of Stockholder's Equity- Accent Resources NL Ltd Period - F Y 2014 and 2015 particulars 2015 2014 variance in $ in $ contributed equity 29,058,955 29,058,955 - accumulated losses (24,375,225) (10,670,040) 128.45 Reserves - 176,100 (100.00) Total 4,683,730 18,565,015 (74.77) The observations of the first report showed that the company had no increase or decrease of share capital for both the years. The accumulated losses had been increased with the reserves of the last year had been utilized for some reason. There are other observations like the accumulated losses of the company is increasing every year, and the 2014 figures of accumulated loss of $ 10,670,040 is the accumulation of loss of $ 2,656,578 since 2013. In the 2015 the company had accumulated loss of $ 13,881,285 which was resulting to accumulated closing balance of equity as $ 4,683,730(Financial Repot , 2005). The stockholders equity balance in umbers and value had not shown any sort of changes as the company is sticking to its equity capital and not intended to float fresh share for pulling money from the market. The analysis of stockholders equity balance in numbers and value:- We are giving below the analysis with XL sheet: - (page 32 of Financial Report of Accent Resources NL Ltd. for 2015)Chart attached at Appendices with name Chart 2 Analysis of Stockholders' equity balance in Nos - Accent Resources NL Ltd Period - F Y 2014 and 2015 Particulars 2015 2014 Variance In nos in nos Balance of equity share in Nos 181,000,233 181,000,233 - Analysis of Stockholders' equity balance in Nos - Accent Resources NL Ltd Period - F Y 2014 and 2015 Particulars 2015 2014 Variance in $ in $ Balance of Equity Share in Value 29,058,955 29,058,955 - Profit and loss: The income statement of Accent Resources NL had shown de-growth in the two different contributory heads of this account. They are revenue and expenses. We are giving below the analysis with XL sheet: - (page 22 of Financial Report of Accent Resources NL Ltd. for 2015)Chart attached at Appendices with name Chart 3. The analysis is given below:- Analysis of Income Statement- Accent Resources NL Ltd Period - F Y 2014 and 2015 particulars 2015 2014 variance in $ in $ Total Revenue 54,743 130,480 (58.04) total expense (13,936,028) (2,787,058) 400.03 in cent in cent earnings per common share (7.67) (1.47) 421.77 The observations showed as:- The company has revenue and total expenses to make its profit and loss account. The total revenue of the company had decreased by 58.04% while the total expense had reduced by 400%. The earnings per share is increased in negative value in respect of last year(Accentresources, 2015). The inference of p l account is:- a. The company has the revenue earning source as interest from financial institutions. The recognition of the income from interest from any financial asset is probably made when the economic benefits will be received by the company with the revenue amount may be calculated with reliance. The nature of interest income that it is accrual on the basis of period with reference to the outstanding of the principal an with the applicability of effective interest rate which is depending upon the rate which discounts the estimated future cash receipts with exact assumption with the factor of expected of the financial asset to the carrying asset value which was initially recognized. b. The company had different heads of overhead expenses in the form of administration expenses, depreciation, occupancy, directors fees, other expenses; write off exploration expenditure and impairment of exploration expenditure. Out of these, biggest contributor is impairment of exploration expenditure which had took place in 2015. This expense is due to the obsolete machineries used for earlier exploration, and the recovery value of those had generated the impairment loss of $ 11,508,299. c. The entire loss thus derived for both the years had been contributed to the p l account of the company with the resultant loss of $ 13,881,258 in 2015 which was features as $ 2,656,578 in 2014. d. For clarification of write-off clarification expenditure, it is being stated in the financial report that during the period of January 2015, the Katanning Project with no E70/2729 tenement was given up by the company and the capitalized carrying value of this tenement amounted to $ 1569857 had been written off in the year 2015 in the half yearly report, and the subsequent amount of $ 154,176 of expenditure with capital in nature had also been written off. e. Related to the impairment expenses booked in 2015, the Mt. Gibson iron ore tenements were declared impaired due to non-ability of deliverance by the said machineries. The capitalized value of this impairment losses are booked in the FY 2015 with the amount of $ 11,508,299(Openbriefing, 2016). f. This loss such contributed had made the dividend to the equity with negative valuation of 7.67 Cents in 2015 which was seen as negative valuation of 1.47 cents in 2014. Cash Flow analysis: Cash flow is the instrument through which the liquidity of the company can be ascertained the cash flow statement is featured in page no 25 of the annual financial report of the company for 2015. The spreadsheet will depict the analysis of the cash flow of the company for the f Y 2014 and 2015. We are giving below the analysis with XL sheet: - (page 25 of Financial Report of Accent Resources NL Ltd. for 2015)Chart attached at Appendices with name Chart 4. Analysis of cash flow statement - Accent Resources NL Ltd Period - F Y 2014 and 2015 Particulars 