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added: 15-01-2008

The level of economic freedom found throughout the world remained essentially unchanged over the last year, with overall gains in only two of the five regions examined in the 14th annual Index of Economic Freedom, released by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.

IDC Predicts the Number of Worldwide Mobile Workers to Reach 1 Billion by 2011

added: 15-01-2008

Pressure on companies to provide work/life balance programs for employees combined with advances in mobile technologies is increasing the number of mobile workers in the U.S. and around the world. By year-end 2011, IDC expects nearly 75% of the U.S. workforce will be mobile.

Global Oil Supply Challenges will Drive Gas to $4.50 Gallon

added: 14-01-2008

U.S. consumers should brace for $4.50 gallon gas prices in the near future as global oil supply will increasingly have trouble keeping pace with demand, forecasts a new energy report from CIBC World Markets.

Chinese and Russian Retailers Break Into World's Top 250

added: 14-01-2008

Retailers from China and Russia have for the first time entered the list of the world's 250 largest retailers, according to a new report, 2008 Global Powers of Retail, from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in conjunction with STORES magazine.

Huge Global Growth in SMS Continues Over the New Year Period

added: 13-01-2008

Acision, the messaging and charging company of choice for over 300 network operators and service providers worldwide, announced that according to their figures, global SMS traffic over the 2007/2008 New Year period increased by 30 per cent compared to the same period last year. Around the world, phone users sent a staggering 43 billion text messages to wish their loved ones a happy New Year - of which more than 23 billion were successfully processed through Acision's systems.

Mobile Operators to Begin Migration to All-IP Mobile Networks For Multimedia Services by 2010

added: 13-01-2008

Network operators are planning to roll out all-IP networks beginning in the next two years, according to a new Research Brief from ABI Research.

Telecom IT Spending to Exceed $46 Billion in 2008, $7 Trillion by 2013

added: 13-01-2008

The global market for operations support systems (OSS) - the computing and software IT infrastructure that performs engineering, provisioning, and management functions in telecommunications networks - will exceed $46 billion in 2008, explains a new report by Insight Research.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Signal a Downswing in all Major OECD Economies

added: 11-01-2008

The latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) suggest that a moderate slowdown in economic activity lies ahead in the OECD area. November 2007 data indicate a slowdown in all major seven economies except the
United States, Germany and the United Kingdom where only a downturn is observed. The latest data for major OECD non-member economies point to continued steady expansion in China and Brazil, improved performance in Russia but a weakening outlook for India.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate falls to 5.5% in November 2007

added: 11-01-2008

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.5% in November 2007, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.4 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

Annual Inflation in the OECD Area Surges to 3.3% in November 2007

added: 10-01-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.3% in the year to November 2007 compared with 2.8% in the year to October 2007. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.5% in November after 0.3%
between September and October 2007.

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