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World Bank: Zoellick Calls for “Securing Development” To Help Poor Escape Conflict

added: 15-09-2008

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick called for a new approach to fragile states focused on “securing development” to help one billion poor people escape from the cycle of failed government, persistent poverty, and civil war.

Australia: Interest Rates And Lehman Bros Are The Main Problems

added: 15-09-2008

As in the US, the focus in Australia will be partly on interest rates and partly on the health of the markets. The markets will be conditioned by what's happening in the US: it's a knock on effect here and all about changes to sentiment and momentum generated by the events of the US.

91% of Organizations Perceive Cybercrime as a Major Business Risk

added: 14-09-2008

Finjan Inc. announced the findings of its Web security survey of 1387 IT/Security professionals conducted during July 2008. The results reveal that an overwhelming number of respondents perceive cybercrime as a major business risk, specifically the possibility of their sensitive information such as customer, patient, and employee data being stolen by crimeware.

Touch Screens in Mobile Devices to Deliver $5 Billion Next Year

added: 14-09-2008

Touch screens have been available for some time and are found in a variety of fixed and portable devices, but it was the launch of Apple’s iPhone that refocused the public’s attention on them as never before. Shipments in 2007 of touch screen-based mobile devices increased 91% over 2006, and ABI Research forecasts that revenue from the global touch screen market for mobile phones and other handheld devices such as MIDs, UMPCs, and PNDs will reach $5 billion in 2009.

Australian Jobs Market Still Strong

added: 12-09-2008

In Australia though, it's a very different story: the economy might be slowing, but it is not contracting.

New Zeland Rate Cuts Shows Economy Slumping

added: 12-09-2008

There was something very clear and direct in New Zeland yesterday morning with the country's central bank slashing its key interest rate 0.50 to 7.5% and declaring the economy was in recession.

World Bank: Azerbaijan No. 1 in Reforms

added: 12-09-2008

The World Bank has named Azerbaijan the global leader in business reforms, according to a new study that examines how countries improve their commercial environments and encourage start-ups.

Doing Business 2009: Regulatory Reforms Hit Record Levels

added: 11-09-2008

Regulatory reforms are gaining momentum worldwide, reaching record numbers this year, finds Doing Business 2009 - the sixth in a series of annual reports published by IFC and the World Bank. The new report identifies 239 reforms between June 2007 and June 2008 that make it easier to do business in 113 economies.

Procurement a High Priority at Most Companies, Yet Many Are Failing to Implement Cost, Operational Improvements

added: 11-09-2008

Almost three-quarters (74 percent) of executives believe procurement issues are a high priority at their companies, yet about half (49 percent) say that the procurement function in their companies focuses too much on cost reduction instead of value creation, according to a survey of almost 600 global procurement and C-level executives by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm.

U.S., Europe Trail Developing Economies for Best Job Opportunities

added: 11-09-2008

Executives around the world overwhelmingly favor developing economies over the more established global powers such as the United States, Europe and Japan for job opportunities in today's economy. Sixty-four percent feel that Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRIC nations) offer the best career options, compared with 22 percent who selected the United States and just nine percent who selected other developed economies such as Western Europe and Japan.

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