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eCommerce Making Trade Without Borders a Reality

added: 23-02-2010

The 11th annual Online Fraud Report from CyberSource Corporation highlights significant shifts in global online sales and fraud management. This year's survey of eCommerce merchants shows that among U.S./Canadian merchants accepting international orders, 21% of their online orders came from abroad, up from 17% the year before and 8% in 2005. This steady growth is supported by dramatic progress in meeting the increased fraud challenge of international orders, with 50% lower fraud rates and 30% lower order rejection rates.

More Than One Billion Mobile Workers Worldwide by Year's End, According to IDC

added: 22-02-2010

The world's mobile worker population will pass the one billion mark this year and grow to nearly 1.2 billion people – more than a third of the world's workforce – by 2013. According to a new forecast from IDC, the most significant gains will be in the emerging economies of Asia/Pacific, where a strong economic recovery and new interest in unified communications will drive healthy growth in all aspects of mobility spending.

Donors’ Mixed Aid Performance for 2010 Sparks Concern

added: 18-02-2010

Aid to developing countries in 2010 will reach record levels in dollar terms after increasing by 35 per cent since 2004. But it will still be less than the world’s major aid donors promised five years ago at the Gleneagles and Millennium + 5 summits. Though a majority of countries will meet their commitments, the underperformance of several large donors means there will be a significant shortfall, according to a new OECD review.

Consumer Media Consumption Will Splinter in 2015

added: 18-02-2010

In 2015 consumers will be more in control of a fragmented media marketplace than they are today and will compartmentalize their media consumption habits into segments that align with their attention spans, personal tastes, information needs and technological savvy.

Strong GDP Growth in the United States and Japan but Slowdown in the Euro Area

added: 18-02-2010

Seasonally-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.8% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from 0.6% in the previous quarter. Real GDP grew strongly in the United States and Japan by 1.4% and 1.1%, respectively. By contrast, GDP growth in the euro area slowed to 0.1% in the fourth quarter compared to 0.4% in the third quarter.

Mobile Banking Subscriber Numbers Doubling Every Year, Says ABI Research

added: 18-02-2010

New forecasts from ABI Research indicate that in 2015 about 244 million people worldwide will carry out financial transactions with their banks using their mobile phones. Of those, some 66 million will be in North America.

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Questioning Economic Recovery

added: 17-02-2010

Investors are positioning themselves for halts in both Europe and China's economic recovery, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for February.

Looking to Recovery, Executives See Governance, Risk and Compliance as Key Priority, KPMG International Study Finds

added: 17-02-2010

Nearly two-thirds of executives globally say they are focused on converging their company's many disparate Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) initiatives, to improve risk management and reduce costs, according to a global survey by KPMG International.

Positive Outlook as Global Technology M&A Shows Growth for Third Consecutive Quarter

added: 16-02-2010

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the global technology sector grew for the third consecutive quarter in Q4 2009, bringing optimism for continued growth in 2010, according to a new report by Ernst & Young. Global technology M&A update found that deals done in the technology sector rose by 13% to 553 in the quarter, compared with 488 in Q309. This followed consecutive rises in Q309 and Q209, after bottoming out in Q109 (at 405).

Growth in Unit Labour Costs Stable at 0.3% in OECD Countries in Third Quarter 2009

added: 16-02-2010

Unit labour costs in the total economy rose 0.3% in OECD countries in the third quarter of 2009, the same rate of growth as in the previous quarter.

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