2015 2014 variance in $ in $ Net Cash Inflow(decrease) from operating activities (657,109) (818,411) (19.71) Net Cash Inflow ( decrease) from investing activities (530,074) (722,917) (26.68) Net increase( decrease) in cash flow (1,187,183) (1,541,328) (22.98) Observations: a) net cash flow from operating activities had found a negative variance of 19.71%. b) Net cash flow from investing activities had shown a negative variance of 26.68%. c) There is not such cash flow from financing activities found in either year. Inference: a) Cash flow from operating activities is comprised of interest received as inflow of funds where as payment to suppliers as outflow of funds. b) Cash flow from investing activities is comprised of payments for plant and equipment and payments for exploration and evaluation. c) There is a net decrease in net decrease in cash flow which is the accumulated value of these two elements of cash flow which are effective in the financial report of the company for both the years 2014 and 2015(Bloomberg, 2016). Conclusion: The financial report of the company had emphasized on different fields of financial aspects of the company. The financial report of 2015 had shown lots of negativity as per the accounting entries made in the books of accounts are concerned. The event of impairment of assets had made a great blow to the financial health of the company. But the company has to absorb that to make its sustainability in future. The company is engaged in mining and engineering operation with the exploration of iron, base metal and other precious metal within Western Australia and other parts of Australia. So far the balance sheet is concerned, the company is lacking of positive variance of current and non-current assets and the only ray of hope showed as the declining of the liabilities. The most concerned part of the financial report is the cash flow statement which had shown the net cash and cash equivalent ending at the end of the year 2015 as miserable. There was no such revenue in the last year except the revenue generated from the interest from the bank deposits. The company cant survive like that. The overhead expenses are there to be paid in regular intervals. There is another area of concern. The dividend declaration of the company showed negative amount per share which was prevalent from last year. The negative dividend will reduce the face value of the share and thus the shareholders will be affected due to loss of capital and subsequent stake in the company. The company is passing through a transition phase as the flagship project like Mt Gibson Iron ore had been dropped from their ventures and that had caused high level of cost without any effective return. The company has got certain good recommendations from the annual report which should be immediately taken care with execution so that the company comes to the path of sustainability. The company, if gets a good assignment in the project, can raise funds from the market through the process of ASX, but for that they have to comply all the steps related to offer of new shares in the market. As the overhead costs are constant and will be till the time the company in existence, the company should immediately look for an avenue through which they can sustain with the focus on their future projects. Recommendation: The recommendations of studying the annual financial report of 2015 are being highlighted below:- a) Need of an audit and risk management committee to be established. b) The said committee is to be structured by the non-executive independent directors with the chair of the independent personnel who is not in the board. c) The Audit Committee should possess a formal charter with the provision of appointment of external auditor. d) Company should have the procedure of establishing written policies to avoid any confusion regarding the compliance of ASX. e) Respecting the rights of the shareholders by introducing an effective module of communication policy with the shareholders with initiating the encouragement of their participation at AGM with their views to be shared. f) To ensure that the company must publish corporate governance statement in the company website. g) Effective recognition and management of risk management. h) Remunerate the right people in the right way with fairness and responsible way to ensure retention of the right professionals. To elaborate these above points, the annual financial report had urged on the necessity of the recommendations as it is new company and need the guidance for improving their activities, it is the first and foremost area of concern that the company along with its Board should think about the recommendation as per the gravity of the situation and implement them at earliest to get the full favor out of it. The audit and risk management committee is required as the company is not involved in general process of manufacturing and sales operations. It is most required to assess the risk of the upcoming projects and set the necessary steps or checks to mitigate the loss probability. Being launched in 2005 and enlisted in ASX, the company ahs to ensure the proper compliance related to ASX so far their listing is concerned. there most be professional outlook in this aspect as the same is vital when the company will grow more for the purpose of remuneration and retention of the right profession als, the company needs due to its existence across the world. The governance part of the corporate, there should be transparency through proper publication of relevant documents like notice of the meetings, publication of AGM for the stakeholders of the company. To encourage the shareholders to take part in the AGM with the disclosure of their views or grievances which will add value to the organization so far its operation is concerned. All these recommendations should be followed strictly so that the company can find the path of success. References: Accentresources, 2015. Financial report. 