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OECD Adopts Stronger Environmental Rules for Export Credits

added: 14-06-2007

OECD countries have agreed to a Recommendation that calls for stronger environment-related requirements for export deals to qualify for export credit backing from their governments’ Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).

Risk of Bank Failure Significantly Exceeds Default Risk

added: 13-06-2007

Fitch Ratings said that banks across the globe are significantly more likely to fail than they are to default on their financial obligations, as they often receive support from third parties in times of stress, a new study of more than 1,700 banks over a 17-year period from the rating agency shows.

Global Markets, Record Earnings, Driving Unprecedented Demand for International Job Assignments

added: 12-06-2007

Driven by a booming global economy, more than two-thirds (69%) of multinational corporations reported an increase in the number of international assignments in 2006, the highest percentage in the history of the Global Relocation Trends Survey, published annually by GMAC Global Relocation Services. Continuing the optimistic tone, 65% of companies intend to send even more employees on assignment in 2007 as compared to 2006.

Eastern Europe: the Global Hub for Electronics Manufacturing Services

added: 12-06-2007

With the electronics manufacturing sector in eastern Europe witnessing tremendous growth in the past decade, the region is emerging as a new global hub for the electronics manufacturing industry. Regional factors such as reduced labour costs, increase of foreign direct investments (FDIs) and the growth in the production networks in the region, are influencing the growth in this industry and changing the overall dynamics of the market.

Digital Entertainment is Changing In-Vehicle Technology Trends

added: 12-06-2007

Did you know that you might be riding around with an endangered species in your vehicle? If you look at your dashboard and see a tape deck slot, you may have a dinosaur riding along with you that is about to go extinct. And the compact disc (CD) player is next.

OECD Composite Leading Indicators Signal a Mixed Outlook for Major OECD Member Countries

added: 12-06-2007

The latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) suggest that continued moderate economic expansion lies ahead in the OECD area. April 2007 data show improved performance in the CLI’s six month rate of change in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom, while a downward trend is still apparent in Japan, Germany and Italy. The latest data for major OECD non-member economies point to continued steady expansion in China, India and Brazil, but a slightly weaker outlook for Russia.

Fashion Retailers are Missing Out on US$96bn Worth of Potential Sales

added: 12-06-2007

Fashion retailers are losing out on billions of dollars a year because sales staff are only engaging with 7% of customers who enter the store, yet if they approached four more customers in every 100 and were more aware of the all-important buying signals, sales would increase by 7%. Additionally, encouraging customers to use welcoming and well-serviced fitting rooms would see an additional uplift of 5%.

OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate falls to 5.5% in April 2007

added: 11-06-2007

The standardised unemployment rate for the OECD area was 5.5% in April 2007, 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month and 0.6 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

World's Emerging and Developed Markets Continue Upward Climb

added: 11-06-2007

Standard & Poor's announced that the world's emerging and developed markets continue to post positive returns in 2007. According to Standard & Poor's global stock market review, The World By Numbers, the world's developed equity markets gained 2.98% in May while emerging stock markets rose 4.56% for the month.

Worldwide Digital Media

added: 11-06-2007

The most important outcome of the convergence between telecommunications, media and IT is that the market is changing from stand-alone content and services (ie telephone, television, newspapers, radio) to multimedia (integrated content) applications and multimodal services (content delivered to various devices).

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