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World Trade Set to Fall 13 Percent, OECD Urges Governments to Avoid Protectionism

added: 19-05-2009

With world trade volumes likely to shrink by as much as 13 percent in 2009 from 2008 levels, the OECD is urging governments to avoid protectionist measures and keep markets open in order to allow economies to benefit from the recovery when it comes.

World Bank: “Little Green Data Book 2009"

added: 18-05-2009

Cities and their residents are the main drivers of global warming, yet also offer the best means for slowing the rate and impact of climate change, according to the 2009 annual edition of The Little Green Data Book. The annual compilation of statistics on environment-related issues was released today by the World Bank on the occasion of the 17th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.

Unit Labour Costs in OECD Countries Continued to Rise in Fourth Quarter of 2008

added: 18-05-2009

Largely driven by falls in real output (gross domestic product at constant prices) due to the crisis, unit labour costs for the total economy rose 0.9% for the OECD area in the fourth quarter of 2008 and were up 2.9% year on year. The group of the major seven economies and the Euro area display similar aggregate trends.

Governments Must Do More to Help Most Vulnerable amid Rising Unemployment, Urges OECD

added: 18-05-2009

Governments must urgently adapt their labour market policies to help their most vulnerable citizens in the economic crisis. Key to this will be avoiding that the crisis further strengthens a disability benefit culture that pushes many people with disability or poor health onto benefit schemes and out of work for the rest of their lives, according to the OECD.

Many Americans Would Consider Pay Cut for Freedom to Work from Home

added: 16-05-2009

A new report on workplace trends issued by Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc., offers a unique snapshot of the evolving trend to the location independent workplace. "Worldwide Workplace: The Web Commuting Imperative," presents a multi-dimensional snapshot of how this trend is projected to change the ways in which people live and work, and how online access and collaboration technologies enable full performance without the constraints of location. The findings illustrate the paradox between what businesses and workers perceive to be important to success and the realities of the workplace.

Despite Economic Storm, CEO Turnover Declines in North America and Europe

added: 14-05-2009

Facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, corporate boards in North America and Europe are holding fast to their current CEOs, finds management consulting firm Booz & Company in its 2008 annual survey of CEO turnover. The decline in succession rates in these two regions contrasts with the slight rise in chief executive departures globally. The financial services and energy sectors, most affected by the turmoil of 2008, saw outsized increases in CEO exits spurred not only by performance, but also by government interventions and volatility in commodity markets, respectively.

OECD’s Taxing Wages Shows Small Reduction in Taxes on Individual Wage Earners in 2008

added: 13-05-2009

Taxes on wage earners fell slightly in 2008 in many OECD countries, with Poland and Turkey showing the biggest drop for an unmarried person earning the average wage, according to the OECD’s annual Taxing Wages publication. But the situation for 2009 remains unclear as fiscal stimulus packages often include tax measures.

Adults in Five Largest European Countries and the U.S. Believe There Will be Strikes and Political Extremism Will Rise in their Country in Next Three Years

added: 13-05-2009

A new Harris Interactive/France 24/International Herald Tribune survey conducted online by Harris Interactive® among a total of 6,449 adults (aged 16-64) within France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, and the United States and adults (aged 18-64) in Italy finds that majorities in all six countries believe that in the next three years it is certain or probable that there will be strikes and/or demonstrations in their country and there will also be the rise of political extremism in their country.

A Fifth of PC Software in United States is Pirated, Posing Challenges to High Tech Sector and Cyber Security

added: 13-05-2009

Governments and software companies are making progress in slowing the illegal use of personal computer (PC) software products, but progress has stalled in the United States, posing serious challenges to the high tech sector and cyber security.

African Economic Outlook 2009

added: 13-05-2009

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