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(Simpkin, Vietnam War). Following success in Korea, patriotic Americans, who had never lost a war largely, supported government policy.Indeed, a 1964 opinion poll showed that 85% of Americans approved of.the war policy. By 1969, fewer than 50% of the population were opposed to anti-war protests. (Smith, The US A 1917-1980)Since the early 1950’s, the US had increasingly become involved in the affairs of South East Asia. President’s Eisenhower and Kennedy supported the Domino Theory, fearing that if Vietnam fell to communism, neighbouring countries, which had important trade links with the US, would also fall. In the US in 1960 Communism was perceived as a real threat to democracy. The Americans had difficulty understanding the difference between liberal or radical ideas and communism, all were viewed with intolerance, and McCarthyism had encouraged the idea that all views outside those of the mainstream could be seen as unpatriotic. 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Economically secure they did not have to work their way through college. They had been brought up in permissive child-centred homes and had the time, money and necessity to become politically active. They could stay in university and avoid the draft. ‘The War toll fell most heavily on the poor. College deferments, the use of influence and a military-assignment system that put better educated into desk j obs, meant lower class, poor youths were twice as likely to be drafted and twice as likely to be assigned to combat units than those of the middle class’ (J.Mcleary, Modern World History.First opponents to the war in Vietnam came from the Black American Civil Rights movement. Muhammad Ali was stripped of his world heavyweight boxing title after he refused to serve in the war. The war in Vietnam was perceived by the black community as a ‘white man’s war’ (Muhammad Ali). The war was criticised by Martin Luther King who said that the $141billion spent, should have been used to relieve poverty in American cities. He thought it was ironic that the US government was sending poor Black Americans 8000 miles to kill poor Vietnamese. He also criticised the government for ‘taking young black men who had been crippled by our society.to guarantee liberties in South East Asia which they had not found in South West Georgia or East Harlem.Negro and white boys.killed together for a nation that has been unable to seat them together in the same schools.’Until the mid 1960’s, critics of American policy in Vietnam had been few and even these were discounted as being liberal, disloyal pro-communists. The growing influence of the number of US casualties, the horror of the war relayed each evening on colour televisions in homes nationwide, the draining of funds from Johnson’s ‘Great Society’ programme and the racial overtones of the war made the anti-war movement ‘respectable’ and one that Washington could not ignore (Harriet Ward, World Powers in the 20th Century) the Revolt of the American Establishment, the University presidents, the Lawyers, the bankers, the corporation heads, who are the articulate elite of ‘middle America’.Senators J. William Fulbright and Robert Kennedy, foreign policy experts George Kennan and Walter Lippmann, Dr. Benjamin Spock and Dr. Martin Luther King JR. encourag ed hundreds of thousands of Americans to participate in antiwar marches and demonstrations to Washington in 1967 (J.McLeary, Modern World History). By the spring of 1968 they were convinced that victory in Vietnam was not worth the immense social cost (300 Americans dead a week) and the immense financial drain ($30,000million a year)(Alistair Buchan, The Observer).The Vietnam War was the first media war. As the decade progressed, thousands of television, radio and newspaper reporters sent back to America, reports and pictures of the fighting. Television showed prisoners being tortured, women watching whilst their houses were burned and children injured by napalm. Although the American media had initially been ‘on-side’ and supported the US government in Vietnam, there were real fears about the loss of young life. The world media began to criticise the US war in Vietnam. Martha Gellhorn, a freelance reporter, wrote in the ‘Guardian’ in September, 1966 that t o ‘win this war we must win the hearts and minds of the people of South Vietnam.however we are killing and wounding three or four times more people than the Vietcong do, so we are told on purpose.we had better find a new war to fight [this war]. Hearts and minds, after all, live in bodies.’ A statement by Robin Day, BBC commentator, ‘The war on colour television screens in American living rooms has made Americans far more anti-militarist and anti-war than anything else.The full brutality of the combat will be there in close-up and in colour, and blood looks very red on the television screen.’ The US media, heavily criticised for its disloyalty were slow to condemn the war. In 1967, an article in Newsweek, a US magazine stated, ‘Television seems to have encouraged a majority of viewers to support the war. 64% said television had made them feel like backing up the boys in Vietnam. 