I think it was West Germany?
True expl.For many years, it has been generally accepted that standards control access to markets. Consider, for example, the following statements. “The technology standard has become the source of a core competitive edge for industrial development. To some extent, a technology standard is a kind of development order and rule. Whoever controls the power of standard making and has its technology as the leading standard, commands the initiative of the market. Technology standards have become an important means of global economic competition, and directly influence the competitiveness of an industry, region or country. Therefore, as for Chinese enterprises, possessing the successful standard is a strategic choice to seize the leadership of the future industrial development.”
Answer: Perquisites
Explanation:
Perquisites are benefits an employee enjoys from occupying a particular job position, these benefits are different from the employee's fixed salary. An example of perquisites is the gifts both in cash and kind that a team's coach would receive from his/her team overtime.
Answer:
Byzantium
Explanation:
Byzantine became an important city and centre of trade near the Black Sea. It was an ancient Greek city that became Constantinople after the Roman emperor Constantine I when he decided to relocate the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Greek colony Byzantium and it is now known as Istanbul. The Byzantine became rich and flourished because of its location because of the centre of a trade route.
