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Global Clean Technology Venture Investment Increases 65 Percent in 1H 2010

added: 05-07-2010

The Cleantech Group, providers of leading global market research, events and advisory services for the cleantech industry, along with Deloitte, which provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to cleantech companies, released preliminary 2Q 2010 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India, totaling $2.02 billion across 140 companies.

Gartner Trims Worldwide IT Spending Growth Forecast to 3.9 Percent for 2010

added: 02-07-2010

Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.350 trillion in 2010, an increase of 3.9 percent from 2009 spending of $3.225 trillion, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. Gartner has lowered its outlook for the IT industry from the first quarter of this year when it forecast worldwide IT spending to grow 5.3 percent, primarily due to the devaluation of the euro versus the U.S. dollar since the beginning of the year.

Government Support to Farmers Rises Slightly in OECD Countries

added: 02-07-2010

The share of farm receipts provided by government programmes rose slightly in OECD countries last year, reversing a declining trend in state support since 2004, according to a new OECD report.

Fitch: Global Recovery on Track, But Downside Risks Intensifying

added: 01-07-2010

Fitch Ratings says in its latest Sovereign Review and Outlook report that the outlook for the global economy and sovereign credit is at a critical and uncertain juncture. Economic data show the global recovery is strengthening, but concerns over sovereign debt sustainability in some euro area countries and renewed market volatility raise the risk of a double-dip recession.

Annual Inflation Rate in OECD Eases Slightly to 2.0% in May 2010

added: 30-06-2010

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 2.0 % in the year to May 2010, slightly down from 2.1% in April. This small decrease in inflation rates mainly reflected the slowing down of energy prices, which increased by 11% in May, compared with 12.1% in April. Excluding food and energy, consumer prices rose by 1.3 % in May, unchanged from April.

Private Equity Executives Put North America Ahead of Emerging Markets for Investment, KPMG Poll Finds

added: 30-06-2010

In a poll of senior private-equity (PE) executives by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, nearly half of the PE executives pointed to North America as offering the best investment options - despite the perceived consensus that investment opportunities are ripest among the emerging markets.

Gartner Says Number of Worldwide Mobile Payment Users to Reach 108.6 Million in 2010

added: 28-06-2010

The number of mobile payment users worldwide will exceed 108.6 million in 2010, a 54.5 percent increase from 2009, when there were 70.2 million users, according to Gartner, Inc. Mobile payment users will represent 2.1 percent of all mobile users in 2010.

Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the United States Creates New American Jobs

added: 28-06-2010

Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States creates new American jobs, maintains existing ones, provides important new sources of capital, develops infrastructure and ultimately serves to strengthen U.S.-China commercial ties finds AmCham Shanghai's latest Viewpoint - Chinese FDI in the US: Causes, Case Studies and the Future.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico Increased 0.7 Percent in April 2010

added: 28-06-2010

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico increased 0.7 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) increased 0.5 percent in April.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Australia Increased 0.1 Percent in April 2010

added: 27-06-2010

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Australia increased 0.1 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) increased 0.1 percent in April.

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