26% felt moved to oppose the war.'(Source F, Edexcel booklet). Extracts f rom the ‘New York Times’ began to show disquiet growing in the media. ‘US jet bombers pounded the hills.Many Vietnamese-one estimate as high as 500-were killed by the strikes. The Americans said they were Vietcong soldiers. But three out of four patients seeking treatment in hospital afterwards for burns from napalm or jellied gasoline, were village women.’ (5th June, 1965) This was happening at a time when President Johnson deeming the situation in South Vietnam to be growing rapidly out of control, was escalating US Army involvement, committing the first ground troops in March 1965. (Riddick, The Vietnam War)As the war continued, more Americans turned against it. More and more dead young men were being brought back to grieving US families every week. Seeing South Vietnamese casualties upset people; people who had been burned by napalm or poisoned by Agent Orange. In 1967, under the leadership of Bertrand Russell, an ‘International War Crimes Tribuna l’ was set up. This concluded that the US was using weapons in Vietnam, which were prohibited by international law. They were found guilty of torturing captured prisoners and innocent civilians. The massacre at My Lai was photographed and published in ‘Life’ magazine. This influential magazine triggered an investigation into the massacre. The revelations deeply shocked the US public for this was clear evidence that the war was going wrong. It became apparent that there were signs of decay amongst the military. Moral and discipline in US forces was rapidly deteriorating. There were many problems, desertion, drug addiction, and refusal to obey orders, which in a few extreme cases led to the killing of an unpopular officer.By now the American at large, not just students, deserters and draft dodgers were becoming disenchanted by the war. Congress had ignored its constitutional duties throughout the Vietnam War, legislating merely on domestic matters. The President ha d formulated foreign policy. Once public opinion became markedly anti-war, Congress began to assume its authority, declaring that no funds appropriated for military purposes could be used to widen the war, expressly forbidding the use of ground troops in Laos and Cambodia. Te war had polarised and even the middle ground of ordinary Americans had reached the conclusion that winning the war was impossible. President Johnson’s promise of a ‘Great Society’ was vanishing. The money needed for social justice had been spent on the Vietnam War and angry black Americans and college-aged youth turned to violence to hasten social change.LBJ faced 1968, the election year, in disarray. Violent protests in many black ghettos in US cities led many to believe that troops would be needed to stop revolution in the US. In 1970, universities in America exploded as President Nixon extended the war by attacking Cambodia. At Kent State University, the National Guardsman fired a volley of shots that killed four students and wounded nine others. The protests against the student deaths spread to other universities and two more students were killed, shot by the Police. This was the final catalyst in turning public opinion against the war in Vietnam. Explain why there were such different reactions in the USA to the country’s involvement in the conflict in Vietnam in the 1960’s Essay Thank you for reading this Sample!

The Effects of Macro

The Effects of Macro Executive Summary Macro-economic factors are factors that affect the wider financial systems such as national, regional, or international economies. These factors span across the whole economy.Advertising We will write a custom report sample on The Effects of Macro-Economic Factors on the Property Markets specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More They affect all industries or many markets. Some of the macroeconomic factors that have an effect on the main industries and economies include unemployment rate, inflation, the Gross Development Product, and interest rates. The property market in any economy constitutes one of the most important means of livelihood for many households. The housing or real estate industry in particular is important, with households spending a significant amount of their income to pay for the services provided. One of the most important developments that led to this paper’s focus on property markets is the sub-pr ime crisis in the USA that led to the global economic crisis (Vargas-Silva 2007, p. 998). Many economies around the world were affected, thus leading to the stringent measures put in place to control the macroeconomic factors that influence property markets. Some of the factors discussed in this paper include unemployment that has a negative impact on the property market. A rise in inflation causes a negative performance on property markets, similar to the situation that occurs after a rise in interest rates. On the other hand, the increase in GDP for a country is found to have a positive effect on property markets in the long-term for nations. These factors are tightly controlled by administrations in different countries and regions. They have the ability of changing the performance of any economy. The essay therefore discusses these factors and their effects on property markets. Unemployment Macroeconomic factors are not specific to any individual market. They include unemployment rates, the Gross Development Product (GDP), and price indices such as inflation