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Green Building is Growing Rapidly in Every Region of the World

added: 19-09-2008

The fastest growing regional green building market is Asia, where the population of firms largely dedicated to green building is expected to jump from 36% today to 73% in 2013.

Measures Designed to Address Elevated Pressures in the Short-Term US dollar Funding Markets

added: 18-09-2008

The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank are announcing co-ordinated measures designed to address the continued elevated pressures in short-term US dollar funding markets.

World Bank Group Support Grows in Fiscal 2008 amid Food and Financial Crisis

added: 18-09-2008

World Bank Group commitments grew in fiscal 2008 by 11 percent to US$38.2 billion as finance was rapidly approved to help the poor in the food crisis and support grew for the job-creating private sector.

Fitch: Global Corporate Rating Activity Moves Into Negative Territory in 2008

added: 17-09-2008

Fitch global corporate rating activity turned net negative in the first half of 2008 with downgrades leading upgrades 1.9 to 1, the widest margin recorded by Fitch since 2003. Downgrades rose 46% compared with the second half of 2007 and nearly doubled from levels recorded in the first half of 2007 while upgrades contracted 37% and 43%, respectively.

Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy

added: 17-09-2008

Hong Kong remains the world's freest economy according to the findings of the Economic Freedom of the World: 2008 Annual Report released by the Cato Institute. This marks the 12th consecutive year Hong Kong has topped the ranking.

Fitch: Preliminary Findings Suggest Limited Impact on Asia-Pacific Banks from Lehman Bankruptcy

added: 17-09-2008

Fitch Ratings has announced preliminary findings from its investigation of exposure to Lehman Brothers held by banks in the Asia Pacific Region. These suggest that, for the most part, net exposures are small and the direct impact on banks will be limited.

Capacity Cuts - Squeezing Every Last Dollar Out of the Traveling Public

added: 16-09-2008

While still an unfamiliar term to most, travelers will soon face the effects of the airline industry's latest way of trying to make money: capacity cuts. This is when an airline cuts the number of daily flights on a route or replaces a big plane with a smaller one, thereby reducing the number of available seats, which then affects travelers and their wallets in a myriad of different ways.

Financial Markets: Lehman Brothers Failure

added: 16-09-2008

So what can be said about the Lehman Brothers failure and the other dramatic events of the weekend? Well, the system worked, as it was supposed to, at last. When the US Government removed itself as buyer of last resort, no one in the financial world was prepared to extend a lifeline to Lehman, so it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection overnight for the parent.

Australia Housing Market Down, But Definitely Not Following The US Or UK

added: 16-09-2008

The problems in the Australian housing market pale into insignificance beside the woes of credit markets in the wake of Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, but they do tell us something about the Australian economy.

European Business and Technology Centre to be Opened in India

added: 16-09-2008

On 11 September, 2008, EUROCHAMBRES signed an agreement with the European Commission Delegation in New Delhi to establish the first "European Business and Technology Centre" (EBTC) in India.

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