UNIT 9 123

sales department

group of salespeople

get a new customer

sign up a new account

keep the noise down

be quieter than usual

shifting geographic

changing emphasis on different parts of the world

global platform

a website that has users all over the world

financial crisis

a period when banks do not lend, businesses go bust, people lose their jobs,

SME

medium-sized enterprises

wypchnąć (kogoś)

push out

part

chunk

internal

domestic

struggled

find it difficult

Countries

Nations

raw materials and goods

division of labour

balance of payments

difference between total earnings from visible exports and total expenditure on visible imports

commodities

direct exchanges in goods without use of money

protectionism

the favouring of domestic industries

climate

weather conditions

economies of scale

saving in units costs arising from large-scale production

inputs

factors of production

tarrifs

taxes charged on imports