among others. These factors have critical effects on the property markets. The performance of this sector is dependent on them much more than most other industries and markets. The property market mainly constitutes the housing market where the housing services are provided based on the factors of demand and supply (Zuh 2003). The goods and services markets are very subjective to elasticity in most instances. The property market is one that is inelastic especially in the housing supply (Vargas-Silva 2007, p. 998). Housing and the property markets are some of the major spending sources for many families. The changes in prices for this market are likely to have a major effect on families and in turn the national and regional economies. These changes in prices of property markets are therefore a major concern for individuals, governments, and other institutions. The supply in the property markets is not ad justable in the short run. Whenever there is an increase in expectations of capital gains from investments in this market, the result is an increased demand and high volatility in the prices.Advertising Looking for report on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More An example of the volatility in the property markets is the 2007 crisis in the United States. This predicament started initially as a boom in the mortgage markets in the country (Vargas-Silva 2007, p. 998). The resultant crisis in the mortgage market led to the institution of several measures to contain it, with those involved expressing hope that it was just a simple and small incident. Despite the efforts, the same year saw the widespread housing market downturn in the United States, which later developed into an international crisis (Agnello Schuknecht 2011). Since the onset of this crisis, governments all over the world have put more measu res to prevent a repeat of the same. The data on prices in the property markets is one of the most monitored data by the central banks. Macroeconomic factors such as unemployment and inflation are also a significant influence on property markets. In the past number of years, there has been an attempt by governments all over the world to control these macroeconomic factors to manage the prices of property markets. The housing sector is one of the markets that have become controlled in an attempt to influence the macroeconomic factors and their effects on the economy. These controls are in the form of monetary and fiscal policies. The unemployment rate in any nation or region is a major factor affecting property markets. When the number of people unemployed is high, fewer people provide the markets for the property market. Less capital is available for investment in this area. Regions with the highest unemployment tend to have poor performance in the property market. When unemployment is high, a large number of people may not be able to buy the property. This means that investors in the industry can only provide enough housing and property for those that are able to afford. This effect is cyclical, thus leading to more unemployment since builders are laid off since there is less property trading. High unemployment also acts in demand and supply chain, thus driving down demand and consequently the prices of properties in the unemployment areas. Another effect of unemployment on the property markets is foreclosure. Unemployment means that more people are unable to pay their mortgages. More and more properties come on sale to avoid the foreclosures. With more property for sale being present in the market, prices in the property markets also drop, thus contributing further to the poor performance of this industry. With high unemployment, job security becomes an issue, with the prospective market clients losing faith and trust in mortgages in the fear that they would not be able to pay them in the future due to the likelihood of being unemployed too (Gervais 2002). The risk-taking aspect of mortgages reduces, with less people getting involved in the purchase of the properties, thus leading to price changes.Advertising We will write a custom report sample on The Effects of Macro-Economic Factors on the Property Markets specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More High employment, on the other hand, has the effect of driving prices up in the property markets. More people can afford housing and other properties. The high demand influences the supply chain in a positive manner, thus leading to the increase in prices. More builders are also required since more units of property increase in demand. This situation too drives down the unemployment, thus leading to a cyclic effect already suggested. The increased ability to buy property also results in more people also investing in mortgages. Inflation Inflation is another significant factor affecting the property market. It is a subject of government and central bank control to ensure that the market stays productive. Inflation is the level with which prices increase in general in a particular economy. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been a reliable indicator of the price increment. When a calculation of the actual inflation is desired, the CPI is created using a group of consumer goods that have been awarded different weights for the average household in the nation or region (Jud Winkler 2002). Inflation has a major effect on property markets. It has had this effect in a number of nations. The defining factor on this effect is the unpredictability of the value. The effects depend on whether inflation was unexpected or expected. If inflation is expected in a particular market such as the property market, the market players have ways of preparing for the expected outcomes, which mainly involve putting in place appropriate measures to preve nt possible losses. If inflation hits the market unexpectedly, the mortgage owners can be at an advantage since their property loses value. They, therefore, have a relatively cheaper loan to pay (Follain 1981). There are other suggested effects of inflation on property markets, including the fact that increased inflation reduces people’s incentive to invest more in the property market, thus lowering demand in the market (Feldstein 1992, p. 254). Increased inflation also lowers the demand for housing and any other property based on the resultant increase in the nominal housing payments (Kearl 1979, p. 3). Positive performance of the economy and lower inflation rates are known to result in lower demand for properties and housing. The result is increased prices for the industry.Advertising Looking for report on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Greece joined the European Monetary Union, with the result of this venture being the added performance of the property markets. Some of the factors that led to the positive performance of the property markets in Greece include the low inflation rate because of competition in the banking industry and the policy by the EMU to have high capital mobility (Cocco 2005, p. 356). The country also attracted more investors in the property markets because of the reduced inflation and the better performance of the economy after the integration into the EMU. Gross Development Product (GDP) The Gross Development Product (GDP) of a country can be described as the product of adding the economic value in a specific country done by organisations. This national value is generated from the subtraction of the sale price from the production cost by the various key national market actors, with the result of this being the total value added in the process (Cocco 2005, p. 356). It is important while calcula ting the GDP of a particular country to analyse the demographic characteristics present in population since this information provides an indicator of the likely future performance. Some of these important demographic factors in the population include the ages and their distribution in the workforce. A combination of the demographic factors and the economic structures provide a reliable indicator of the future GDP. The GDP of a particular country is an important determinant of prices and performance of the property markets in this nation. A better GDP means that the economy is performing better. This translates to the better performance of the property markets as well as other markets in the country. There are many examples in the world where the GDP has been an influence for the property markets. The developed nations often have better-performing markets because of their better GDP. An example of how the GDP affects property market performance is France, after the global economic cr isis. As discussed above, the global economic crisis originated in the US. It was referred to as the US sub-prime crisis (Vargas-Silva 2007, p. 998). Because of the crisis, the GDP of France grew negatively, â€Å"from the second quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009, that is four consecutive quarters of negative growth† (Ferrara Vigna 2009, p. 2). The same period saw a drop in the building permits given by authorities by about 18.7% compared to the same period a year before (Ferrara Vigna 2009, p. 2). The country saw a drop in demand in property markets, with this situation being attributable to the poor performance in terms of the GDP. This serves as a proof that the GDP is an important determinant of performance in the property markets. Interest Rates Another key determinant of the performance of the property markets is the interest rates that exist within a particular nation or economy. The interest rate can be defined as the price incurred when a party is borrow ing money. Interest rates are applied in the finance industry. The participation of borrowers and lenders in equilibrium leads to the determination of the rate. When inflation is high, value of money reduces. Consequently, borrowers in the system demand more interest for compensation in the value lost in the process. The property markets are influenced by the interest rates since high interest rates lead to reduced investment in housing investment as compared to the fixed income assets (Cocco 2005, p. 536). A short-term increase in the interest rate, however, has the effect of lowering demand in the property markets, while increasing the prices of materials used in the industry. The result of this situation is the poor performance of the market. Conclusion In conclusion, several macro-economic factors affect the performance of property markets in any industry. Some of the factors that are discussed include the unemployment rate, inflation in any economy, the Gross Development Produc t, and interest rates. These factors have an observed effect mainly on prices in the property industry. References Agnello, L Schuknecht, L 2011, ‘Booms and busts in housing markets: Determinants and implications’, J. Housing Econ, vol. 4 no. 1. pp. 65-87. Cocco, F 2005, ‘Portfolio Choice in the Presence of Housing’, The Review of Financial Studies, vol. 18 no. 2, pp. 535-567. Feldstein, M 1992, ‘Comment on James M. 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